Tag: conservation
Conservation by the numbers
Preliminary results from a recent survey show 40 percent of the U.S. population enjoyed some form of wildlife-related recreation in 2016.
Families leave mark on Ohio agriculture
Five Ohio families were recognized at the Farm Science Review for their conservation efforts.
Injecting manure reduces hormone transport
A new Penn State study shows that applying manure to crop fields by means of shallow disk injection significantly reduces estrogens in surface runoff.
Food plot diversity benefits wildlife
Diversity combats this struggle, both plant diversity as well as habitat diversity, which in turn will give you wildlife diversity.
Ten SWCDs celebrate 75 years
Highland was the first district organized; Coshocton was second, followed by Morrow, Clark, Butler, Noble, Columbiana, Guernsey, Monroe and Tuscarawas.
Help save Monarch butterflies in Ohio
The Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative is seeking public involvement to collect and drop off common and swamp milkweed seed pods from established plants.
Experts say chestnut rescue will slowly succeed
The effort to employ selective breeding to rescue the American chestnut, which has been rendered functionally extinct by a disease, eventually will succeed.
Riparian areas in eastern, western Ohio
Riparian areas act as a buffer zone between water and the land use, provide terrestrial habitat, enhance aquatic habitat and reduce soil erosion of banks.
Planting on highly erodible land
Talk with your local district conservationist about planting on highly erodible ground.
How to build a bat house
Before removing a colony of bats from your home, make sure you take the time to provide an alternate roost and help maintain the local bat population.
