Recreational boaters are reminded to keep an eye out for safety as summer’s last big holiday - the Labor Day weekend - gets underway.

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The ODNR Division of Watercraft has awarded a total of $3.6 million in Cooperative Boating Access Facility Program grants to improve public boating access at seven sites across the state.

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September 1 marks the opening day of the fall hunting season, with Ohio hunters taking to forests, fields and waters in pursuit of some of the state’s most popular game, including squirrel, mourning dove and Canada goose.

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The waterfowl hunting seasons are set to open October 20 in both Ohio’s north and south zones. Hunters 15 years of age and younger will have the opportunity to enjoy a special statewide season October 6-7.

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Wild Ohio, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife’s popular television program, is now available on the Internet for viewing on-demand at MyOutdoorTV.com.

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Biologists with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife estimate 75 young ospreys fledged from at least 43 successful nests across the state this year.

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The late Wallace "Wally" O'Dowd of Powell left a bequest to the Division of Wildlife to acquire land for the purpose of wildlife conservation, propagation and habitat management. The bequest is the single largest donation in the history of the Division of Wildlife.

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Director Sean D. Logan today announced the hiring of J. Anthony Logan to serve in the role of Chief General Counsel to the Department. The role of the General Counsel is to serve as the legal advisor to the Director and to provide legal support and guidance to the various divisions and offices within the Department.

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Entries in the “Wild Things” kids’ art contest sponsored by Ohio State Parks will be on display at several park resort lodges and two additional park locations August 3-12.

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Governor Ted Strickland will follow a tradition that is more than 40 years old when he plants a tree at the Ohio State Fairgrounds on Friday, August 10.

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Unique habitats and rare Ohio plant species await visitors at the next Natural Areas Discovery Series event, featuring tours of two Portage County bogs –Kent Bog and Triangle Lake Bog state nature preserves. The tours are scheduled for Saturday, August 18.

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More than 300 permits are available to hunters wishing to hunt ducks and geese from a blind at an Ohio State Park this waterfowl hunting season.

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Ten local communities across Ohio will share $392,904 in federal Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grants to improve and expand their public outdoor recreational facilities and neighborhood parks.

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Ninety-six Ohio communities in 72 counties will receive a total of $1,757,929 in state NatureWorks grants for local park and recreational improvements through ODNR.

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Biologists with the ODNR Division of Wildlife estimate 56 young peregrine falcons fledged from 19 successful nests across the state this year.

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Communities have until August 31 to submit applications for land acquisition

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Natural Resources Park Is Once Again An Educational And Recreational Oasis For Visitors

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Three Eastern Ohio Communities Receive More Than $50,000 For Local Park And Recreational Improvements

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A record number of 164 nests in the state this year

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Study Shows Recreational Boating Generates More Than $3.5 Billion For Ohio’s Economy Numbers show marked increase over similar data from 1999

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