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News Releases from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Forestry Division

11/01/07 - Nearly $2 Million Goes To School Districts and Communities Through "Trees To Textbooks"
By Kathy Sochor on 10/31/2007 3:05 PM
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.
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10/25/07 - Fall Color Update #4
By Kathy Sochor on 10/25/2007 11:00 AM
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.
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10/18/07 - Fall Color Update #3
By Kathy Sochor on 10/18/2007 4:12 PM
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
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10/12/07 - Forest Heritage Festival, October 19-20 in Dover
By Kathy Sochor on 10/12/2007 5:45 PM
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.
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10/11/07 - Fall Color Update #2
By Kathy Sochor on 10/11/2007 2:08 PM
Peak color is still two weeks away for most of the state – slightly later than originally predicted.
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09/25/07 - Annual Sale of Ohio Conservation Seedlings Underway
By Kathy Sochor on 9/25/2007 10:43 AM
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.
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09/24/07 - ODNR Urges Extra Caution To Avoid Wildfires
By Kathy Sochor on 9/24/2007 1:01 PM
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.
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9/13/07 Predicting Ohio's Fall Color Season
By Kathy Sochor on 9/13/2007 11:46 AM
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.
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9/13/07 Increased Wildfire Risk Throughout Ohio
By Kathy Sochor on 9/13/2007 11:15 AM
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.
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