OLD WOMAN CREEK NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE
(Admission is Free)  

• Visitor Center Open April - October 1-5pm Wednesday-Sunday (Closed Monday and Tuesday). November - March  1-5pm Monday-Friday (Closed Saturday and Sunday). Trails open dawn to dusk every day.
• Location: Erie County east of Huron, Ohio  on US Route 6 
• Phone: 419-433-4601

This is a thoroughly educational opportunity to learn about the precious ecosystems that surround us.  Old Woman Creek is the smallest reserve in the National Estuarine Research Reserve System and is the only Great Lakes freshwater estuary in the national system. It provides multimedia presentations, hands-on field education, guided-tours and a visitor center featuring exhibits on estuary ecology, wetland research, and watershed stewardship.  The Reserve also offers trail access to view a variety of habitats including freshwater marsh, swamp forest, barrier beach, upland forest, estuarine waters, stream, and near shore Lake Erie. 

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