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 41 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 online at ohiodnr.com or by calling 614-265-6811. Nomination forms must be returned no later than July 2 to the:

ODNR 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 137 individuals, including John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed), explorer John Wesley Powell, conservationist/novelist Louis Bromfield, pioneering botanist Lucy Braun, and farming conservation advocate Bob Evans.

Those who submit a successful nomination will be notified of their nominee’s selection by September 10. Award presentations will be made this fall with a date and location to be announced.