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Bowen Nature Preserve

The Bowen Nature Preserve became a reality in 2007 with a gift of 58 acres of land from Jonathan E. Bowen. In 2008, the six acres of woodland was donated to the park district by Jonathan’s parents…

Schekelhoff Nature Preserve

One of the thirteen Tiffin City Parks, the Schekelhoff Nature Preserve was opened in the summer of 2009. The 8 foot wide, half-mile trail runs parallel with the Sandusky River and is located on the…

Clinton Nature Preserve

The Clinton Nature Preserve and Sandusky River Access is a cooperative effort between the Seneca County Park District, the Clinton Township Trustees, and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The…

Forrest Nature Preserve

With 47 acres full of trails, meadows, grasslands, wildlife, flowing water, good fishing, handicap accessible picnic tables and resting benches, the Forrest Nature Preserve is an inviting nature…

Garlo Heritage Nature Preserve

Created in 1997 when Alma and Dolly Garlo gifted 256 acres of their family farm to the newly formed Seneca County Park District. This park is a living legacy in memory of Doctors Olgierd, Maria Garlo…

Mercy Community Nature Preserve

Opened in 2013 as a 100th year anniversary celebration, Mercy Tiffin Hospital and the Seneca County Park District (SCPD) partnered to create the Mercy Community Nature Preserve, located at 45 St.…

SMYL in the Spring

Seneca Mentoring Youth Links (SMYL) has been pairing students with adult mentors since 2013, and has been steadily growing. Since its creation, SMYL has matched 50 student and mentor pairs, and has…

Tiffin Glass Collectors celebrate 30 years

The Tiffin Glass Collectors Club, along with the Tiffin Glass Museum, is held its annual show and sale at the Tiffin Middle School Saturday and Sunday, June 20-21. This year marks the club's 30th…

Downtown's five step process for commercial renovation

With the current momentum in downtown Tiffin, we are enjoying a number of renovation projects. The following process has been set up to make renovating a commercial or mixed-use structure as easy as…

NOW Railway moves more than 2600 carloads a year

[caption id="attachment_1972" align="alignright" width="300"] Alan Thiem and Billie Johnson from Omnitrax[/caption] There is a lot of freight rail in Seneca County. CSXT and Norfolk Southern have…