EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on the Ohio Department of Natural Resources website. LOUDONVILLE – Loudonville is among a group of Ohio’s rural school districts that will receive state funds through the Trees to Textbooks program. The Loudonville-Perrysville Consolidated School District will receive 101,003.97. In addition, Hanover Township will receive $50,501.98, while Ashland […]
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Open Source: Here’s why some ‘park-and-pack’ campsites at Mohican are still closed
OPEN SOURCE: This story originated from a question via the Open Source platform at this link. Readers can use the platform to submit tips and questions. HANOVER TOWNSHIP — Some popular backcountry “park-and-pack” campsites in Mohican-Memorial State Forest have reopened, but a few remain closed. The backcountry campsites scattered throughout the state forest have been […]
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New invasive tree pest discovered in Ohio
COLUMBUS – A researcher recently discovered a population of the invasive elm zigzag sawfly infesting elm trees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service Northern Research Station lab in Delaware and in northern Franklin County. The Forest Service and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry report that subsequent surveys have […]