/tags/ohio-department-of-natural-resources Ohio Department of Natural Resources en-US Copyright Thu, 28 Mar 2024 09:08:00 GMT /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-03-28/laying-down-roots-why-ohio-is-getting-back-into-the-tree-business For the first time in a decade, Ohio has a state-run tree nursery. It’s meant to address regional tree shortages and help with state-run conservation initiatives. Thu, 28 Mar 2024 09:08:00 GMT /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-03-28/laying-down-roots-why-ohio-is-getting-back-into-the-tree-business Erin Gottsacker /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-03-13/why-a-piece-of-roadkill-is-actually-a-good-sign-for-one-ohio-species Last year, Ohio biologists collected a pregnant fisher killed on the side of the road. They say it’s a sign the weasel-like animal could be reproducing here again, for the first time in more than a century. Wed, 13 Mar 2024 08:22:00 GMT /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-03-13/why-a-piece-of-roadkill-is-actually-a-good-sign-for-one-ohio-species Erin Gottsacker /news/2024-01-03/five-ways-to-spend-more-time-in-ohios-great-outdoors-in-2024 Want to spend more time immersed in nature this year? Jason Fallon from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources shares his knowledge of the state’s outdoors. Wed, 03 Jan 2024 09:23:00 GMT /news/2024-01-03/five-ways-to-spend-more-time-in-ohios-great-outdoors-in-2024 Erin Gottsacker /news/2023-11-27/abandoned-ohio-coal-mines-leave-holes-in-the-landscape-and-the-economy-a-government-program-aims-to-fill-them The coal industry has been declining for decades, leaving a disrupted, and often dangerous, landscape in its wake. Now, a federal program seeks to revitalize abandoned mine land. Mon, 27 Nov 2023 09:39:00 GMT /news/2023-11-27/abandoned-ohio-coal-mines-leave-holes-in-the-landscape-and-the-economy-a-government-program-aims-to-fill-them Erin Gottsacker /news/2023-04-18/gas-and-oil-wells-in-ohio-are-leaking-whos-responsible-for-fixing-them There are thousands of oil and gas wells scattered across eastern Ohio. They can leak for months without a fix. Tue, 18 Apr 2023 20:43:22 GMT /news/2023-04-18/gas-and-oil-wells-in-ohio-are-leaking-whos-responsible-for-fixing-them Erin Gottsacker /news/2023-04-17/sandhill-cranes-are-resurging-in-ohio Sandhill cranes are native to Ohio, but they were pushed out of the state completely for decades. Now, they’re making a comeback. Tue, 18 Apr 2023 01:29:05 GMT /news/2023-04-17/sandhill-cranes-are-resurging-in-ohio Erin Gottsacker /government-politics/2018-07-16/new-state-park-to-be-named-after-track-legend-jesse-owens A legendary Ohio Olympian will be honored tomorrow.Jesse Owens is widely regarded as one of the most talented track and field athletes in history. He… Mon, 16 Jul 2018 20:09:44 GMT /government-politics/2018-07-16/new-state-park-to-be-named-after-track-legend-jesse-owens Jo Ingles /environment/2018-03-13/more-details-revealed-about-big-new-state-park-announced-in-state-of-the-state-speech Gov. John Kasich’s final State of the State speech last week has been praised and criticized for what it included and what was left out. But there was one… Tue, 13 Mar 2018 20:59:58 GMT /environment/2018-03-13/more-details-revealed-about-big-new-state-park-announced-in-state-of-the-state-speech Karen Kasler /government-politics/2018-02-20/new-bill-would-change-the-way-fishing-hunting-and-trapping-licenses-are-handled New bipartisan legislation has been introduced to make fishing, hunting and trapping licenses easier to get and more affordable. Gary Obermiller with the… Tue, 20 Feb 2018 20:53:31 GMT /government-politics/2018-02-20/new-bill-would-change-the-way-fishing-hunting-and-trapping-licenses-are-handled Jo Ingles /government-politics/2018-01-25/environmental-group-oil-gas-lobbyists-want-more-money-for-capping-orphan-wells An environmental group and an oil and gas industry lobbying group are both praising a bill that passed the House that would streamline the process of… Thu, 25 Jan 2018 15:18:27 GMT /government-politics/2018-01-25/environmental-group-oil-gas-lobbyists-want-more-money-for-capping-orphan-wells Karen Kasler