Commissioners back Cardinal Land Conservancy grant support for 54‑acre Jackson Township parcel

Cardinal Land Conservancy asked the Clermont County Board of Commissioners to endorse a Clean Ohio Greenspace Conservation Fund grant for approximately 54 acres in Jackson Township. Madeline Banks, the conservancy’s conservation coordinator, described the parcel as a globally imperiled wetland ecosystem with hydric soils, headwater connections to the East Fork of the Little Miami River and state‑listed bat species found in recent monitoring. She said the total project cost is about $700,000 and that the conservancy has a 25% match valued at roughly $175,875.