13200 Little Cola Rd. Rockbridge, Ohio 43149 By Appointment Only If you would like to visit BEG, please contact the Hocking SWCD at 740-385-3016. |
About Bishop Educational GardensThe Bishop Educational Gardens is a 36 acre parcel of land that was donated to the Hocking Soil & Water Conservation District on December 12, 2008. As retired teachers Roberta Bishop and her late husband Bruce dreamed that one day their property would be used for outdoor education. After working with the Hocking Soil & Water Conservation District, they decided that this would be the right hands for their property to fulfill their dreams. Bishop Educational Gardens, Inc., a 501C3 organization supports the workshops for adults like the Garden Workshop, Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist Classes, Rain Barrel Workshops, Winter Hikes and of course the famous Lilyfest that are held here as well as, field Trips for school children, home school programs and natural resource & sustainability programs. Additionally, the gardens received another special gift of a tree identification nature trail in honor of the late Paul B. Hoskins. Paul was a former biology teacher, worked for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and served as the Pickaway County Soil & Water Conservation Supervisor. On his unexpected passing, family requested that in lieu of flowers donations be made to construct a trail in his name. On July 11, 2009 the Paul B. Hoskins Nature Trail was dedicated at Lilyfest. The trail is used for education programs, available for FFA groups, Forestry Team, home school programs, adult hikes, tree identification hikes and more. But our blessings did not stop there!! The family of Jean Flynt Wilder, of North Carolina (Paul B. Hoskins cousin) decided that in her memory, they too would donate to the Paul B. Hoskins nature trail. Many thanks go out to these families and their continued support.
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TO SUPPORT THE FUTURE EFFORTS OF BISHOP EDUCATIONAL GARDENS VISIT: https://appalachianohio.org/grow/funds/fund-profiles/bishop