Ohio’s Wonders / Cedar Bog Nature Preserve
Image courtesy of Alyssa Kordish I have grown up always hiking around different forests and nature preserves. I’ve spent multiple years at summer camps, learning about the local parks and nature. This has lead to a lifelong love of the outdoors, and a desire to constantly explore. Ohio is often regarded as boring by people, and it definitely can be if you aren’t willing to wander a little. This takes me to the main point of today’s post: the Cedar Bog Nature Preserve of Urbana, Ohio. It was just shy of a two hour drive from where I was located, but it was worth it. The Cedar Bog was established in 1942 and is the oldest nature preserve in Ohio. In fact, according to Cedar Bog Nature Preserve’s website, the land is a Natural National Landmark because of its uniqueness. First and foremost, the bog was left by the glaciers receding at the end of the Ice Age. The northern white cedars that grow in the bog are usually found in places like Canada, but seeds were left b...