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One of five parcels of land owned and managed by The Cleveland Museum of
Natural History, this 24-acre preserve is located on the northeast side of the
island, on Monagan Road, just west of Hamilton Road. The preserve is home to a
cluster of the island’s only rock elm trees, which are an Ohio-threatened
species, found only in four other locations in the state. In addition to the
rock elms there are wafer ash and prickly ash, members of the citrus family, the
only two Ohio citrus-family trees. Many additional trees, butterfly weed, tufted
vetch and green milkweed can be seen while strolling through this beautiful and
well-preserved tract. Fox snakes and a variety of birds, including the eastern
screech owl, black-capped chickadees and the orchard oriole have been noted in
this preserve.
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Photo by Pat
Hayes
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Photo by Delores
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Natural Areas:
| Glacial
Grooves | North Shore Loop |
The
Alvar | East Quarry |
| Scheele
Preserve | North Pond Nature Preserve
| Inscription Rock | Home
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Last updated on
July 31, 2006
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