Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve

Old Woman Creek is where Lake Erie meets freshwater marsh—a rare Great Lakes estuary doing critical work most people never see. This National Estuarine Research Reserve protects 573 acres of wetlands, barrier beach, and coastal forest while advancing the science that keeps our waters healthy. It’s a stopover for migrating birds, a nursery for fish, and a living laboratory. Not famous, just essential. Rep the reserves studying and safeguarding the ecosystems we all depend on.