We are pleased to announce the restoration of the lower lake will begin in 2025, thanks to funding from the EPA and our donors. This project will be restoring the natural flow and habitat of the stream. Restoring the weir, dredging and adding plant diversity along the edges will improve stream's health. By restoring natural flows and habitats, an important first step toward our overall goal of regaining ecological functions and supporting a diverse range of plant and animal species. We will be working with a team of experts to accomplish these goals as well as meet our requirements to function as a sustainable stream. We appreciate your patience as this work proceeds and will update you on our progress, as well as, any temporary closures that may occur. 



Your donation is greatly appreciated for us to continue to achieve our restoration goals.

As a co-recipients of City of Toledo grant from the US Department of Agriculture's Forest Service to Enhance Urban Tree Canopy and Promote Equity. Woodlawn is developing and coordinating a Youth Urban Forestry Training Program, creating forestry career pathways for underserved communities and growing the workforce. Woodlawn foundation will partner with the City of Toledo and Toledo Public Schools to recruit a total of 56 high school students (over a four-year period) for a summer paid training program. Over eight weeks, students will receive classroom and field lessons is tree identification, forest biology, and tree care, plus practical skills in planting, maintenance, diagnostics, pruning and removal. 

 The City and Woodlawn will be collaborating to ensure the program prepares students for future city forestry employment. Alumni who meet job eligibility requirements will receive priority consideration for seasonal forestry positions upon high school graduation.

Amy Stone, OSU of Lucas County Education, has been selected as the Curriculum development coordinator.  Amy's extensive background in Urban Forestry makes her an excellent choice for this position. Her educational outreach and vast field contacts ensures that students receive professional training from a well rounded spectrum of high caliber instructors. 

This fall at Woodlawn brought, once again, a variety of fall migrants. Migrating song birds, including a large variety of Warblers were documented. Woodpecker seemed to be very active, we had a rare sighting of a Red-headed Woodpecker and with the added bonus of Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. on the same tree. We look forward this winter welcoming back Junco's and Finches. We will be looking at several tree species that provide food sources for Pine Siskins and White-winged Crossbills. These are never a guarantee --that is the excitement of birding at Woodlawn! Our habitat makes Woodlawn a premier birding destination. Join us on any Friday starting at 9:00am, at the Hillcrest Entrance all skill levels welcomed. We meet all year long. In the winter the only thing that stops us in a zero-degree wind chill factor and level two snow conditions.

See our complete bird list from the past ten years.