The Lynx Prairie, a 42-acre stretch of grasslands, was the first preserve to be established in the area in 1959. Officially called the E. Lucy Braun Lynx Prairie Preserve, it was named after the eponymous 20th-century botanist, who used to study the flora here. It's still one of the best places in Ohio to see native plant species. Walk along the trails connecting the Lynx Prairie grasslands — sometimes called "cedar barrens" — and discover the bewitching species that thrive here. The Lynx Prairie is bucolic at every turn, rightfully earning a National Natural Landmark designation in 1967.