Walk the trail. Watch for wildlife. Your smile will thank you.

Most of us have a pretty clear picture of our dream homes. For some, it’s an estate among rolling hills. For others, a smart and efficient bungalow, downsized and decorated for pure relaxation.

If you were a great egret or a blue heron, your dream home would likely be a place just like Cemex Reserve – marshes with delicious fish, a wet prairie for maintaining cover, meadows and shrubs for raising a family – perfect.

Cemex Reserve, in Fairborn, is the beautiful wetlands that may not have been. Donated by Cemex Corporation, funded by a grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and supported by the Beavercreek Wetlands Association and Wright State, Cemex Reserve is an amazing dream home for all sorts of wildlife.