The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has begun hiring and training additional field inspectors to ensure shale wells are properly built and operated. 

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State officials will unveil a new 57-ton lake dredger during a Monday afternoon event at Grand Lake St. Marys.

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The ODNR, the ODA and the OEPA today announced their recommendations for reducing excess agricultural nutrients from affecting or entering the western basin of Lake Erie. 

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A step toward improving water quality at Grand Lake St. Marys will occur this spring when an alum treatment will be applied to cover the entire lake.

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Ohio’s oil and gas regulators today announced new environmentally responsible standards for transporting and disposing of brine, a by-product of oil and natural gas hydraulic fracturing.

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The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) today announced the discovery of a hemlock-killing pest in southeast Ohio.

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ODNR Director James Zehringer today announced two new appointments to the department’s senior management team: Frederick M. Shimp will serve as assistant director and Andy Ware as deputy director.

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Ohio Department of Natural Resources Director James Zehringer today announced the appointment of Scott A. Zody as Chief of the ODNR Division of Wildlife.

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ODNR Interim Director Scott Zody announced today a new, toll-free hotline, 855-DWA-OHIO, and companion website (dangerouswildanimals.ohio.gov) for Ohioans to report suspected instances of neglect or abuse of dangerous wild animals in Ohio.

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Gov. John R. Kasich issued an Executive Order instructing state agencies to use existing legal powers to address threats to animal welfare and public health and safety.

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Explore the Outdoors, an ODNR program, presents the 2011 Fall Color Photography Contest for Ohio students, grades 3-8.

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Today Gov. John R. Kasich announced that ODNR Assistant Director Scott Zody has assumed responsibilities as interim director.

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Today JobsOhio’s Chief Investment Officer Mark Kvamme announced that David Mustine will join the company as General Manager for Energy.

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Allan Wright, a state wildlife officer in southwest Ohio, has been charged with trafficking in and making false records for illegally harvested white-tailed deer

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The possibility of a sleepover at the Natural Resources Park Camper Village, located on the Ohio State Fairgrounds, was irresistible to Reese and Emma Kasich.

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Nominations are now being accepted for the Ohio Natural Resources Hall of Fame.

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Visitors to the Ohio State Fair will find a break from the hustle and heat of the midway at the Natural Resources Park, located in the southeast corner of the fairgrounds.

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Visitors to the Ohio State Fair will find a break from the hustle and heat of the midway at the Natural Resources Park, located in the southeast corner of the fairgrounds.

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Governor John R. Kasich was on Lake Erie yesterday during the 33rd Governor’s Fish Ohio Day.

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The first meeting of a work group tasked with considering how to regulate species deemed to be dangerous wild animals in Ohio was recently held in Columbus.

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