Trimble Township Community Forest Explained

Trimble Township Community Forest
Iucn Category:	V
Map:	Ohio#USA
Location:	Athens County, Ohio
Nearest City:	Trimble Township, OH
Area Acre:	1200
Established:	2006
Governing Body:	Appalachia Ohio Alliance

The Trimble Community Forest or Trimble Township Community Forest is a 1200acres forest preserve owned by the Appalachia Ohio Alliance, a land trust located in southeast Ohio. Formerly called Taylor Ridge, it was purchased in 2006 from the Sunday Creek Coal Company, and was formerly part of the Sunday Creek State Wildlife Area.^[1] The land has a long history of coal, oil, natural gas, and timber production. The AOA negotiated with the Trimble Township Trustees on its use before purchase.^[2] It is located in Athens County, Ohio, south of Ohio State Route 78, between Glouster, Ohio and Murray City, Ohio.

The forest is used as a land lab by nearby Trimble High School and Trimble Middle School. The land lab area is known as the Trimble Tomcat Environmental Learning Lab.^[3] The Ohio Division of Wildlife provides assistance to a local citizens committee that manages the forest.^[4]

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey Map at the U.S. Geological Survey Map Website. Retrieved November 21st, 2022.
• Web site: pub038. Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Division of Wildlife. 12 March 2011.

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Taylor Ridge Preserve to be named Trimble Township Community Forest. 2011-03-05.
2. Web site: Township Trustees to Be Asked to Consider Trimble Wildlife Land Proposal on Thursday. 25 September 2006 . 2011-03-05.
3. Web site: Trimble Township Community Forest. 2011-03-05.
4. Web site: Trimble forest represents community effort for wildilife conservation . WOUB Local News. WOUB Radio & Television (NPR) . 18 February 2008 . 5 March 2011.