Image via Wikipedia COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio hunters killed 11,152 wild turkeys in the first seven days of the spring hunting season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Last year, 9,054 birds were harvested during the season’s first week. So far this season, the counties reporting the highest numbers of turkeys [...]
Image by ronnie44052 via Flickr COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Watercraft invites the public to attend a special Open House community meeting to share information on a proposed designation of a portion of the Vermilion River as an Ohio State Scenic River. The first in a series of open [...]
Image via Wikipedia TOLEDO, OHIO—Ohioans are invited to celebrate the natural diversity of Lake Erie’s coastal region by planning a local coastal cleanup event to coincide with Ohio Coastweeks in September, according to the Ohio Lake Erie Commission. Environmental organizations, schools, scouts, community groups and individuals throughout Ohio’s Lake Erie watershed are encouraged to organize [...]
Image by lcthulou via Flickr COLUMBUS, OH – Six Ohio State Parks and one State Nature Preserve have received Service Excellence Awards, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The awards are based on customer feedback, including customer satisfaction surveys, and are given annually to individual parks in recognition of outstanding facilities, helpful [...]
Cover via Amazon COLUMBUS, OHIO—School children from across the state are receiving their Explore the Outdoor program guides just in time to celebrate Earth Week outside. Joined by a number of organizations concerned with children’s declining participation in outdoor activities, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has distributed more than 600,000 guides to Ohio’s [...]
