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...
Hunting/Fishing/Outdoors
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...
Stream Sweep a success with more than a ton of litter, tires picked up
STREAM SWEEPERS – Members of local 4H groups, the Salem Center Go-Getters and the Pioneers, were among those participating in...
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...
Rep. Phillips Seeks Tighter Control on Waste Disposal, More Local Input in Permit Process
Rep. Debbie Phillips addresses collegeagues during a session of the House. File photo from the office of Rep. Phillips. COLUMBUS—...
Hunters Prepare for Ohio’s 2016 Wild Turkey Season
Youth-only hunt set for April 16-17 COLUMBUS, OH – For many hunters, spring brings the unmistakable sound of gobbling wild...
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....
Pond Clinic Slated
The workshop will cover the care and bulding of ponds hosted by the Meigs County Soil and Water District. Photo...
The War to Save the Ash Tree is Over, and We Lost
Consider this my modest requiem for our native ash trees. When you first spot a diseased or pest-ridden tree, as...
USDA announces Oak-Hickory Woodland Restoration Project
POMEROY – If you own woodland in southeastern Ohio, it most likely includes oak and hickory trees. It is also...
In the Open: What’s Going on in Ohio Wildlife These Days?
By Jim Freeman Small changes in the upcoming deer season, an emphasis on helping pollinators, and local workshops are some...
In the Open: Help Pollinators by Planting Native Trees, Plants
By Jim Freeman While everybody was busy gearing up for Snowmageddon ’16, the Gallia and Meigs county Soil and Water...
2016 is the year of the Cicadas
After last appearing in 1999 and before that in 1982, the periodical cicadas will be making their return this spring....
Become a Hunter Education Instructor
ATHENS, OH – A training academy for individuals interested in becoming hunter education instructors will be offered in Athens, Ohio...
ODNR Helping Restore American Chestnut Trees to Ohio Landscapes
COLUMBUS, OH – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) recently planted American chestnut trees at three sites on department-managed...
Local Communities Benefit from Trees to Textbooks Funding
COLUMBUS, OH - Fifteen rural Ohio school districts and their corresponding counties and townships will share $2,054,354 from the sale...
In the Open: America’s Gun: The AR-15 Part Two
In the Open: America’s Gun: The AR-15 Part Two By Jim Freeman Two weeks ago I introduced you to the...
More than 73,000 Deer Checked During Ohio’s Weeklong Gun Hunting Season
COLUMBUS, OH – Hunters checked 73,399 white-tailed deer, 1,544 of them in Meigs County, during Ohio’s 2015 deer-gun hunting season,...
In the Open: America’s Gun: The AR-15, Part One
By Jim Freeman America’s Gun: The AR-15 Part One Like it or not, the history of America and its guns...
In the Open: ODNR Enlists Trapper for gray Fox study
In the Open By Jim Freeman The Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Wildlife is looking for a few...
Ohio’s Young Hunters Harvest more than 7,000 Deer during Youth Gun Season
COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio’s young hunters checked 7,223 (171 were checked in Meigs County), white-tailed deer during the two-day youth...
ODNR Takes Action to Monitor Chronic Wasting Disease in Ohio’s Deer Herd
COLUMBUS, OH - Portions of Holmes and Wayne counties have been declared a Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance Area (DSA) as...
In the Open: Deer Fibromas Spotted on Area Deer
By Jim Freeman Deer fibromas, or deer warts, have been observed on several deer in the area, according to Meigs...
Time to Comment on New Pesticide Applicator Rules Ends Nov. 23
COLUMBUS - Ohio pesticide applicators have until Nov. 23 to voice their opinions on a set of proposals from the...
