Recycling is easy in Meigs, Gallia Counties
It seems hard to believe but there are still people around here that don't know recycling is available in Meigs...
Jim Freeman
Painless resolutions for outdoor lovers
"New year, new me!" Not so fast. While people seem to enjoy making New Year's Resolutions, the truth is that...
The Christmas Puppy
Sometimes the best hunting buddies come into our lives in the most unusual ways. Three-year-old Mitchell came down the stairs,...
Opening day ain’t what it used to be, and that’s OK
For some hunters the opening day of deer gun season is more than just a hunt, it is a tradition,...
Ohio deer hunters should consider an SWC
Two years ago, Ohio started allowing deer hunters the option of using a straight-walled cartridge (SWC) rifle for the first...
Be careful around dead ash trees
You may recall last winter that I wrote the war against the Emerald Ash Borer is over, and that the...
Hunting safety and other outdoor news
Along with (finally) cooler weather, the whitetail deer rutting season is coming in, and more and more hunters are heading...
Landowner deadline nearing for Environmental Quality Incentives Program applications
POMEROY – Local farmers and ranchers who would like financial and technical assistance to install conservation practices on their land...
Milkweed seed pod collection continuing through October
The statewide Milkweed Seed Pod collection, to help Monarch butterflies, is going on until the end of October, and the...
Porcupines a prickly proposition
One of the many animals extirpated from the Buckeye State in the 1800s and early 1900s was the porcupine, and...
Getting back to basics: Small game season starts Thursday
Ohio’s small game hunting season begins Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, with the advent of squirrel and mourning dove seasons, and...
Check out the Conservation Corner at the Meigs County Fair
Next week marks the annual Meigs County Fair, which has been going on almost every year since 1851, or for...
Many ways of looking at stream health
July 3, 2016 Working at a soil and water conservation district, with all of the other activity going on, it...
Soil and Water Conservation Districts assisting in milkweed seed collection, public encouraged to help Monarch butterflies
This fall your local soil and water conservation districts will be doing their part to help monarch butterflies and other...
Local ranchers invited to apply for USDA Pasture Improvement Project
Deadline for applications June 24 Individuals in Meigs County interested in applying for the Pasture Improvement Project should make an...
In the Open: Passing along great-grandad’s rifle
It’s a long-standing tradition in this country, the passing along of an old rifle or shotgun, from one generation to...
Meigs SWCD Hosting Numerous Springtime Events
What a difference a week makes! We’ve gone from winter’s apparent last hurrah weekend to springtime all in the space...
The Wild Turkey: Conservation Success Story
In the Open The wild turkey has made a successful comeback in Ohio. Photo from Ohio Department of Natural Resources....
