Forestry

05/30/08 - Ridgeway Fire Department receive a 1986 Chevrolet four-wheel drive pick-up truck Division of Forestry Read More »

Wildlife

For the first time in more than a century, common ravens have nested in Ohio. The nest was discovered this spring at Fernwood State Forest in Jefferson County, according to the ODNR Division of Wildlife. 5/29/08 Read More »

Nominations are now being accepted for the Ohio Natural Resources Hall of Fame, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. 5/30/08 Read More »

Geological Survey

ODNR, in conjunction with the Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (MRCSP), has released a report on the geology of a potential carbon dioxide sequestration well site in eastern Ohio's Belmont County. 5/23/08 Read More »

Explore the Outdoors

Activities aimed at countering "nature-deficit disorder" in today's kids 5/23/08 Read More »

Watercraft

ODNR and the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife will hold a press conference at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 23 to announce tougher enforcement of existing idle speed zone regulations along a 1.75-mile stretch of the Ohio River between the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge and Brent Spence Bridge, linking Ohio and Kentucky. 5/22/08 Read More »

Parks

Springtime brought the return of construction workers to the harbor basin at Middle Bass Island State Park in Lake Erie. Closed since October 1, the harbor is slated to undergo $4 million in renovations before reopening to boaters in the 2009 recreational season. 5/22/08 Read More »

Wildlife

From the north shores of Lake Erie to the hundreds of inland lakes and thousands of miles of streams, opportunities are plentiful to catch "the big one." 5/22/08 Read More »

Wildlife

A Meigs County elementary recently became the first Ohio school to place first in the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) championship tournament. 5/20/08 Read More »

Parks

Ohio State Parks, in partnership with the Ohio Department of Public Safety, will conduct seat belt use surveys and focused enforcement of traffic laws in selected state parks this summer. The traffic safety "blitz" campaign will begin with the Memorial Day weekend and continue on selected weekends throughout the recreational season. 5/20/08 Read More »

Parks

Children learning about wildlife and nature along a state park trailway, near a creek, around the campfire or at a naturalist program is the theme of the Ohio State Parks 2008 Photo Contest - part of the statewide "Explore the Outdoors" campaign. 5/19/08 Read More »

Wildlife

Hunters checked 18,556 wild turkeys during Ohio's four-week, statewide spring turkey-hunting season that ended May 18. The preliminary total represents a 9 percent increase over last year's preliminary harvest number of 17,005. 5/19/08 Read More »

ODNR and its local partners in Fairfield County and the City of Lancaster dedicated phases one and two of the Lancaster City Bike Trail today, as part of an ongoing celebration of the Clean Ohio Fund and its support of recreational trail construction statewide. Read More »

$420,000 Clean Ohio Trail grant supported first phases of the project 5/16/08 Read More »

Grants

Grants will create a minimum of 51 new jobs in Crawford, Cuyahoga, Franklin, Hamilton, Mahoning, Clark, Summit and Wood counties 5/16/08 Read More »

Coastal

Ohio Lake Erie Commission meeting will include tour of Ohio Department of Agriculture laboratories. 5/16/08 Read More »

Parks

Occupancy-sensing thermostats, heat-trapping swimming pool covers and solar window films are all part of a new “green” initiative in the Ohio State Park resort lodges aimed at saving energy and resources. 5/15/08 Read More »

Recycling

Resurfaced streets in the Village of Carrollton in Carroll County, are among seven projects awarded a total of $774,723 in grants aimed at putting old tires to good use. 5/15/08 Read More »

Nature Preserves

04/14/08 - Wildflower hikes at Eagle Creek SNP as part of the Natural Areas Discovery Series. Read More »

Geological Survey

Full-color map that shows the locations of Ohio’s known abandoned underground mines is now available from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Geological Survey. 5/13/08 Read More »