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Mailing Address: 2045 Morse Road, Building F-1 Columbus, OH 43229-6693 (614) 265-6453
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Main Feature:
Large old-growth trees; excellent spring wildflowers.
Sears Woods is named in honor of the nationally renowned Yale professor of ecology, Paul B. Sears from whose family this preserve was purchased in 1986.
It is an impressive beech-maple old-growth woodland adjacent to the Sandusky River. The preserve contains one of the best remaining fragments of the once extensive forest which covered this region of the state.
The month of May is a good time to visit for viewing the outstanding display of spring wildflowers.
Location:
Located in Crawford County, 1 mile southwest of Bucyrus on SR 4; proceed 2 miles west on Mt. Zion Road. A parking lot and trail system are available.
Preserve is leased to Crawford County Park District. For information, call the park district at 419-683-9000.
RELATED INFORMATION
Nature Preserve Map
Preserve Rules & Regulations
Handicapped Accessible Preserves
Permit Only Preserves
Preserves Open to the Public
Application For An Access Permit
Access Permit Form (pdf)