Trimble Township Community Forest | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Trimble Township Community Forest boundary map | |
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Location | Athens County, Ohio |
Nearest city | Trimble Township, OH |
Area | 1,200 acres (4.9 km) |
Established | 2006 |
Governing body | Appalachia Ohio Alliance |
The Trimble Community Forest or Trimble Township Community Forest is a 1,200-acre (4.9 km) forest preserve owned by the Appalachia Ohio Alliance, a land trust located in southeast Ohio. Formerly called Taylor Ridge, it was purchased in 2006 from the Sunday Creek Coal Company, and was formerly part of the Sunday Creek State Wildlife Area. The land has a long history of coal, oil, natural gas, and timber production. The AOA negotiated with the Trimble Township Trustees on its use before purchase. It is located in Athens County, Ohio, south of Ohio State Route 78, between Glouster, Ohio and Murray City, Ohio.
The forest is used as a land lab by nearby Trimble High School and Trimble Middle School. The land lab area is known as the Trimble Tomcat Environmental Learning Lab. The Ohio Division of Wildlife provides assistance to a local citizens committee that manages the forest.
References
- "Taylor Ridge Preserve to be named Trimble Township Community Forest". Retrieved March 5, 2011.
- "Township Trustees to Be Asked to Consider Trimble Wildlife Land Proposal on Thursday". September 25, 2006. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
- "Trimble Township Community Forest". Retrieved March 5, 2011.
- "Trimble forest represents community effort for wildilife conservation". WOUB Local News. WOUB Radio & Television (NPR). February 18, 2008. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
External links
- U.S. Geological Survey Map at the U.S. Geological Survey Map Website. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- "pub038" (PDF). Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Division of Wildlife. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
- "satellite view of the vicinity of Trimble Township Community Forest" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
- "terrain view of the vicinity of Trimble Township Community Forest" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
39°31′39″N 82°07′03″W / 39.5275°N 82.1176°W / 39.5275; -82.1176
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