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More... 10/31/07 - Cliff Rescue Earns Mohican Park Officer Honor Parks By Cynthia Tinapple on 10/31/2007 9:17 AM A daring cliff rescue last summer has earned Jerry Cunningham, a park officer at Mohican State Park in Ashland County, the state park system’s Meritorious Lifesaving Award. Cunningham is the seventh person to receive the award since the recognition was initiated in 1994. More... 10/29/07 - Revised Ohio Karst Map Geological Survey By Cynthia Tinapple on 10/30/2007 1:33 PM Homeowners and planners involved with development, waste disposal, transportation, and water-related activities can use the new map to see if their general area of interest is a potential karst area. More... 10/29/07 - Ashtabula County Leads Fall Wild Turkey Gun Harvest Wildlife By Cynthia Tinapple on 10/29/2007 4:20 PM Ohio hunters increased their wild turkey harvest by nearly 7 percent during the state’s 12th annual fall gun-hunting season that opened in 37 counties on October 13 and ended October 28. More... 10/25/07 - Fall Color Update #4 Forestry By Cynthia Tinapple on 10/25/2007 11:00 AM Ohio’s woodlands are at peak or near peak color this week, with the northern two-thirds of the state generally reporting peak conditions and the southern one-third near peak. More... 10/25/07 - Lake Erie Fishing Regulatory Reform Task Force To Meet Wildlife By Cynthia Tinapple on 10/25/2007 10:03 AM The Ohio Lake Erie fishing Regulatory Reform Task Force will meet from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, October 29 in the East Lounge of the Bowling Green State University Firelands Campus, 1 University Drive, Huron. More... 10/24/07 - Upland Game Hunting Seasons Begin Friday, November 2 Wildlife By Cynthia Tinapple on 10/24/2007 5:05 PM The season for three of Ohio hunters’ most popular game species, ring-necked pheasant, cottontail rabbit, and bobwhite quail begins Friday, November 2. More... 10/23/07 - Coastal Resources Advisory Council Quarterly Meeting Coastal By Cynthia Tinapple on 10/23/2007 4:32 PM The Coastal Resources Advisory Council will hold its quarterly meeting at 10 a.m. on Thursday, November 8, at the Ashtabula Marine Museum, 1071 Walnut Blvd. in Ashtabula. More... 10/22/07 - Reviewing Coastal Management Rules Coastal By Cynthia Tinapple on 10/22/2007 3:23 PM A sub-committee of the Ohio Coastal Resources Advisory Council will meet on Thursday, October 25, at Cleveland Lakefront State Park to discuss proposed rules for managing construction along the Lake Erie shoreline. More... 10/19/07 - ODNR Partners With Ohio Grocers To Reduce Food Waste Recycling By Cynthia Tinapple on 10/19/2007 4:56 PM ODNR has awarded a $26,625 grant to develop a "how-to" handbook for 650 members of the Ohio Grocers Association who seek to implement in-store food waste composting programs. More... 10/19/07 - Acorn Production Up - A critical winter food source for wildlife Wildlife By Cynthia Tinapple on 10/19/2007 4:41 PM Statewide, white oak acorn production is up 10 percent, while red oak acorn production is up 2 percent over 2006 figures. More... 10/19/07 - Wild Boars Targeted During Deer Season Wildlife By Cynthia Tinapple on 10/19/2007 3:59 PM Ohio’s hunters are encouraged to harvest any feral swine they encounter in the wild in order to limit the spread of this destructive species in the state. More... 10/18/07 - Fall Color Update #3 Forestry By Cynthia Tinapple on 10/18/2007 4:12 PM Fall Color is near peak in almost every part of the state this week, with maple and hickory trees adding their traditional reds and russets to the landscape More... 10/18/07 - Fall Wild Turkey Hunting Season Underway Wildlife By Cynthia Tinapple on 10/18/2007 3:56 PM Hunters harvested 504 wild turkeys during the first five days of Ohio’s fall wild turkey hunting season. The season opened on October 13 and will run through October 28. More... 10/18/07 - Coastal Management Rules - Review Meeting Coastal By Cynthia Tinapple on 10/18/2007 2:24 PM A sub-committee of the Ohio Coastal Resources Advisory Council will meet on Friday, October 19 at Cleveland Lakefront State Park to discuss proposed rules for managing construction along the Lake Erie shoreline. More...