Given to Capital University through a generous donation in 2005, the Merl and Margaret Primmer Outdoor Learning Center was established to foster biological and related research experiences and to promote creative learning opportunities consistent with Capital University’s educational goals for the students, faculty, alumni, staff and friends of Capital University.
The center, located in the Hocking Hills regions of Appalachia in Logan, Ohio, preserves the natural resources of the land in a manner that exemplifies principles of ecological restoration, biological conservation, and environmental sustainability.
An ideal research and learning center, the 74-acre property has seven ecosystems, including approximately 15 acres of a high-quality wetland and an area of groundwater seeps, which feed into three small streams. The wetland features a heron rookery with over 30 nests, and a bald eagle nest.
Other ecological factors contribute to the educational value of the property, including footage along the Hocking River and a riparian forest, a secondary-growth deciduous forest, old field and pasture habitats (some of which are slowly being converted to Ohio Prairie), and a pine/spruce plantation.
- Year Founded
- 2005
- Year Joined OBFS
- 2023
- Size of Field Station (hectares)
- 1-100
- Private nonprofit organization?
- No
- Universities affiliated / Parent Organization
- Capital University
- Federal, state, or local governmental partners?
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No
- Member of the Virtual Field
- No