Two prairie tours, the first of the Claridon Prairie located five miles east of Marion and the other of the Trella Romine Prairie Preserve near Green Camp, will be conducted this year. The Claridon Tour is on Sunday August 10, 2014 and the Trella Romine Preserve tour will be held on Sunday August 17, 2014. Each tour starts at 1:00 P.M and continuing until approximately 3 P.M.
These tours, sponsored by the Marion County Historical Society, will focus on wildflower identification, and the need for conservation of native species. Each tour visitor will receive a free potted prairie plant as a gift for taking the tour.
Gale Martin, director of the Marion County Historical Society, will conduct the tours.
The Claridon Prairie is a one-mile strip along the CSX Railroad and contains about two acres. The Claridon Prairie area is accessible by walking along County Road 114C on the south side of the CSX Railroad Tracks east of State Route 98, just north of State Route 309. The tour will start at the Ohio Historical Marker erected in 1978.
The Trella Romine Prairie Preserve is also a mile-long strip along the abandoned Erie/Dayton Railroad right-of-way near corner of State Routes 203 and 739. Donated to MCHS by Trella Romine in 1996, this area contains about two acres and over 80 native species of prairie plants. Attendees will meet near the Blockhouse marker on State Route 203. The tour can be driven or walked.
For more information call 740-387-4255 or contact Martin at [email protected] or visit www.marionhistory.com.
