Friday, January 2, 2026
Gail Prunty and Bruce Cline

Bruce Cline has been selected as the 2023 Conservation Teacher of the Year by the Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District.
soybeans

Ohio State University Extension in Wayne County announced registration is now open for its 2024 Professional Marketer Program.
trailhead sign for baileys trail

Ten million dollars in funding will remediate abandoned mine land in Athens, Jackson, Muskingum, Summit and Tuscarawas counties.
gavel on table

The estate of a Lake County man whose company dredged the East Branch Chagrin River without a permit must pay $300,000 for restoration.
grey fox

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife is seeking reports of gray foxes, river otters and black bears.
Blue Creek Limestone Glade

Blue Creek Limestone Glade State Nature Preserve was dedicated as Ohio's 145th state nature preserve Dec. 20.
a red barn on a farm.

A $50,000 grant from the USDA will go toward a Penn State Extension program aimed at training for beginning farmers.
pesticides

Pennsylvania State Grange will host an educational program during the 2024 farm show that will discuss a host of topics from pollinators to pesticides.
barn

Pennsylvania Farm Link is hosting its annual farm succession workshop Jan. 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the York HACC Building.
snowy road in woods

There are plenty of tools — both based in science and based on folklore and human observation — to predict winter weather. Find out what actually works.