/tags/forest forest en-US Copyright Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:12:38 GMT /2025-03-21/an-ohio-conservation-program-makes-protecting-the-states-forests-more-profitable The Family Forest Carbon Program is helping Ohio landowners connect to the complicated carbon market. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:12:38 GMT /2025-03-21/an-ohio-conservation-program-makes-protecting-the-states-forests-more-profitable Kendall Crawford /2025-03-18/from-coal-to-community-forest-how-one-ohio-organization-is-reclaiming-former-mine-land A team of locals in Athens County is trying to make former mine land economically productive again. Instead of harvesting coal, they’re creating a community forest. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 09:05:00 GMT /2025-03-18/from-coal-to-community-forest-how-one-ohio-organization-is-reclaiming-former-mine-land Erin Gottsacker /2024-06-07/meet-the-ohio-man-searching-for-the-states-biggest-trees Marc DeWerth is on the hunt for big trees. From catalpas to cottonwoods, he’s found some behemoths, sharing his finds through social media along the way. Fri, 07 Jun 2024 09:15:00 GMT /2024-06-07/meet-the-ohio-man-searching-for-the-states-biggest-trees Erin Gottsacker /2023-10-18/ohio-now-has-more-old-growth-forests-than-any-other-state-heres-why-that-matters With the inclusion of Stage’s Pond State Nature Preserve near Columbus and the Lindy Roosenburg Preserve near Athens, the Old-Growth Forest Network now recognizes 30 forests in Ohio. Wed, 18 Oct 2023 08:36:00 GMT /2023-10-18/ohio-now-has-more-old-growth-forests-than-any-other-state-heres-why-that-matters Erin Gottsacker /news-partners/2019-06-12/trump-administration-seeking-to-overhaul-forest-management-rules The U.S. Forest Service is proposing changes to a landmark environmental law that would allow it to fast-track some forest management projects, including logging and prescribed burning. Wed, 12 Jun 2019 16:30:56 GMT /news-partners/2019-06-12/trump-administration-seeking-to-overhaul-forest-management-rules Kirk Siegler /news/2018-08-06/innerbelt-national-forest-opens-temporarily-in-downtown-akron The Innerbelt National Forest is now temporarily open to the public, bringing new green space to downtown Akron.Adirondack chairs, potted trees and an… Mon, 06 Aug 2018 15:49:43 GMT /news/2018-08-06/innerbelt-national-forest-opens-temporarily-in-downtown-akron Kabir Bhatia /news/2018-07-27/tour-des-trees-leaves-from-columbus-this-weekend A seven-day cycling tour that combines bike racing with forestry is coming to Ohio for the first time. The 581-mile Tour Des Trees starts Sunday in… Fri, 27 Jul 2018 14:02:12 GMT /news/2018-07-27/tour-des-trees-leaves-from-columbus-this-weekend Tyler Thompson /great-lakes-today/2017-12-05/hemlock-killing-bug-getting-help-from-warmer-winters On a rainy day, City Forester Jeanne Grace takes me on a tour of the Ithaca City Cemetery, where tall, evergreen trees hang over many of the graves.The… Tue, 05 Dec 2017 12:41:43 GMT /great-lakes-today/2017-12-05/hemlock-killing-bug-getting-help-from-warmer-winters Caitlin Whyte /news/2017-09-07/as-diseases-ravage-ohios-forests-not-all-trees-are-sure-to-survive The mayor of Akron recently issued a warning to citizens to be on the lookout for a fungus that kills oak trees. Oak Wilt is a condition that affects red… Thu, 07 Sep 2017 19:00:00 GMT /news/2017-09-07/as-diseases-ravage-ohios-forests-not-all-trees-are-sure-to-survive Mark Urycki /news/2015-12-22/15-rural-ohio-schools-to-share-in-2m-from-timber-sales Officials say 15 rural school districts and their communities will share about $2 million from the sale of timber from Ohio's state forests.Through the… Tue, 22 Dec 2015 14:21:00 GMT /news/2015-12-22/15-rural-ohio-schools-to-share-in-2m-from-timber-sales The Associated Press Ohio