Jeanne Russell of New Albany was recently honored with the Project Learning Tree (PLT) John Hug Legacy Award for recognition of outstanding leadership in environmental education.

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Approximately 85 percent of the qualifying livestock farmers in the Grand Lake St. Marys watershed have submitted their nutrient management plans.

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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife and Ohio State Parks can help with gift ideas that will satisfy everyone on the holiday wish list.

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Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Director James Zehringer today announced a new vision and a series of capital improvements for Malabar Farm State Park.

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The ODNR Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management will hold an open-house style public information meeting to take public comments and answer questions about Ohio’s Class II injection wells.

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The ODNR announced that 14 recreational trails in Ohio have been selected to share a total of $1,689,759 in federal funds through the Recreational Trails Program (RTP).

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Ohio's top five conservation farm families for 2012 were recognized today during a ceremony at Farm Science Review in London for their long-standing dedication to natural resource conservation.

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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will honor five farm families dedicated to conservation on Thursday, Sept. 20 at the 50th annual Farm Science Review in London.

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Analysis of water samples indicated Sandusky Bay and Sandusky River have tested positive for the presence of silver carp environmental DNA (eDNA).

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Renovations at two Ohio State Parks resort lodges and adjoining cottages will enhance the experience of visitors, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

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After a week of intensive electrofishing and gill netting activities in Sandusky Bay, Maumee Bay and their main tributaries, officials have found no bighead or silver Asian carps in western Lake Erie.

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The ODNR, MDNR and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are collaborating to assess the current status of bighead and silver carp within western Lake Erie bays and select tributaries.

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Burr Oak Lodge and Conference Center will be renovated and reopened, Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Director Jim Zehringer announced today.

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The ODNR hosted Ohio First Lady Karen Waldbillig Kasich and daughters, Emma and Reese, for an overnight stay at the ODNR Natural Resources Park on Sunday, July 29.

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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) announces that Scudder D. Mackey, Ph.D., will begin duties as the new chief of the Office of Coastal Management in August.

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With the 2012 Ohio State Fair quickly approaching, Ohioans are encouraged to visit the Natural Resources Park for a first glimpse of one of the world’s largest outdoor geological maps.

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Gov. John R. Kasich kicked off the 34th Governor’s Fish Ohio Day by joining anglers for a day of fishing on Lake Erie this morning.

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Today Gov. Kasich signed Executive Order 2012-09K which authorizes ODNR to require additional testing and safeguards as part of the permitting process for an injection well.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has begun hiring and training additional field inspectors to ensure shale wells are properly built and operated. 

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State officials will unveil a new 57-ton lake dredger during a Monday afternoon event at Grand Lake St. Marys.

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