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May 15, 2006
NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR THE OHIO NATURAL RESOURCES HALL OF FAME
List of all honorees | Read the award criteria (.pdf)
 COLUMBUS, OH - Nominations are now being accepted for the Ohio Natural Resources Hall of Fame, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).
For the past 40 years, the Hall of Fame has been the state’s top honor for individuals past and present who have improved the quality of life in Ohio through natural resources management, environmental education or scientific achievement.
Selection criteria and a nomination form are available on the Internet at ohiodnr.com or by calling 614-265-6811. Nomination forms must be returned no later than July 1 to the ODNR’s Office of Communications, 2045 Morse Road, D-2, Columbus, OH 43229.
Created by ODNR in 1966, the Ohio Natural Resources Hall of Fame now includes 132 individuals, including John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed), explorer John Wesley Powell, conservationist/novelist Louis Bromfield, pioneering botanist Lucy Braun, and farming conservation advocate Bob Evans.
Individuals who submit a successful nomination will be notified by September 8. Award presentations will be made this fall with a date and location to be announced.
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