• West Harbor Preserve includes marsh and shoreline areas.
    West Harbor Preserve includes marsh and shoreline areas.
  • Pictured, from left to right, are: Jack Madison and Mike Shadoan, PDOC board members; Jannah Wilson, PDOC executive director; Rob Krain, executive director Black Swamp Conservancy, and Ellie Schiappa, conservation associate Black Swamp Conservancy.
    Pictured, from left to right, are: Jack Madison and Mike Shadoan, PDOC board members; Jannah Wilson, PDOC executive director; Rob Krain, executive director Black Swamp Conservancy, and Ellie Schiappa, conservation associate Black Swamp Conservancy.
    Black Swamp Conservancy, donated an undeveloped 12-acre parcel of land to the Park District of Ottawa County (PDOC), that includes a broad marsh and a quarter mile of shoreline on Lake Erie’s West Harbor. The parcel, located in Catawba Island Township, will be the future site of a park maintenance facility and will include a kayak launch, walking trails, a parking area and habitat r...

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