It’s for the birds: Celebrating National Bird Day the Ohio way
The Friends of Magee Marsh and the ODNR have completed renovations to the Magee Marsh Visitors Center and the boardwalk. It is the first point of entry to Magee Marsh for bird watchers from all over the world.
"I think Magee Marsh should be on every birder's bucket list," said Mary Mertz, ODNR director.
Challenges in rural healthcare discussed by Pa. legislators
If rural hospitals like the ones Dr. Beth Piccione oversees in Lawrence and Mercer counties aren’t supported, vulnerable people won’t be just inconvenienced, “they’ll be in dire straits.”
Fulton County farm becomes sixth to join Ohio Farmland Preservation Program
Thomas A. Herr, Jr. and Jennifer M. Herr in Fulton County have become the sixth Ohio farm owners to join the Farmland Preservation Program this year.
Pennsylvania ranks No. 1 in US for Lyme disease cases
Lyme disease affects more than 475,000 people annually. Learn how to protect yourself and your loved ones from Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases.
Ohio no-till pioneer David Brandt remembered as a ‘genuine human being’
Brandt, of Carroll, Ohio, a national leader in regenerative farming practices, died May 21 from injuries sustained in a car crash May 18 in Illinois.
What philosopher Molyneux can teach us about dog training
How a 17th century question of how the brain works shows what's important when it comes to communicating with dogs well.
How to keep eastern carpenter bees from damaging your home
Damage to manmade structures can be prevented without harming eastern carpenter bees when their behavior and their lifecycle are taken into account.
EPA takes first-ever federal Clean Water Act action
The Chemours Co. has been ordered to take corrective measures to address pollution in stormwater and effluent discharges from a facility near Parkersburg.
Phosphate tariff contributes to supply shortages
This spring, phosphate supplies were tight throughout the state and shortages were reported across southwest Ohio between Cincinnati and South Charleston.
295 acres added to Ohio’s Farmland Preservation Program
Curtis N. Bechtel, in Knox County, and Ronald S. Rickly, in Fairfield County, become the seventh and eighth Ohio farmers to join the program this year.
