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Life looks to get even more wild at Wintergarden / St. John’s Nature Preserve

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Wintergarden Park. (File photo)

Posted By: Dustin Galish September 6, 2022

Through the generosity of donations by local residents and various conservation grants, the city of Bowling Green has created a living and breathing museum of what nature was once like in NW Ohio.
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