United Plant Savers Sanctuary, Ohio

The 379-acre UpS Botanical Sanctuary situated in the rolling Appalachian foothills is home to a network of trails through protected forest and native prairie in one of the most biodiverse temperate forests in the world. Historically known as "Payne's Woods", this land was a local source for plants used in herbal medicine in the nineteenth century. By 1994, the land was purchased for protection and United Plant Savers was established to promote conservation and education of at-risk medicinal plants of the US and Canada. Many of the species on UpS' "At-Risk" and "To-Watch" lists are endemic to the Sanctuary and surrounding region.