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...
Hunting/Fishing/Outdoors
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...
Buckeye Hero Hunt Provides Hunting Opportunity for Ohio Veterans
COLUMBUS, OH - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) hosted 12 disabled American veterans for a guided archery hunt...
Experience the Beauty of Fall Color on a Guided Hike This Weekend
COLUMBUS, OH – The weather and fall’s expanding palettes of color help make this the perfect time of year for...
Experience the Beauty of Fall Color on a Hike This Weekend
The colors of fall are making their annual appearance across Ohio. COLUMBUS, OH – The weather and fall’s expanding palettes...
Bolin, Carnahan elected to Meigs SWCD Board of Supervisors
Kim Romine, center, Pomeroy, was recognized by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources-Division of Soil and Water Resources, for her...
Ohio’s 2015 Fall Turkey Season Begins Oct.10
Ohio’s hunters have the opportunity to pursue wild turkeys during a seven-week season from Saturday, Oct. 10 through Sunday, Nov....
Hunters Should Confirm Hunting Locations Before Heading Out into the Field
ATHENS, OH - Access to some public hunting lands in southeast Ohio have changed, according to the Ohio Department of...
Workshop to Focus on Shale, Other Energy Impacts Across Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The effects of Ohio’s unprecedented oil and gas boom will be seen photo: Ken Chamberlain, CFAES far...
U.S. EPA Praises ODNR’s Waste Water Injection Well Program
COLUMBUS, OH – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) recently released a report on Ohio’s Class II Underground Injection...
Anticipate Seeing the Best Colors of Fall This October
COLUMBUS, OH – As the days grow shorter and the nights a little cooler, signs of autumn will begin to...
Get Your Hunting License: Archery Season Coming Soon
COLUMBUS, OH – Hunters will have their first opportunity to pursue white-tailed deer when archery season opens on Saturday, Sept....
