Date: 11/5/2009 to 12/5/2009
Last Sunday, the Dayton Daily News featured a two part spread on Glen Helen and its executive
director, Nick Boutis. The article discussed the challenges of
overseeing a 300-acre nature preserve and the new College leadership’s commitment to restore the reserve. Boutis talks frankly about how, in
the past, the Glen was expected to be self-supporting; this has led to
putting off restoring the eight building complex, once a model for environmental education facilities. The change in leadership at the College has led to a renewed commitment to restoring and enhancing the forest, programs and facilities in the Glen. “Long a living laboratory and outdoor classroom for students and faculty at
Antioch, Glen Helen will play an even bigger role as the college expands its
environmental curriculum to focus on energy, water conservation and food
production.”