Liberty Township near Powell in Delaware County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Dr. Bernard Master
Appointed Board (Franklin County)
Dr. Bernard Master joined the Zoo Board in 2007 representing Franklin County. Dr. Master is a distinguished health care professional and business entrepreneur who spent 36 years serving the inner-city low income and elderly population as a family practitioner in Columbus.
Dr. Master is an internationally recognized birder and conservationist, who has a life list that includes birding in 126 countries and territories on all 7 continents. He has observed 80% of the world's species at 8,300 species.
He is credited with being the conservator of a previously unrecorded song bird and its habitat in Colombia. The Vireo mesteri, or Choco Vireo, is named for his family and the discovery was published in the scientific literature. Dr. Master also created the very first model for self-sustaining nature preserves, with eighteen to follow, in Columbia.
Erected by Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Environment • Parks & Recreational Areas • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 2007.
Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 40° 9.541′ N,
this page online
We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Regionally, this marker was in the Scioto Valley and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area. It was also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Profile of a Prairie Dog (within shouting distance of this marker); Little House on the Prairie (about 300 feet away); Canada Lynx (about 300 feet away); Wetlands Conservation Projects (about 300 feet away);
Other markers no longer nearby. Federal Conservation History of the Bald Eagle (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Bald Eagles in Ohio (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); North American River Otter (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 597 times since then and 59 times this year. Last updated on August 23, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 28, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
