Community Profile

Program Year

2026

Status

Active | In Progress

Last Certification Date

12/2/2025

Certified Since

10/20/2020

Habitat Locations

By City - Yellow Springs

Registered On

6/9/2020

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Village of Yellow Springs

Yellow Springs, OH

City or Town

Population: 3700

Summary

Yellow Springs, Ohio is a Village surrounded by privately- and publicly-owned natural areas, including Glen Helen Nature Preserve, John Bryan State Park, Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve and the Agraria Farm and Center for Regenerative Agriculture. Two miles of the Little Miami River, a National and State designated Scenic River, flow through our community. We want to extend those natural areas throughout the Village by educating landowners to rethink their landscapes in favor of native plants that invite wildlife into their gardens and support the health of pollinators. This is our endeavor! To native plants and wildlife habitat!

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My Certified Wildlife Habitats

3 Habitats

My Annual Activity Points

0

Total Re-Certification Points

3 / 30

Community Spotlight

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Yellow Springs Women's Park

This park sits along the Little Miami Scenic Trail, adjacent to Antioch College and Glen Helen Nature Preserve. It is managed by volunteers and includes a lovely native garden and tributes to women of Greene County Ohio.

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The Yellow Spring

The Village of Yellow Springs' namesake is the Yellow Spring which is located at Glen Helen Nature Preserve. Hiking trails at Glen Helen are open to the public dawn through dusk.

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Bluebird Trails

Bluebird Trails have been established on farms and in parks with support of the Ohio Bluebird Society. A trail monitoring program with local middle school students is the subject of an article by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology at NestWatch.org

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Beaver Dam on Yellow Springs Creek

A beaver has created a new wetland habitat along the Yellow Springs Creek in the Glen Helen Nature Preserve. Photo by the Yellow Springs News.

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Jacoby Creek Restoration

A partnership with Agraria Center for Regenerative Agriculture and The Nature Conservancy is restoring 60 acres of the Jacoby Branch, a source of drinking water for Yellow Springs and Xenia. It will also improve the health of the Little Miami River.

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Glass Farm Wetland and Conservation Area

A wetland habitat originally created by a beaver is now protected and stewarded by the Village of Yellow Springs, Tecumseh Land Trust and adjacent residents. A trail is open to the public from dawn to dusk with 147 bird species documented on eBird.