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NEWS BY TOPIC View All Recent Entries ODNR NEWS Outdoor Columns Feature Stories Archive < May 2008 > Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Monthly May, 2008 April, 2008 March, 2008 February, 2008 January, 2008 December, 2007 November, 2007 October, 2007 September, 2007 August, 2007 July, 2007 PRESS ROOM CONTACT AUDIO FILES VIDEO FILES NEWS ARCHIVES FEATURE ARCHIVES Receive Media Updates Email: News Releases from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Forestry Division 436 Acres Of Muskingum County Woodlands To Become Forest Legacy Project Property 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... Cicadas Soon To Emerge In Southwestern Ohio 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... Jackson County Volunteer Fire Department Provided Use of Fire Protection Equipment By Cynthia Tinapple on 4/17/2008 1:00 AM The Coalton Volunteer Fire Department of Jackson County will receive a 1984 Chevrolet four-wheel drive pickup truck through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry. 4/17/08 More... Ashtabula County Fire Department Provided Use of Fire Protection Equipment By Cynthia Tinapple on 4/15/2008 1:00 AM The Geneva-on-the-Lake Fire Department of Ashtabula County will receive a 1986 Chevrolet four-wheel drive pickup truck through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry. 4/15/08 More... 4/14/08 - Kincaid Appointed To Supervisory Position with Division of Forestry By Cynthia Tinapple on 4/14/2008 1:00 AM Athens County resident Dan Kincaid was recently named private lands and nursery administrator for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry. More... 4/8/08 - Athens Resident Appointed To Supervisory Position With ODNR Division Of Forestry By Cynthia Tinapple on 4/8/2008 1:00 AM Athens County resident Dan Kincaid was recently named private lands and nursery administrator for the ODNR Division of Forestry. More... 3/25/08 - Contact ODNR For Prior Notification of Prescribed Burns at Shawnee State Forest By Cynthia Tinapple on 3/25/2008 1:00 AM In coming weeks, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry will be using prescribed burns as part of the management plan at Shawnee State Forest in Scioto County. More... 2/21/08 - 436 Acres of Muskingum County Woodlands to Become First-Ever Ohio Forest Legacy Project Property By Cynthia Tinapple on 2/21/2008 4:00 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, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry. Media invited to meet landowner and review national conservation program More... 2/11/08 - ODNR Renews Conifer Match Program For Spring 2008 By Cynthia Tinapple on 2/11/2008 4:00 AM Landowners who order a minimum of 500 conifer seedlings in any of six varieties from ODNR for planting this spring, can receive an equal number of free white pine seedlings. More... 1/31/08 - Planting Trees Helps Protect Riparian Areas By Cynthia Tinapple on 1/31/2008 1:00 AM Landowners with property along streams, wetlands and moist bottomlands are encouraged to protect these riparian areas by planting trees that will create buffer zones, prevent soil erosion and attract wildlife. More... 1/30/08 - Gander Mountain Stores And ODNR To Teach How To Attract Wildlife To Woodland Properties By Cynthia Tinapple on 1/30/2008 1:00 AM Gander Mountain stores in the Columbus suburbs of Reynoldsburg and Hilliard are partnering with the ODNR Division of Forestry to help property owners learn proven ways of attracting more wildlife to their lands through good forest management. More... 1/17/08 - Applications For Forest Legacy Program - Program pays landowners who are seeking to protect their woodlands By Cynthia Tinapple on 1/17/2008 1:00 AM Woodland owners in 31 northeastern and southeastern Ohio counties can now apply for participation in a federal conservation easement program that provides a one-time payment in exchange for voluntarily agreeing to permanently maintain their woods as working forests. More... 12/20/07 - Firewise Ohio Grants Awarded By Cynthia Tinapple on 12/20/2007 1:04 PM Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Department and Elm Grove Volunteer Fire Department in Pike County recently received Firewise Hazard Mitigation Grants through the ODNR Division of Forestry. Jackson Township VFD received a $5,190 grant and Elm Grove VFD received $3,100. More... 12/20/07 - Scioto Township Fire Department Provided Use of Fire Protection Equipment By Cynthia Tinapple on 12/20/2007 12:00 PM The Scioto Township Volunteer Fire Department of Jackson County will receive a complete self-contained breathing system for use in fighting fires through the ODNR Division of Forestry. More... 12/13/07 - Certification for Ohio's State Forests By Cynthia Tinapple on 12/13/2007 1:56 PM Governor Ted Strickland recently directed ODNR to begin the process of attaining third-party certification for Ohio's state forests, assuring the continued health of these woodlands while recognizing them as management models for the state's nearly 400,000 woodland owners. More...