The Eulett Center at the Edge of Appalachia Preserve houses both Cincinnati Museum Center and The Nature Conservancy’s staff, lab and overnight space for visiting researchers.

2026 Eulett Center After Hours Series

Join The Edge of Appalachia Preserve for free public talks about interesting things in Adams County. Don’t go right home after work. Grab a friend and come to the museum’s Eulett Center and enjoy an hour of something new and interesting.

For more information contact Preserve Director, Chris Bedel at (937) 544-2880 ext. 11 or cbedel@cincymuseum.org. Or just show up the day of the event at Eulett Center located at 4274 Waggoner Riffle Road, West Union, Ohio 45693. No registration or calling in is necessary.

The Art of Biodiversity
Sam James, Manager of Eastern Forest Education, Cincinnati Museum Center

Thursday, April 9 from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.

Meet the Edge of Appalachia Preserve’s new naturalist, Sam James, as he shares his photographs and deep interest in the eastern forest. Sam’s breathtaking photographs of the beauty and diversity of life that exists in Adams County will leave you amazed. From the tiniest of creatures in vernal pools to stunning images of rarely seen creatures, Sam has dedicated his life to capturing this tapestry life for us all to see and enjoy. Don’t miss this opportunity!

Adams County’s Lost Great Lake
Kurt Shoemaker, Professor of Geology, Shawnee State University

Thursday, April 30 from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.

One million years ago, the Ohio River did not yet exist. The land that would one day be Adams County was drained by streams feeding the east-flowing Portsmouth River, itself a tributary of the mighty Teays River, which arose in the highlands of southern Appalachia and drained the western slope. As massive continental glaciers advanced into southern Ohio during the Ice Age, the northwest-flowing Teays was dammed by an ice front which stalled along a line from Chillicothe to Ripley and beyond. The impoundment of the Teays created a Great-Lake-sized body of water and eventually birthed the modern Ohio River. Join geologist Kurt Shoemaker to learn the amazing story of how we owe our familiar landscape to the events of the Ice Age.

Rental information

Eulett Center is available to rent for conferences, business meetings and community events. For more information and rental reservations, contact the Preserve Director, Chris Bedel, at cbedel@cincymuseum.org or (937) 544-2880 ext. 11.

Multipurpose Room

(90 person maximum)

  • Monday – Friday: $184 per day or $23 per hour. Three hour minimum. Includes the use of tables and chairs.
  • Saturday & Sunday: $224 per day or $28 per hour. Three hour minimum. Includes the use of tables, chairs and audio visual equipment.
Classroom

(36 person maximum)

  • Monday – Friday: $104 per day or $13 per hour. Three hour minimum.
  • Saturday & Sunday: $144 per day or $18 per hour. Three hour minimum. Includes the use of tables, chairs and audiovisual equipment.
Researcher overnight facilities
  • $25 per person per night. Includes the use of overnight rooms (two beds per room), kitchen facilities and private bath facilities. No food or other services provided.