Lynch Property
The 20 acre Lynch property was purchased by Forest Conservancy in June, 2014, after being listed on the open market. It is surrounded on three sides by the Wayne National Forest and the O'Dowd State Wildlife area on one side. Thus, it represented a significant "hole" within a large ecosystem. Ohio Division of Wildlife secured funding and, after nearly two years, purchased this ridge-and-valley forest and incorporated it into the O'Dowd Wildlife Area. If we had not purchased it, the land would have been developed with a new road through the wildlife area, and possibly logged.