Are you a High School student (or will be this coming fall) who really appreciates Ohio’s great outdoors? Perhaps after graduation you’ve been thinking about pursuing a career as a conservationist? If so, Camp Canopy is definitely one adventure-filled week you...
It was recently announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that a new signup period is underway for landowners and agricultural producers who want to enroll farmland in the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CCRP). To set aside crop land into a...
Who hasn’t heard that thought-provoking ditty at some point, “I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree”? In addition to the beauty a tree or shrub can provide to any landscape, they can also serve to improve the water quality of a nearby stream. Not to...
Did you know that Ohio was the first state in the country to have a month recognizing the importance of native plants? In 2019, April was designated as Native Plant Month in Ohio and launched a campaign to increase public awareness of Ohio’s native plants and the many...
Local farmers interested in improving water quality can sign-up now until August 15th to participate in H2Ohio for crop years 2026 and 2027. Participating farmers will work with their local conservation district to develop a nutrient management plan and select best...
“I think that I shall never see, a poem as lovely as a tree…” You may not remember the author, yet the words in that sonnet are a familiar recollection no doubt. And even though one of the lines says that “…only God can make a tree”, you and I certainly have the...
