The Information and Education (I & E) section provides Ohio's citizens with opportunities to learn about and experience the best that Ohio's forests have to offer.

Program Administrator:
Greg Smith
614/265-6706

Division of Forestry
2045 Morse Rd.
Building H1.
Columbus, OH 43229

Selling Lumber

6 page brochure on getting the most return from your timber sale

Smokey Bear

The true story of Smokey Bear: 20 page comic book; The exciting story of the orphan cub who grew up to become Smokey

Ohio's Trees

42 page booklet on Ohio's trees

Life of the Forest

Booklet and other educational posters to download

Tree Poster
11x17 inch

Tree Treasures: paper, wood and food (6MB pdf)

These publications are available as downloads in PDF format

Video and Audio Segments

Forest Maps and Information

• Beaver Creek State Forest
• Beaver Creek State Forest Hunting Map - Area within Forest
• Blue Rock State Forest
• Brush Creek State Forest (15MB)
• Dean State Forest
• Fernwood State Forest
• Gifford State Forest
• Harrison State Forest
• Hocking State Forest
• Maumee State Forest

• Mohican-Memorial State Forest (4MB)
• Perry State Forest
• Pike State Forest
• Scioto Trail State Forest
• Shade River State Forest
• Shawnee State Forest
• Sunfish Creek State Forest
• Tar Hollow State Forest
• Yellow Creek State Forest
  no map available
• Zaleski State Forest

Recreation Maps and Information

• Ohio State Forest Guide
• Hocking State Forest Bridle Trail
• Hocking State Forest Rockclimbing
• Perry State Forest APV
• Pike SF Bridle Trails
• Pike State Forest APV

• Shawnee State Forest
  Backpack Trails
• Shawnee State Forest Auto Tour
• Tar Hollow State Forest Bridle Trail
• Richland Furnace State Forest APV
• Zaleski State Forest Backpack Trails
• Beaver Creek Hunting Map

Information and Education

• The Stewardship Trail at Maumee State Forest
• Ohio's Trees
• Ohio Forestry Facts
• Project Learning Tree Brochure
• Forestry Education Teachers Packets
• The Life of the Forest Booklet
• The Sweetness of Sugaring Season, maple syrup production in Ohio.

• Why is Ohio known as the Buckeye State and why are Ohioans known as "Buckeyes"?
• Wild Edible Plants
• Smokey Bear Comic Book
• Smokey Bear Coloring Pages and Smokey Bear Song
• Is My Yard Tree Worth Money? 

Forest Health

• Emerald Ash Borer
  Poster 8x17 inches
• Emerald Ash Borer
  Poster 13x19 inches

• Asian Longhorned Beetle
  Poster

Forest Industries

• Best Management Practices (BMP) for Logging Operations brochure
• The Sustainability of Ohio's Forest Resources (pdf)

• Selling Lumber - 6 page brochure on getting the most return from your timber sale.

Landowner Assistance

• Ohio Guide to Planting and Maintaining Tree Windbreaks
• Northwest Ohio Windbreak Program operating procedures

• Ohio's Service Forestry Assistance Program brochure
• The Sweetness of Sugaring Season, maple syrup production in Ohio.

Ohio Woodland Journal Articles - Articles written by Division of Forestry staff

• Managing Emerald Ash Borer
• Good Stuff
• No Two Alike
• Tree Seed Collection & Storage
• Looking at Leaves
• Tom Berger Summer Update
• Trees to the Moon
• Invasive Plants
• Capturing the Green Market
• Bacterial Leaf Scorch
• PLT Activity 
• Conservation Easement
• Invasive Plant Help
• 2008 Farm Bill
• PLT Activity
• Rediscovering Hazelnut

Forestry Annual Reports

• Division of Forestry
  07 Annual Report
• Division of Forestry
  05 & 06 Annual Report
• Division of Forestry
  04 Annual Report
• Division of Forestry
  02-03 Annual Report
• Division of Forestry
  01 Annual Report
• Division of Forestry
  00 Annual Report

• Division of Forestry
  99 Annual Report
• Division of Forestry
  98 Annual Report
• Division of Forestry
  97 Annual Report