Great Miami Wetland Mitigation Bank Conservation Area

Five Rivers MetroParks is converting this 540-acre area to grassland, forest and wetlands. The land is still developing different habitats but already includes wetlands and prairie, and thousands of tree seedlings have been planted. The Great Miami Mitigation Bank is the first mitigation bank in Ohio owned, designed and managed by a conservation agency. Site manager Grace Dietsch and birding expert Jason Sullivan will be our guides for this outing.

If you would like to follow our trip leaders as they drive from Oxford, meet at the TJ Maxx parking lot located at 550 South Locust Street in Oxford at 7:45 am. If traveling directly, the destination address is a gravel driveway to the north, opposite 8180 Little Richmond Rd., Trotwood, OH. Please arrive at 9:00 am. Travel time from Oxford is approximately 1 hour. Please bring a personal lunch if you would like to join us for an informal picnic mid-day.

All are welcome on AMV field trips. Please join us even if you are not an experienced birder. Good walking shoes, personal water supply, insect repellent and sun screen are recommended for the terrain we may encounter on these outings. For the foreseeable future, AMV field trips will continue to comply with the best available guidance for minimizing transmission of the Covid-19 virus. This will require the cooperation of all participants. At present, individuals who are fully vaccinated will not need to wear masks. If you have any questions, email AMV field trip coordinator at eric_hollins@hotmail.com