| PROGRAM |
DIVISION |
CONTACT/DESCRIPTION |
| Acquisition |
REALM |
Contact 614-265-6453. Responsible for all department land acquisitions by purchase, donation or easement; also leasing and sale of surplus department land and buildings. |
| Canal Lands |
REALM |
Contact Dick Schorr, Canal Lands Administrator, 614.265.6389. Leasing and licensing for use of the canal lands and for the sales of the nonwatered sections of canal properties. |
| Capital Improvement Plan/Projects |
Engineering |
Contact Dave Mohr, 614-265-6802. Coordinates with department's Capital Budget Policy Council to prepare a six-year capital improvement plan for various divisions within ODNR and oversees design and construction of funded projects. |
| Consultant Selection |
Engineering |
Contact 614-265-6948. Oversees the qualifications-based selection of engineering, architectural, landscape architectural, and land surveying firms to provide professional design, construction administration, land surveying, and other services for ODNR. |
| Corps of Engineers (COE) Coordination |
Engineering |
Contact 614-265-6948. Coordinates communications with four COE districts (Huntington, Louisville, Buffalo, Pittsburgh), including ODNR long-term leases and management plans/fiscal reports for COE facilities, special water releases for water safety training, and coordination of cost-share projects for environmental restoration (Section 204, 206, and 1135 Programs), navigation improvement (Section107), and floodway studies (Section 22). |
| Natural Areas and Preserves |
Nat. Areas |
Contact Natural Areas & Preserves, 614-265-6453. Acquire, dedicate and accept donations of public and privately owned lands as nature preserves. |
| Ohio Coastal Management |
Coastal |
Contact Office of Coastal Management, (419) 626-7980. Education, coordination, and assistance for a broad range of issues including Lake Erie coastal resource management, protection and development, identifying coastal erosion and flood hazards, protecting shipwrecks and underwater cultural resources. Partnership with state, local, federal, regional agencies; federal partner National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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| Petition Ditch |
Engineering |
Contact Beth Pratt, 614-265-6957. Coordinates department review of local drainage improvement projects under the Petition Ditch program, authorized under ORC Section 6131.14. |
| Property Management |
REALM |
Contact 614-265-6395. Licensing, leasing or sale of certain department property along with rental of non-state property for use as offices, and rental of department-owned housing to department employees and other state agencies. |
| Reclamation |
REALM |
Contact 614-265-6395. Real estate functions such as pre- and post-reclamation appraisals and the obtaining of exploratory and construction rights of entry for Mines and Reclamation. |
| Roadway Maintenance |
Engineering |
Contact 614-265-6961. Coordinates design and construction of the department's roadway maintenance projects; funded by ODOT in accordance with ORC Section 5511.05. |
| Shore Protection Permits |
Coastal |
The Office of Coastal Management reviews applications and makes recommendations on the issuance of permits for the construction of structures along the Lake Erie shore, in accordance with ORC Section 1506.
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