Friday, March 20, 2026
Vayda at a campsite

Learn how to find a campsite, make reservations and plan your entire summer camping trip. Use our checklist to make sure you don't forget anything.
tents in a pasture

Tarma Shena prepares for the second annual livestock guardian dog and shepherding seminar, at Farei Kennels.
Milkweed Mud Pies program

The Milkweed Mud Pies program at the Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center was a start to helping monarch butterflies survive and thrive.
wild turkeys

Ohio hunters harvested 14,442 wild turkeys through May 23, during the spring wild turkey hunting season. Check out the full county-by-county results.
Two farmers use broadforks to get their soil ready for planting.

Living City Farms started out as an urban farm for Ms. Julie’s Kitchen, a vegan restaurant, in Akron. It’s growing bigger than that, now. But it’s still relying on connections to the restaurant and community.
An illustration of multiple farmers.

Some would call farmers the ultimate jacks — or jills — of all trades. But when it comes to farming, it’s not just about what you know — it’s who you know, and what they know.
FFA logo

The Mid-Ohio Lamb Classic was at the Holmes County Fair May 22, and 17 members of the West Holmes FFA chapter helped run the event.
gardening news

Catch up on local gardening events in Mahoning and Summit counties in Ohio.
solar panels

A bill that would allow for local say in the approval process for utility-scale wind and solar projects passed the Ohio Senate. Senate Bill 52 passed the Senate Energy and Public Utilities committee in the morning, June 2, and passed the full Senate later that day.
Fracking Fluid Management

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection fined Olympus Energy $175,000 for erosion and sedimentation violations at an Allegheny County well pad.