Old Woman Creek Reserve, Ohio
State
Ohio
State Partner
Ohio Department of Natural Resources Office of Coastal Management
Acres
573
Est. Date
1980
Ohio’s Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve encompasses more than 500 acres of freshwater marshes, swamps, forests, and beach along Lake Erie. As one of the last freshwater estuaries in the area, the Reserve is an important spawning ground and nursery for fish and habitat for migrating waterfowl. The Reserve’s Center for Coastal Wetland Studies conducts ecological research and serves as a visitor attraction.
Volunteer
Call (419) 433-4601 to learn more about volunteering at the Reserve.
Be A Friend
Join the Friends of Old Woman Creek.
Did You Know…
More than 300 species of birds
use the Old Woman Creek Reserve as habitat.
Latest News from the Old Woman Creek Reserve
Heroes of Old Woman Creek
Every estuary needs heroes—not only to help protect these special places, but to inspire the rest of us. Congratulations to Rudy and Joli Reising and Bill Pifer, the 2023 Heroes of the Friends of Old Woman Creek!
Next Gen Scientist Spotlight: Yvette Onyango
The Old Woman Creek Reserve is focused on being a place where the next generation of scientists can thrive. Case in point: the Reserve’s 2021 graduate fellow Yvette Onyango.
Gray and Green Working Together in Ohio
The ability to integrate natural and built infrastructure is key to helping keep water clean and reducing erosion in Lake Erie, but promoting it is complicated by the fact that most of the shoreline is privately held or agricultural.