The Oak Openings is a 130 square mile region located southwest of Toledo, Ohio. The region sustains a unique mosaic of black oak savanna, oak woodland and wet prairie communities. It has long been recognized by naturalists as one of Ohio’s preeminent natural regions because of its rich diversity of species – there are approximately 180 rare plant and animal species that depend on these unique habitats in addition to two globally rare communities, oak savanna and wet prairie. We will explore several different areas of the region looking for plants, butterflies and birds.
