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Common Ravens Nest In Ohio For The First Time In More Than 100 Years Wildlife By Kathy Sochor on 5/29/2008 1:00 AM 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 More... Nominations are Being Sought for the Ohio Natural Resources Hall of Fame By Kathy Sochor on 5/26/2008 Nominations are now being accepted for the Ohio Natural Resources Hall of Fame, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. 5/30/08 More... Report Released On The Geology Of Ohio's Potential Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Site Geological Survey By Kathy Sochor on 5/23/2008 1:00 AM 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 More... New "Explore The Outdoors" Campaign Urges Youth To Get Outside This Summer Explore the Outdoors By Kathy Sochor on 5/22/2008 Activities aimed at countering "nature-deficit disorder" in today's kids 5/23/08 More... Construction Resumes At Middle Bass Island State Park Parks By Kathy Sochor on 5/22/2008 1:00 AM 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 More... Tougher Enforcement of Ohio River No-Wake Rule Watercraft By Kathy Sochor on 5/22/2008 1:00 AM 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 More... Go Fish Ohio This Weekend Wildlife By Kathy Sochor on 5/22/2008 1:00 AM 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 More... Ohio State Parks Road Safety "Blitz" Begins Memorial Day Weekend Parks By Kathy Sochor on 5/20/2008 1:00 AM 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 More... Young Ohio Archers Succeed At National Tournament Wildlife By Kathy Sochor on 5/20/2008 1:00 AM 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 More... Spring Turkey Harvest Tops 18,500 Birds Wildlife By Kathy Sochor on 5/19/2008 1:00 AM 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 More... Annual Photo Contest Focuses On Kids Parks By Kathy Sochor on 5/19/2008 1:00 AM 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 More... ODNR And Lancaster Cut The Ribbon On 6.8-Mile Bike Trail By Kathy Sochor on 5/18/2008 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. More... More than $2.2 Million in Grants Awarded to Strengthen Recycling Market Development Efforts Across Ohio Grants By Kathy Sochor on 5/16/2008 1:00 AM Grants will create a minimum of 51 new jobs in Crawford, Cuyahoga, Franklin, Hamilton, Mahoning, Clark, Summit and Wood counties 5/16/08 More... Ribbon-Cutting for Lancaster City Bike Trail Set for Monday, May 19 By Kathy Sochor on 5/16/2008 $420,000 Clean Ohio Trail grant supported first phases of the project 5/16/08 More...