A 436-acre forested area located in Muskingum County and owned by Superior Hardwoods of Ohio, Inc. is the first woodland in the state to become permanently protected through the federal Forest Legacy Program, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry. Media invited to meet landowner and review national conservation program Read More »

Landowners who order a minimum of 500 conifer seedlings in any of six varieties from ODNR for planting this spring, can receive an equal number of free white pine seedlings. Read More »

Landowners with property along streams, wetlands and moist bottomlands are encouraged to protect these riparian areas by planting trees that will create buffer zones, prevent soil erosion and attract wildlife. Read More »

Gander Mountain stores in the Columbus suburbs of Reynoldsburg and Hilliard are partnering with the ODNR Division of Forestry to help property owners learn proven ways of attracting more wildlife to their lands through good forest management. Read More »

Woodland owners in 31 northeastern and southeastern Ohio counties can now apply for participation in a federal conservation easement program that provides a one-time payment in exchange for voluntarily agreeing to permanently maintain their woods as working forests. Read More »

Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Department and Elm Grove Volunteer Fire Department in Pike County recently received Firewise Hazard Mitigation Grants through the ODNR Division of Forestry. Jackson Township VFD received a $5,190 grant and Elm Grove VFD received $3,100. Read More »

The Scioto Township Volunteer Fire Department of Jackson County will receive a complete self-contained breathing system for use in fighting fires through the ODNR Division of Forestry. Read More »

Governor Ted Strickland recently directed ODNR to begin the process of attaining third-party certification for Ohio's state forests, assuring the continued health of these woodlands while recognizing them as management models for the state's nearly 400,000 woodland owners. Read More »

As part of an agreement signed in February of this year that limits impacts of gas well maintenance clearing activities, Columbia Gas Transmission will begin work the first week of December to remove trees around eight gas storage wells located within Mohican-Memorial State Forest and Mohican State Park. Read More »

Fall Color remains peak throughout most of southern Ohio, with the golds and russets of hickories and oaks dominating the landscape in the southern third of the state. Read More »

Eighteen Ohio school districts and their corresponding counties and townships will receive more than $1,891,500 this year from the sale of timber in Ohio’s state forests. Read More »

Ohio’s woodlands are at peak or near peak color this week, with the northern two-thirds of the state generally reporting peak conditions and the southern one-third near peak. Read More »

Fall Color is near peak in almost every part of the state this week, with maple and hickory trees adding their traditional reds and russets to the landscape Read More »

The festival showcases the work of professional woodland stewards and the products, tools and expertise of the forest industry. We encourage woodland owners and other visitors to take advantage of a variety of educational activities including demonstrations of forestry techniques; equipment and tool displays; information on financial assistance and where to buy tree seedlings; discussions with professional service foresters; and networking with fellow woodland owners. Read More »

Peak color is still two weeks away for most of the state – slightly later than originally predicted. Read More »

The Division of Forestry is now accepting orders for more than 40 varieties of seedlings for delivery next spring. The seedlings, available in groups of 100, are 1 to 3 years old and bare rooted. A minimum order of 100 seedlings is required. Read More »

More than 40 wildfires have broken out since July 1 in Pike, Scioto, Jackson, Lawrence and Gallia counties alone. That’s an uncharacteristically high number for this time of year. Read More »

These natural phenomena take place every year and are easy to predict. A much tougher call is how vivid the Fall Color will be and how long it will last. Most of those variables are weather dependent. Read More »

Weeks of hot and dry weather, followed by recent “hit-and-miss” storms and rain showers, have created potentially dangerous conditions for wildfires throughout southern Ohio. Read More »