Is there a sight more enchanting in the warmer Ohio months than a bluebird?  Bluebirds have the power, just by dint of their existence, to stop us in our tracks and keep us there until they glide out of view. 

Saturday, May 7th - in spite of the damp, chilly conditions, a friendly group of people met at the Brown Family Environmental Center for a bird walk led by Kenyon Professor Emeritus Ray Heithaus.

Owl Creek Conservancy Hires for Newly Created Position - Executive Director

Knox County, Ohio

Mount Vernon, Ohio - - February 2022

The Board of Trustees of the Owl Creek Conservancy is excited to announce the decision to hire Vicki K. Kauffman as the new Executive Director of the Conservancy, effective immediately.

Stanley Williams signed an agricultural easement on his 182.5-acre farm in Milford Township in Knox  County early in February, 2022. 

Mr. Williams’ farm is in the Centerburg area and is primarily cropland in a rotation of corn and soybeans, with some wooded areas and pastures and a small pond.  All soils on the Williams farm are 100% prime.