A vast wetland complex covering an area the size of Connecticut, slowing settlement, home to some of the most loathed creatures during the 1800’s, and a source of both revenue and misery to the first pioneers to our area. What happened to the Great Black Swamp and what does it mean to us today? Enjoy an evening with Wood County Parks Senior Naturalist Bill Hoefflin, as he shares some cultural and natural history about the formerly dominant land feature of northwest Ohio.

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Our Speaker: Bill Hoefflin is a lifelong resident of eastern Lucas County and has been a Naturalist since 2004 and has worked at Maumee Bay State Park, Metroparks of the Toledo Area, Nature’s Nursery Center for Wildlife Rehabilitation, Toledo Public Schools, and joined the Wood County Park District as the Senior Program Naturalist in October 2017 . He has Associates of Applied Science from Hocking College in Wildlife Management. Bill enjoys hunting, fishing, woodworking, camping with his wife and 3 kids, paddle sports, archery and gardening. He specializes in interpreting: Black Swamp ecology, riverine ecology, mammals, waterfowl and other gamebirds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and forestry. Bill is a Certified Interpretative Guide, an instructor for Canoeing, Kayaking, Archery, and Passport to Fishing.