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Edge of the Farm Conservation Area Photo Album

-- View a MAP of the Edge of the Farm Conservation Area

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The Edge of the Farm Conservation area (Oxford, Ohio) was placed into a conservation easement with the Three Valley Conservation Trust in December, 2007. The total size is ~32 acres with ~11 acres of prairie and 5 wetlands, and 21 acres of forest. Funding for the prairie restoration were provided by US Fish and Wildlife (thanks Sergio!), Miami Valley Pheasants Forever provided essential technical advice and assistance, Cardno ecological consulting firm (thanks Joel & Danielle) provided funding and assistance, and yours truly! Special thanks to FRIENDS of the EDGE who have volunteered their time and hard labor to remove many acres of honeysuckle! Your efforts in restoring the land are much appreciated!

WOODS
--Winter Tree Identification-2009 : Table of Contents
Eastern Cottonwood Bark
Eastern Cottonwood Bark Closeup
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Hackberry
Hackberry
Hackberry
Hackberry Bark Closeup
Shagbark Hickory
Shagbark Hickory Closeup
Shagbark Hickory
Shagbark Hickory Closeup
Shagbark Hickory Crown
Red Oak Pair
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5O3E4854
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5O3E4866
5O3E4867
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Sassafras
Sassafras Crown
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Chinquapin Oak Bark
Ohio Buckeye
Aesculus glabra Bark
Black Cherry Bark
Black Cherry Bark
Black Cherry Crown
Huge Hackberry
Huge Hackberry Crown
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Musclewood
Musclewood
Slippery Elm
Slippery Elm
Black Cherry
Green Ash
Chinquapin Oak
Red Oak
American Elm
Hackberry
Hackberry
Red Maple
Red Maple Buds
Chinquapin Oak
Oak Cluster
Chinquapin Oak
Green Ash
American Hophornbeam



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Edge of the Farm Conservation Area Seasonal Frog Audio

2013 Audio and Videos

  • April 16, 2013. Male American Toads enjoying the spring season and trying their best to get lucky! Edge of the Farm Conservation Area, April 16, 2013, at Willows in the Wind wetland.
  • April 9, 2013--spring, after a very late start, is finally exploding! This AUDIO focuses upon a chorus of Spring Peepers at Vollmer's Pond. American Toads and Northern leopoard frogs were also heard calling!
  • Here is another frog audio at the nearby "Willows in the Wind" wetland, April 10, 2013. It was awesome!

    Frog AUDIO on the Edge of the Farm Conservation Area

  • Cricket Frogs and Gray Tree Frogs calling in July 2009 art Wetland B (Rush Run).
  • Spring is finally here! Spring Peepers frantically calling on March 17, 2010 at Wetland 4 (Vollmer Pond).

    Photos Copyright Dr. R. Hays Cummins and Dr. Donna McCollum, Authorization required. For permission, contact hays@environment-education-press.org