Ashland University Environmental Preserves

Ashland University’s five environmental preserves were established from 1996 to 2004. Altogether, these 396 acres are located in three Ohio counties and include numerous habitat types and species valued for education, research, conservation, and community outreach. The five preserves are located in the Unglaciated Allegheny Plateau (Dayspring Preserve) and the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau (Black Fork Wetlands, Canfield, Rupp-Stahley, Stoffer).

Year Founded: 1996

Year Joined OBFS

Size of Field Station (hectares): 101-500

FSML Web Address: https://www.ashland.edu/ashland-university-environmental-preserves

Additional Info

Private nonprofit organization?: Yes

Universities affiliated / Parent Organization: Ashland University

Federal, state, or local governmental partners?: No

Member of the Virtual Field: Yes

Visting Our Site

Open to the Public: Yes

Overnight housing facilities/# of beds: 0

Conference space: 1-25

Food service or catering available?: Yes

ADA accessibility: No

Electricity: Solar or Off Grid

Internet Access: No

Library: No

Classes Offered: No

Hiking trails: Yes

Access to public transportation: No

Distance to emergency services: 0-20 minutes

Artists in Residence Program: No

Internship employment: No

Environmental Information

Research Facilities

Additional Information

Private nonprofit organization?

Names of Universities affilated: 0

Federal, state, or local governmental partners?: No

Name of partner

Tribal partners/users: No

MSI/HBCU users: No

Community College users: No

Member of the Virtual Field: Yes

Visiting a FS/ML

Open to the Public: Yes

Year round staff

Seasonal staff

Overnight housing facilities/# of beds: 0

Distance to emergency services: 0-20 minutes

Library: No

Hiking trails: Yes

Internship employment: No

Environmental Information

Biomes: Temperate Woodland and Shrubland

Minimum Elevation: 301-750 meters

Maximum Elevation: 301-750 meters

Köppen climate classification: D (continental)

Freshwater habitats: Yes

Urban or rural

Agricultural fields: No

Research

REU host station: No

Dry lab space: Yes

Wet Lab space: No

Research vessels available: No

GIS capacity on site: No

Long term data sets: No

On site herbarium or voucher species

Formal Data Management Plan: No

Mesocosms, plots, stream diversions, or other sets ups for outdoor manipulative experiments: No

Date Joined OBFS: July 19, 2024

Ashland University Environmental Preserves

Additional Information

Visiting a FS/ML

Environmental Information

Research

Contact Info

Address