A transformation is taking place in Medina County where a former soybean field has become a wilderness filled with wetlands.
The new Litchfield Wetlands Nature Preserve on Avon Lake Road will open to the public next week. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for June 6 at 10:30 a.m.
"There aren't nearly as many wetlands in Ohio as there once were and protecting them is of the utmost importance because wetlands are our filters, nature's filters, and they protect water quality and we all need water to live," said Nate Eppink, director of Medina County Park District. While the planting and digging will remain an ongoing effort, project organizers are already noting the wildlife finding the preserve, including ducks, other birds, frogs and dragonflies.
"We have oaks, maples, so pretty big canopy trees, ranging down to mid-sized shrubs," Znidarsic said.
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