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The Ohio Outdoor Notebook is a daily radio feature produced by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The program provides 60-second audio segments offering a close-up look at Ohios natural world, with entertaining and informative features on state parks, nature lore, conservation, natural history and the environment.

Today, more than 170 radio stations make the Ohio Outdoor Notebook part of their daily programming. The Ohio Outdoor Notebook is now available via satellite every morning, Monday through Friday, at 7:40 a.m. and 8:40 a.m. through the Radio Sound Network - Left Channel.

These uplinks provide a week's worth of programs (5 segments, 60 seconds each), with a new weekly series available every Friday.

The program is also available on CD by calling Josiah Wade at 614-265-6809 or josiah.wade@dnr.state.oh.us

To listen to our stories, you will need at least a 14.4 connection and the latest RealPlayer, Windows Media or Quicktime software. For earlier broadcasts, check our audio archives.

AUDIO STORIES
For Broadcast the Week of December 26-30
1 Trees To Textbooks QuickTime
2 Ohio Clean Marinas Designated QuickTime
3 Poison Ivy In Winter QuickTime
4 Ospreys Travel To Winter Homes QuickTime
5 Columbus Limestone QuickTime
For Broadcast the Week of December 19-23
1 Ice Safety Tips QuickTime
2 Waterfowl Watching In Ohio QuickTime
3 Wildlife Research QuickTime
4 Recycle Your Christmas Tree QuickTime
5 Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge QuickTime
For Broadcast the Week of December 12-16
1
Mistletoe
QuickTime
2
Winter Recreation at Ohio State Parks
QuickTime
3
Bald Eagles Build Nests In Fall
QuickTime
4
Service Foresters
QuickTime
5
Eastern Cottontail Rabbit
QuickTime
For Broadcast the Week of December 5-9
1
Winter Hikes at Ohio State Parks
QuickTime
2
Osage Orange Crop
QuickTime
3
Keeping Bird Feeders Clean
QuickTime
4
Gulls of Ohio
QuickTime
5
Fall is Ideal Time to Assess Trees
QuickTime
For Broadcast the Week of November 28 - December 4
1 Buying A Live Christmas Tree QuickTime
2 Celebrate the Holidays at Ohio State Parks QuickTime
3 Tree Stand Safety Tips QuickTime
4 Fernwood State Forest QuickTime
5 Red-Breasted Merganser QuickTime
For Broadcast the Week of November 21-25
1 Hueston Woods State Park QuickTime
2 Thanksgiving Feasts From Yesteryear QuickTime
3 Great Horned Owls QuickTime
4 1-800-Poacher Hotline Busy in November QuickTime
5 Acorns and Other Nuts Flourish In Ohio QuickTime
For Broadcast the Week of November 14-18
1 Tree Seedlings QuickTime
2 Preparing Your Soil for Winter QuickTime
3 Leaf Burning Has Healthier Alternative QuickTime
4 Kent Bog State Nature Preserve QuickTime
5 Fall Tree Pruning Tips QuickTime
For Broadcast the Week of November 7-11
1 Safe Hiking Tips
QuickTime
2 Re-Creation Land in Ohio QuickTime
3 Be Aware of Deer on Roadways
QuickTime
4 Steelhead Trout Fishing
QuickTime
5 Monarch Friendly Gardens
QuickTime
For Broadcast the Week of October 31 - November 4
1 Killdeer Plains
QuickTime
2 Safe Boating Tips For Waterfowl Hunters
QuickTime
3 Fear of Bats Is A Halloween Myth
QuickTime
4 Meadow Jumping Mouse
QuickTime
5 Rainbow Trout Released In Ohio
QuickTime
For Broadcast the Week of October 24-28
1 Mow Your Leaves
QuickTime
2 Tips For Winterizing Your Boat
QuickTime
3 Invasive Plants
QuickTime
4 Eastern Hemlock
QuickTime
5 Common Deer Hunting Violations
QuickTime
For Broadcast the Week of October 17-21
1
Fall Canoeing
QuickTime
2
American Bittersweet
QuickTime
3
Fall is the Peak of Deer/Vehicle Collisions
QuickTime
4
Indian Summer
QuickTime
5
Tracking Ohio Osprey During Migration
QuickTime
For Broadcast the Week of October 10-14
1
Fall Color Update
QuickTime
2
Exciting Events Planned at Ohio State Parks
QuickTime
3
Beaver Pelts
QuickTime
4
The Belted Kingfisher
QuickTime
5
Ring-Necked Pheasants
QuickTime
For Broadcast the Week of October 3-7
1
Ohio's State Forests
QuickTime
2
Geocaching
QuickTime
3
Tree Nurseries
QuickTime
4
Fishing & Boating on the Ohio River
QuickTime
5
Spotted Salamander
QuickTime
For Broadcast the Week of September 26-30
1
Johnson Woods Nature Preserve
QuickTime
2
Fall Color Returns To Ohio
QuickTime
3
The Unique Map Turtle
QuickTime
4
Ironton Wildlife Area
QuickTime
5
Fall Wildfire Season
QuickTime
For Broadcast the Week of September 19-23
1
Fall Boating In Ohio
QuickTime
2
Quail Hollow State Park
QuickTime
3
Prairie Gardens
QuickTime
4
Siegenthaler-Kaestner Esker Nature Preserve
QuickTime
5
Home Critter Proofing Tips
QuickTime
For Broadcast the Week of September 12-16
1
The Rare Kirtland's Warbler
QuickTime
2
Fowler Woods Nature Preserve
QuickTime
3
Quicksand
QuickTime
4
Fall Fishing Tips
QuickTime
5
Fall Bird Migration
QuickTime
For Broadcast the Week of September 5-9
1
Muskingum River Parkway
QuickTime
2
Outdoor Activities at Ohio State Parks
QuickTime
3
Giant Hogweed
QuickTime
4
The Virginia Rail
QuickTime
5
Bat Habitat
QuickTime
For Broadcast the Week of August 29 - September 2
1
Abandoned Mine Maps
QuickTime
2
Coastweeks
QuickTime
3
Fall Is Ideal for Planting
QuickTime
4
Cicadas
QuickTime
5
Yellow Jackets
QuickTime
For Broadcast the Week of August 22-26
1
Hunter Education Courses
QuickTime
2
Boat Launch Tips
QuickTime
3
Ohio's Wind Power
QuickTime
4
Fall Hunting Season Opens September 1st
QuickTime
5
Karner Blue Butterflies
QuickTime
For Broadcast the Week of August 15-19
1
Ohio's Quail Habitat Program
QuickTime
2
Stagnant Pond Snails
QuickTime
3
Rare Fringed Orchids
QuickTime
4
Camping Options for Dog Owners
QuickTime
5
Cowan Lake State Park
QuickTime
For Broadcast the Week of August 8-12
1
August Events at Ohio State Parks
QuickTime
2
Lake Erie Beach Pollution Updates
QuickTime
3
August is Good Time to Fish Ohio Rivers
QuickTime
4
Record Number of Trumpeter Swans in Ohio
QuickTime
5
Deer Creek State Park
QuickTime
For Broadcast the Week of August 1-5
1
Pond Scum
QuickTime
2
Urban Forests Benefit Quality of Life
QuickTime
3
Eastern Plains Garter Snake
QuickTime
4
Personal Watercraft Safety
QuickTime
5
Locust Trees
QuickTime

For Broadcast the Week of July 25-29

1
Boating Recommendations for Homeland Security
QuickTime
2
Triangle Lake Bog Preserve
QuickTime
3
Roundleaf Sundew
QuickTime
4
Firewood Alert
QuickTime
5
Don't Dump Litter
QuickTime

For Broadcast the Week of July 18-22

1
Burr Oak State Park
QuickTime
2
Cranberry Bog Preserve
QuickTime
3
Disc Golf
QuickTime
4
Swim Safe at Ohio State Parks
QuickTime
5
New Wildlife License Plates
QuickTime
For Broadcast the Week of July 11-15
1
Fishing Surveys
QuickTime
2
July Events at Ohio State Parks
QuickTime
3
Morgan Swamp
QuickTime
4
Aquatic Hitchhikers
QuickTime
5
Ohio's Popular Boating Destinations
QuickTime
For Broadcast the Week of July 4-8
1
Salt Fork Lake Lowered
QuickTime
2
Perseid Outings at Ohio State Parks
QuickTime
3
Crabapple Trees
QuickTime
4
The Fish Ohio Program
QuickTime
5
Clean Stream Critters
QuickTime
For Broadcast the Week of June 27 - July 1
1
Ohio's Woodland Types
QuickTime
2
Cardinal Families
QuickTime
3
The Kokosing Water Trail
QuickTime
4
Marblehead Lighthouse
QuickTime
5
Lake Erie Beach Updates
QuickTime
For Broadcast the Week of June 20-24
1
Firewood Alert