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Oak Openings Open House At Lou Campbell State Nature Preserve May 18 Nature Preserves By Cynthia Tinapple on 5/8/2008 1:00 AM The Natural Areas Discovery series event at Lou Campbell State Nature Preserve on Sunday, May 18 will give visitors a rare glimpse of an endangered landscape at a preserve that is generally open to the public only by permit. The public open house from noon to 4 p.m. is in conjunction with other Oak Openings activities at local parks and natural areas across Lucas County. 5/8/08 More... Animals That Appear Orphaned? Think Before You Act 5/7/08 Wildlife By Cynthia Tinapple on 5/7/2008 1:00 AM The ODNR Division of Wildlife has some strong advice for well-meaning people who seek to rescue wild animals that appear to be orphaned: Leave them alone! More... Explore The Outdoors This Summer - Statewide Campaign Kickoff At Alum Creek State Park Explore the Outdoors By Cynthia Tinapple on 5/6/2008 ODNR and many of its recreational partners are challenging the state’s young people to turn off their computers, televisions and PlayStations and “Explore the Outdoors” this summer. 5/10/08 More... Ohio Awarded $260,365 Federal Grant For Boat Pump-Out Stations Watercraft By Cynthia Tinapple on 5/6/2008 1:00 AM Recreational boaters across Ohio will soon benefit from a $260,365 grant awarded to the ODNR Division of Watercraft for the construction and installation of shoreline sewage pump-out facilities. 5/6/08 More... Wear it, Ohio! Watercraft By Cynthia Tinapple on 5/6/2008 1:00 AM In an effort to better educate the state's recreational boaters about the importance of wearing life jackets, the ODNR Division of Watercraft today announced its "Wear It, Ohio!" campaign. More... 436 Acres Of Muskingum County Woodlands To Become Forest Legacy Project Property Forestry By Cynthia Tinapple on 5/6/2008 1:00 AM A 436-acre forested area located in Muskingum County and owned by Superior Hardwoods of Ohio, Inc. is the first woodland in the state to become permanently protected through the federal Forest Legacy Program. A recognition ceremony is planned for noon on Friday, May 9. 5/6/08 More... First Lady Frances Strickland to Help Kick Off “Explore The Outdoors” Statewide Campaign Explore the Outdoors By Cynthia Tinapple on 5/5/2008 Ohio First Lady Frances Strickland and Sean D. Logan, director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), will help kick off “Explore the Outdoors,” a statewide campaign to reconnect children with their natural world, on Saturday, May 10 at Alum Creek State Park in Delaware County. More... Cicadas Soon To Emerge In Southwestern Ohio Forestry By Cynthia Tinapple on 5/5/2008 12:00 AM After 17 years of quiet, cicadas will soon emerge in several southwestern Ohio counties. 05/05/08 More... Ribbon-Cutting For Canton Downtown Connector Trail Set For Monday, May 5 By Cynthia Tinapple on 5/3/2008 ODNR and its local partners in Stark County and the City of Canton will cut the ribbon on a nearly completed five-mile section of the Canton Downtown Connector Trail at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, May 5. 5/3/08 More... ODNR And Madison County Celebrate The Completion Of Roberts Pass And The Prairie Grass Trail By Cynthia Tinapple on 5/2/2008 ODNR and its local partners in Madison County celebrated the benefits of recreational trails completed through the Clean Ohio Fund at a ceremony today in London. 4/01/08 More... Fourteen Youth Teams Represent Ohio at National Archery Championships Wildlife By Cynthia Tinapple on 5/2/2008 1:00 AM Three hundred and fourteen Ohio elementary, middle, and high school students will participate in the May 10 National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) Championships in Louisville, Kentucky. More... Phase Of The Port Union-Gilmore Ponds Historic Canal Trail Dedicated By Cynthia Tinapple on 4/30/2008 ODNR and its local partners in Butler County dedicated phase two of the Port Union-Gilmore Ponds Historic Canal Trail today, as part of an ongoing celebration of the Clean Ohio Fund and its support of recreational trail construction statewide. More... Ohioans Can Fish For Free May 3-4 Wildlife By Cynthia Tinapple on 4/29/2008 1:00 AM Ohioans are encouraged to take advantage of "Free Fishing Days" on Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4. For these two days only, anglers may fish any of the state's public waters without a license. 4/29/08 More... Spring Wild Turkey Hunters Continue To Have Success Wildlife By Cynthia Tinapple on 4/29/2008 1:00 AM Ohio hunters killed 10,374 wild turkeys in the first seven days of the spring hunting season. 4/29/08 More...