Natural Areas Field Trips: Along Conneaut Creek: Blakeslee/Barrows Preserve

Conneaut Creek, a State Wild and Scenic River, curves through the Museum’s Blakeslee/Barrows Preserve in Ashtabula County. Typically shallow and rocky-bottomed, the creek is punctuated here and there by deep pools; fish can be seen from vantage points high above, on terraces of the valley walls that line both sides of the river. The floodplain throughout the property is virtually pristine—a superb location for natural history discoveries. Join us for a late-summer hike as we observe the many species of wildflower and unique varieties of fern that call Blakeslee/Barrows home

Instructors: Garrett Ormiston & Ken Schneider