ATHENS – After 60 years of stewardship, Ohio University reached an agreement to transfer the Dysart Woods property in Belmont County to Captina Conservancy, a non-profit land trust based out of Belmont County, Ohio, that promotes, preserves and protects biodiversity, natural beauty and environmental health of regional land and watersheds.
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