Tag: conservation
Protecting the soil from the air
"Over 2300 acres of conservation on the ground in two days -- this is definitely a worthwhile project!" That was the comment we heard...
How to be eco-friendly in college
NEW YORK -- Many of today's college-aged youngsters are socially conscious, fully aware their choices affect not only themselves, but those around them as...
Clean energy projects creating jobs
WASHINGTON -- As many as 37,409 jobs could be created from the more than 70 major clean energy projects announced across the U.S. during...
Wayne County Farm Bureau ODA director: Agriculture is big deal
SMITHVILLE, Ohio — David Daniels is passionate about keeping Ohio agriculture a strong industry. “Ohio agriculture is a $105 billion industry,” said Daniels, director...
Creating healthy landscapes through the power of partnerships
CUMBERLAND, Ohio -- One of the world's largest wildlife conservation centers, The Wilds, is nestled among the rolling hills of southeastern Ohio's Muskingum County....
Why not donate to a conservation district?
Over the years in the soil and water conservation world in northeast Ohio, there has been at best, little attention given to marketing local...
Anaerobic digestion training offered
Ohio State University will hold a first-of-its-kind training course on anaerobic digestion, a waste management process that livestock farms and wastewater plants are increasingly using to produce biogas, a type of renewable fuel.
Wildlife netting can do far more harm than good
Three years ago my wife found an opossum in one of our sheds with a plastic six-pack ring around its neck. I immobilized the...
Highly Erodible Land Initiative begins
COLUMBUS -- Steve Maurer, state executive director for Ohio's Farm Service Agency, announced that continuous sign-up for the Highly Erodible Land Initiative under the...
Chardon High School earns fourth place at 2012 Canon Envirothon
COLUMBUS -- A five-member team of students from Chardon High School in Chardon, Ohio, has earned a fourth place finish out of 54 teams...
