Scioto County Soil and Water Conservation and Portsmouth Connex invite you to join us at Scioto Brush Creek Nature Preserve to learn about conservation. Join educator Jessica Dunn on a scavenger hunt adventure. Hike the River Otter Trail a 1.2 mile family-oriented hike that follows along Brush Creek. The creek is home to over 70 fish species and is the exclusive habitat of the Appalachian Spiraea.