ODNR NEWS
Coastal
Camera buffs and photo aficionados are encouraged to enter this year’s “Life on Lake Erie” photo contest, sponsored by the Ohio Lake Erie Commission. The 2007 contest is open to amateur photographers taking snapshots in and around the Lake Erie watershed.
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Nature Preserves
When filling out their taxes this year, Ohioans can make a difference in preserving the state's wealth of natural resources for generations to come.
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Parks
The North Pool Boat Launch Ramp at Caesar Creek State Park in Warren County will close for the upcoming recreational season while workers upgrade and expand the popular recreational facility. The launch ramp will close April 1 and remain closed through the Labor Day weekend.
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Parks
Sub-freezing nights and mild days start the sap flowing in Ohio's maple trees, signaling maple syrup festival time in some Ohio State Parks. Five parks will hold maple syrup festivals in coming weeks.
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Wildlife
Public fishing opportunities will be enhanced this spring when more than 80,000 rainbow trout, each measuring 10 to 13-inches long, are released into 45 Ohio lakes and ponds, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The releases will take place between mid March and mid-May; anglers are reminded that the daily catch limit for inland lakes is five trout.
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Forestry
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
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Wildlife
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife will welcome the public to its annual Open Houses on Sunday, March 2, 2008, from 12:00 noon until 3:00 p.m
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Grants
Individual towns, counties, solid waste management districts and soil and water conservation districts across Ohio will benefit this spring from $115,885 in Litter Clean-up Grants from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The grants, which range from $200 to $2,500, are aimed at encouraging community participation in April's Keep Ohio Beautiful Month activities.
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Wildlife
Ohioans who enjoy wildlife for a variety of reasons can display their interest in conservation and habitat restoration by purchasing cardinal, bald eagle and sportsmen's license plates. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of these license plates benefits the ODNR Division of Wildlife.
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Parks
Leadership of the state park system through difficult economic times, as well as a personal dedication to the system’s employees, has earned Ohio State Parks Chief Daniel L. West the “Professional Of The Year” award from the Ohio Parks and Recreation Association (OPRA).
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Parks
Snowmobilers, skaters and anglers who might be tempted onto the Portage Lakes ice this winter are advised by ODNR to exercise particular caution. An unseasonable flow of water through the Portage Lakes, the result of high lake levels due to recent rainfalls and subsequent freezing, may cause air pockets between the water level and ice.
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Wildlife
For the sixth straight year, testing of Ohio's deer herd has found no evidence of chronic wasting disease (CWD), a degenerative brain disease that affects elk, mule deer and white-tailed deer.
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Wildlife
Ohio's bald eagle nesting season is underway with at least three eagle pairs already incubating eggs.
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Forestry
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.
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Wildlife
State wildlife officers netted a ninth suspect from Lorain County late today in connection with "Operation Overkill" - the investigation into an alleged deer poaching ring operating in Coshocton and Knox counties.
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Wildlife
Top male and female archers in Ohio's upcoming National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) Tournament will be awarded full, two-year scholarships to Hocking College in Nelsonville. The tournament is scheduled for February 29 as part of the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus.
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Wildlife
A preliminary total of 230,400 deer were brought to Ohio's deer check stations during the 2007-08 hunting season.
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Wildlife
Ohio archery and Zone C deer-gun hunters may again have the opportunity to take additional doe deer this fall if a proposed regulation is accepted by the Ohio Wildlife Council in April.
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Wildlife
The Ohio Wildlife Council is considering a proposal to reduce the Lake Erie yellow perch daily bag limit in Ohio waters west of Huron.
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Wildlife
Eight suspects from Lorain County face 164 misdemeanor charges and eight felony charges involving the alleged poaching of white-tailed deer in Coshocton and Knox counties.
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