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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. COLUMBUS – Ohio’s familiar habitat mosaic of farm fields, woodlots, and wetlands provides optimum opportunities to hunt mourning doves, squirrels, and waterfowl, as hunting seasons begin during the first week of September, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. COLUMBUS – Two Ohioans, one from Fredericktown, were accorded the state’s highest conservation honor on Aug. 5 during a ceremony at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Guy Denny of Fredericktown and Dr. Barbara Kloha Andreas of South Bloomingville were […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. PERRYSVILLE — The Mohican Fire Tower is 80-feet tall and was constructed in 1934. At the time it was built, the Mohican Fire Tower had an average visibility of 10 miles in all directions. This allowed the towerman to keep an […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. LOUDONVILLE — Big Lyons Falls and Little Lyons Falls at Mohican State Park are notable for their colorful legends. Local folklore attributes the name of the falls to two historic characters, both named Lyons, but unrelated to each other. One story […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. LUCAS — Located in Pleasant Valley of Richland County, Malabar Farm is representative of the diversity of the glaciated Appalachian Plateau region and was the dream of sustainable agriculture for the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and conservationist, Louis Bromfield. The park has […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. LOUDONVILLE — Thousands of wooded acres greet visitors to the Mohican region. Mohican State Park’s wild landscape offers truly stunning views from both land and water. Clear Fork Gorge, Lyon’s Falls, and the Mohican State Scenic River are just a few […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. MOUNT GILEAD — Located between Columbus and Mansfield, Mount Gilead State Park provides the charm of a small, secluded park, while offering many of the amenities found at larger parks. Mount Gilead’s wildflowers, wildlife, and woodlands offer year-round wonder for hikers […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. FREDERICKTOWN — The Kokosing Lake Wildlife Area is in Knox County, 1.5 miles northwest of Fredericktown and five miles northeast of Chesterville. The area can be reached by traveling two miles northwest of Fredericktown on Waterford Road (CR 6). It is […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. MOUNT VERNON — On Nov. 4, 1997, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources declared 41 miles of the main stem of the Kokosing River as scenic from its southern terminus upstream 41 miles. In addition, the North Fork of the Kokosing was also […]