Tag: conservation
Ohio needs trappers to manage furbearer populations
Trapping of furbearers is important for conservation and a host of other reasons. However, the average age of trappers in North America is 50 years old.
Conservation catchphrase: Keeping clean water clean
Learn how to keep clean water out of contaminated areas and convey this water back to streams and ditches to be carried downstream, all while staying clean.
Ohio Girl Scouts troop helps endangered gorillas in Africa
A troop of fifth-grade Girl Scouts in Ohio found a way to help endangered gorillas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by recycling old electronics.
Mother Nature doesn’t do ‘net zero’
Alan Guebert explains why no amount of net-this or net-that has a snowball’s chance in our ever-hotter world of ever working.
How to collect and plant native wildflower seeds
One of the best things you can do for local ecosystems is plant wildflowers. Learn how to find, collect, store, stratify and plant native wildflower seeds.
Cover crops and drones: Small step for farmers, giant leap for...
For those committed to cover cropping, the potential of using drone technology to evaluate feilds is immense.
Fallen leaves are great for lawns, mulch, compost
Instead of working to remove fallen leaves from your lawn, have them work for you by adding mulched leaves to your lawn, garden and compost.
Don’t rake fall leaves, recycle them
Fallen leaves naturally return organic matter to the soil as they decompose. Homeowners have many options for using leaves in their landscape beyond raking.
Ohio State University lead partner in northwest Ohio watershed project
A new watershed project in northwestern Ohio will demonstrate that agricultural conservation practices can help meet Lake Erie's water quality goals.
Profit pressures hamper the use of conservation practices in farming
The American food system's focus on the bottom line restricts farmers' opportunities to implement science-backed conservation practices on their farms.
