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Emily Traphagen Preserve
5094 Seldom Seen Road, Powell
This site includes two houses and two barns situated on 72 acres
of mixed habitat, including woods, meadows, wetlands, and a pond.
One of the barns is currently being utilized as the Park District’s
maintenance facility. Open to the public is a one mile loop trail,
with a pond overlook, which traverses woods and a meadow, and picnic
and restroom facilities. Additional park facility development is
planned in the next few years. This site is open to the public from
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Blues Creek Preserve
9627 Fontanelle Road, Ostrander
The Blues Creek stream corridor defines this gently rolling, peaceful
138.5 acre park that features a variety of habitats, from wetlands,
to woods, to grasslands. The park offers nearly three miles of trails,
a lovely pedestrian bridge over Blues Creek, and a large picnic
area with two shelter houses, composting restrooms, and a tot lot
and playground for children up to 12 years old. This park is open
to the public from 8:30 a.m. to dusk daily. |
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Gallant Farm Preserve
2151 Buttermilk Hill Road, Radnor
Gallant Farm Preserve is 254 acres of forest, meadows, wetlands,
and the ancient, rocky remains of retreating glaciers. A special
feature is the huge, 250 year old bur oak known as “Big Troy.”
Phase I of this park’s development is planned to open to the
public in the summer of 2004 and will include a shelter house with
attached restroom, play equipment, a nature interpretation trail
and a small environmental education center for use by the county’s
schoolchildren. A visitor center with displays of farm life in the
early days of Delaware County will also be developed in a few years.
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Char-Mar
Ridge Preserve
Acquired
in 2000, this is a 128 acre densely wooded site with a large pond
located in Genoa Township. Future development will include hiking
trails and picnic areas but is several years in the future.
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Hogback Ridge Preserve
2656 Hogback Road, Sunbury
A gift from the estate of Mary Barber McCoy in 1998, this preserve
features 32 acres of woods surrounded by a beautiful ravine system.
Its centerpiece is the approximately 4000 square foot former house,
which has been converted to the Park District offices and the
Mary Barber McCoy Nature Center. The McCoy Nature Center includes
displays, a classroom, and a ‘window on wildlife’ from
which to observe the site’s many birds and animals. A one
half mile level loop trail through the woods and picnic facilities
are also available. Hours are 7:30-4:30 Monday through Friday,
9:00-5:00 Saturday, and 12:00-5:00 Sunday.
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