Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Colleen Taylor and Ruth Fiscus - Lakeside Daisy State Nature Preserve encompasses 137 acres of old limestone quarried land on the Marblehead Peninsula of Lake Erie in Ottawa County. This preserve was established to protect he largest natural United States population of the Lakeside daisy (Tetraneuris herbacea), a federally threatened plant species which only occurs naturally at a handful of sites. Also a state endangered species, this is one of Ohio's most spectacular wildflowers. In early to mid-May, its bright yellow flowers adorn the otherwise bleak, sun-baked landscape of the Marblehead quarry. This preserve was named in honor of Colleen Taylor and Ruth Fiscus who were very instrumental in the protection of the original 19-acre parcel in 1988.
Learn more at ohiodnr.gov
Colleen Taylor and Ruth Fiscus - Lakeside Daisy State Nature Preserve encompasses 137 acres of old limestone quarried land on the Marblehead Peninsula of Lake Erie in Ottawa County. This preserve was established to protect he largest natural United States population of the Lakeside daisy (Tetraneuris herbacea), a federally threatened plant species which only occurs naturally at a handful of sites. Also a state endangered species, this is one of Ohio's most spectacular wildflowers. In early to mid-May, its bright yellow flowers adorn the otherwise bleak, sun-baked landscape of the Marblehead quarry. This preserve was named in honor of Colleen Taylor and Ruth Fiscus who were very instrumental in the protection of the original 19-acre parcel in 1988.
Learn more at ohiodnr.gov
