State grant funds will acquire a new nature preserve in Clinton County
A natural area in Clinton County adjacent to Caesar Creek State Park will become a nature preserve.
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CHESTER TOWNSHIP A new nature preserve in Clinton County is approved for funding through an $868,407 state grant.
The site covers 94 acres that are adjacent to Caesar Creek State Park.
Cardinal Land Conservancy Inc., an accredited land trust, applied for a 2021 Clean Ohio Conservation Fund grant, with the dollars to go toward purchasing the property plus paying for some biological restoration.
The site features an old-growth woods and has a creek in the back that’s a tributary to Caesar Creek Lake.
Land trust eyes Chester Township woods for a nature preserve
By Gary Huffenberger - ghuffenberger@wnewsj.com
Cardinal Land Conservancy Executive Director Andy Dickerson meets with Clinton County commissioners.
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A natural area in Clinton County adjacent to Caesar Creek State Park will become a nature preserve if Cardinal Land Conservancy Inc. is awarded a state grant.
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WILMINGTON If a regional land trust succeeds in its application for a state grant, there will be a new nature preserve in Clinton County.
Clinton County commissioners gave their official show of support for the project this week, passing a formal resolution that authorizes participation in the 2021 Clean Ohio Conservation Fund program. The Chester Township location in question covers 94 acres that are adjacent to Caesar Creek State Park.