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Arc of Appalachia Grassroots nonprofit for reuniting the Eastern forest. Stewarding over 18,000 acres of nature preserves.

10/17/2026

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Stop by the Appalachian Forest Museum today for our LAST Nature is Neat! Program of the year! Birds of a Feather will ru...
10/17/2026

Stop by the Appalachian Forest Museum today for our LAST Nature is Neat! Program of the year!

Birds of a Feather will run from 11am to 3pm. This is your chance to get up close with some native raptors, thanks to our friends at the Glen Helen Raptor Center.

Make a day out of your trip and visit our neighboring festival, the Fall Festival of the Leaves in Bainbridge!

📍7660 Cave Road, Bainbridge, OH
🕛11am to 3pm

Love learning about native trees of the eastern woodlands? Want to learn to cultivate persimmons? Interested in tasting ...
10/16/2026

Love learning about native trees of the eastern woodlands? Want to learn to cultivate persimmons? Interested in tasting & learning about different persimmons varieties?

Join Jennifer Kleinrichert & Steve Ross, who are excellent all-around naturalists and who are experienced persimmon cultivators, harvesters, and processers. They will talk about all things persimmon through the lens of their own spirited journey with this fascinating tree, including photographs, funny stories, show-and-tell, and persimmon tastings!

Register on our website for $25/person! 🧡
🗓️Saturday, October 24th, 10:00am-12:00pm
📍 Appalachian Forest Museum, Bainbridge, OH 45612

Arc Friends, one of our local schools needs your votes! Greenfield Exempted Village School Districts McClain Tigers are ...
10/16/2026

Arc Friends, one of our local schools needs your votes!

Greenfield Exempted Village School Districts McClain Tigers are in the running for the T-Mobile Friday Night 5G Lights National Competition, with a chance to win a $1 million football field upgrade.

The Arc is all about building strong natural communities, and people are an important part of those communities, too. Greenfield is our nearby neighbor, and this is a simple way we can support our community and make a million-dollar difference for local students and athletes for generations to come.

Vote for the McClain Tigers today, and vote every day through October 25th!

Trail Thursday 🧡🤩Barrett’s Rim Trail at the Highlands Nature Sanctuary📍 Cave Road, Bainbridge, OH 45612 (39.21095, -83.3...
10/15/2026

Trail Thursday 🧡🤩

Barrett’s Rim Trail at the Highlands Nature Sanctuary
📍 Cave Road, Bainbridge, OH 45612 (39.21095, -83.38076)
📏 2 mile loop
🟠 Moderate trail rating

This area is often called the “Jewel of the Rocky Fork Gorge”. A mostly level trail with one short descent & ascent follows the Rocky Fork Creek along the base of a vertical rock wall.

Have you visited this jewel before? Tell us all about it below. 👇

📸Laikin Tarlton

The Arc of Appalachia is busy this weekend! 🦉 Nature is Neat! Birds of a FeatherSaturday, October 17th, 11:00am to 3:00p...
10/15/2026

The Arc of Appalachia is busy this weekend!

🦉 Nature is Neat! Birds of a Feather
Saturday, October 17th, 11:00am to 3:00pm at the Appalachian Forest Museum
This is the last of our 2027 Nature is Neat! It is free, family-focused educational program all about birds. We will also have live raptors from our friends at the Glen Helen Raptor Center. No registration needed.

🥾 Ridgeview Restoration Farm, Invasive Removal
Saturday, October 17th, 10:00am to 2:00pm
Join Arc Director Nancy Stranahan, Brent Charette, Marilyn Welker, and the amazing Ridgeview Farm Biodiversity Brigade as they continue their quest to re-wild this rich and biodiverse farm. Sign up on the website!

🍄Community Lecture on Community Mycology: How to Document Fungi in your Backyard
Saturday, October 17th, 7:00pm at the Appalachian Forest Museum
This lecture focuses on how scientific projects have engaged mycophiles around the world to contribute to our collective understanding of fungal diversity and how you can contribute in your own backyard. This lecture costs $20. Registration can be found online or can be done in person at the AFM.

Our Appalachian Forest School course, Hidden World of Fungi, is also taking place this weekend. Additionally, one of our wonderful volunteers will have a booth set up at Bridge Day in Fayetteville, West Virginia!

We can't wait to connect with you at one of these amazing events! 💚

Fungi photo by John Howard

If you’ve been thinking about making the trip out to Highlands Nature Sanctuary this autumn, now’s the time to plan it!!...
10/14/2026

If you’ve been thinking about making the trip out to Highlands Nature Sanctuary this autumn, now’s the time to plan it!! 😉

The trees are starting to change color now. 🍁 Plus, the Appalachian Forest Museum and its associated trails are only open until November 15th! Don’t miss out!

📸 Laikin Tarlton

The Arc of Appalachia is popping up at a festival near you! 🌿Thanks to our wonderful volunteers, the Arc has traveled to...
10/13/2026

The Arc of Appalachia is popping up at a festival near you! 🌿

Thanks to our wonderful volunteers, the Arc has traveled to several festivals this year, helping us spread the word about our work to protect wild places across Appalachia.

Heading to Bridge Day West Virginia? Find us at the Arc booth on Saturday, October 17th! Meet our volunteers, learn about some of the special places we’re working to protect, and discover how you can help conserve wild lands in Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky.

Have a festival you think the Arc should attend? Comment below or send us a message!

Today, on Indigenous Peoples Day, we honor and celebrate Indigenous peoples, cultures, traditions, & their legacies. The...
10/12/2026

Today, on Indigenous Peoples Day, we honor and celebrate Indigenous peoples, cultures, traditions, & their legacies. The Arc of Appalachia is the proud steward of several Hopewell-era earthworks sites:

🌿 Junction & Steel Earthworks in Chillicothe, Ohio
🌿 Spruce Hill Earthworks in Ross County, Ohio
🌿 Tremper Mound in Scioto County, Ohio
🌿 Fort Hill Earthworks in Highland County, Ohio

Have the day free? Visit one of these lovely sites to learn more about the legacy left behind.

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7660 Cave Road
Bainbridge, OH
45612

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