Big Run Preserve

Liberty Township - 77 Acres - Future Development
















 

Skunk Cabbage


Our very first blooming “wildflower” produces enough heat to melt snow and raise its internal temperature to anywhere from 59 degrees to 95 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s warm and toasty inside the smelly skunk cabbage!
 


Skunk Cabbage
 

 

Golden Marathon
Winter 2010
 

It may be cold outside, but it’s still a great time for walking in the parks!

A project of Preservation Parks of Delaware County and Senior Citizens Inc.

the Golden Marathon is a series of hikes – each about two miles – that add up to at least a 26.2-mile marathon at the end of three months.

The winter walks take place every Monday at 1:30 p.m. and are held in Preservation Parks' preserves and other area locations. Participants can join at any time.

Note: If the temperature is lower than 35 degrees Fahrenheit, walkers will meet at the Food Court at Polaris Fashion Place, 1500 Polaris Parkway, Columbus
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Participants can join at any time.

Click here for hike locations and dates.

All winter hikes begin at 1:30 p.m.

For additional information
contact Saundra McBrearty:
at 740-524-8600, ext. 6
or e-mail her at
saundras@preservationparks.com
 

 

 


 
Big Run Preserve currently consists of 75 acres. Sixty acres were acquired with funding through the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. Because Big Run is a tributary to the Olentangy State Scenic River, the EPA has restricted access to this acreage for educational purposes only. The remaining 15 acres were acquired with grants from the Clean Ohio Fund and will be open to the public in the same manner as all other Preservation Parks. The Big Run stream winds along a twisting corridor consisting of 20-40 feet tall shale cliffs and a shale streambed. You can see many concretions (round rock formations), and remnants of concretions, in the cliffs and along the streambed. There are also intermittent waterfalls in this park which is located in a rapidly developing area of Liberty Township. There is no date established for the opening of this park.

Facts
  • 75 acres of pristine woodlands, stream corridor, and small meadow

Future Plans

  • Multi-use Facility
  • Picnic shelter
  •  Trails 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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