Ever wonder what it takes to run an Ohio History Connection site? Our amazing site staff members work hard to maintain the physical site, create programming, provide customer service and more! Take a peek behind the scenes at Cedar Bog Nature Preserve to see what a typical day is like for the staff.
Cedar Bog is surprisingly... not a bog! We are a fen. Our volunteers love to point this out before visitors walk on the boardwalk.
Here, one of our volunteers, Anna Camper, is helping create crafts for our Earth Day event! Anna helps design our display boards in the education room.
One of our board members and loyal volunteer, Cheryl Erwin, leads a group tour on the boardwalk. This group came to see a few of our native orchid species!
At Cedar Bog, we've relied on volunteers since the 70s! Here is a newspaper article describing how the first boardwalk was built.
One of our research groups received permission to complete core sampling in our sedge meadow areas. How old do you think the "bog" really is?
We also host school groups! We had a group of 113 6th graders from Graham Local Schools visit us recently and we were able to show them a few snake species that can be found at Cedar Bog.
Our building volunteer, Connie Flanly, is showing off our collection of Charlie Harper items at our gift shop located inside the nature center.
We "hop"e you get the chance to visit Cedar Bog!
Learn more about Cedar Bog Nature Preserve by visiting yourself! Click here for up-to-date days and hours of operation, as well as the phone number and address.
Ohio History Connection members enjoy free general admission to Cedar Bog, as well as our 50+ other historic sites and museums. Visit ohiohistory.org/join to become a member!