/tags/odnr ODNR en-US Copyright Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:13:05 GMT /2025-01-03/thursday-fire-at-fracking-well-pad-explosion-at-salt-fork-state-park-burns-out-on-friday An explosion around 6 p.m. Thursday off of State Route 22 burned until 1 p.m. Friday. No one was injured in the explosion or the response. Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:13:05 GMT /2025-01-03/thursday-fire-at-fracking-well-pad-explosion-at-salt-fork-state-park-burns-out-on-friday Renee Fox /politics-government/2024-04-23/ohio-department-of-natural-resources-and-state-park-system-mark-75-years The state legislature created the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and Ohio's first official state parks in 1949. Tue, 23 Apr 2024 09:00:00 GMT /politics-government/2024-04-23/ohio-department-of-natural-resources-and-state-park-system-mark-75-years Allie Vugrincic /2023-10-13/ginseng-in-ohio-odnr-investigates-the-root-of-all-evil The Ohio Department of Natural Resources' recent investigation focuses on a little root at the center of a big industry. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 09:00:00 GMT /2023-10-13/ginseng-in-ohio-odnr-investigates-the-root-of-all-evil Katie Geniusz /2021-12-30/a-third-of-northeast-ohio-deer-tested-positive-for-covid-19-earlier-this-year-study-shows Researchers at The Ohio State University said they have confirmed COVID-19 infections in wild white-tailed deer in six locations in Northeast Ohio. Thu, 30 Dec 2021 19:48:35 GMT /2021-12-30/a-third-of-northeast-ohio-deer-tested-positive-for-covid-19-earlier-this-year-study-shows Stephanie Czekalinski /2021-11-19/osu-researchers-examining-effectiveness-of-drones-in-fighting-wildfires Ohio may not be a hotbed for wildfires, but some Ohio State University researchers hope to lead the way in discovering how drones can help fight wildfires. Fri, 19 Nov 2021 18:50:55 GMT /2021-11-19/osu-researchers-examining-effectiveness-of-drones-in-fighting-wildfires Debbie Holmes /news/2021-07-09/ohio-department-of-natural-resources-investigating-mysterious-bird-disease The department began receiving reports in May. Fri, 09 Jul 2021 20:45:57 GMT /news/2021-07-09/ohio-department-of-natural-resources-investigating-mysterious-bird-disease Kabir Bhatia /news/2020-02-25/nest-census-ohio-conducting-statewide-count-of-bald-eagles On a recent weekday morning, Ohio Division of Wildlife biologist Laura Kearns used her binoculars to spot a bald eagles’ nest high in the tree branches on… Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:00:00 GMT /news/2020-02-25/nest-census-ohio-conducting-statewide-count-of-bald-eagles Debbie Holmes /news/2019-11-15/thats-vinegar-ohio-river-watershed-still-threatened-by-contamination In 1958, researchers from the University of Louisville and the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission gathered at a lock on the Monongahela River… Fri, 15 Nov 2019 13:03:23 GMT /news/2019-11-15/thats-vinegar-ohio-river-watershed-still-threatened-by-contamination April Johnston /news/2019-08-21/concerned-about-fracking-ohio-residents-start-their-own-health-registry A dozen people are scurrying around a church basement in Youngstown, Ohio. They’re arranging tables and chairs, setting up paperwork, and hanging up signs… Wed, 21 Aug 2019 20:29:03 GMT /news/2019-08-21/concerned-about-fracking-ohio-residents-start-their-own-health-registry Julie Grant /news/2019-08-20/ohio-law-allows-energy-companies-to-force-landowners-into-leases Deciding what happens on private property might seem like a basic right. But when it comes to energy development, Ohio and other oil and gas-producing… Tue, 20 Aug 2019 17:00:00 GMT /news/2019-08-20/ohio-law-allows-energy-companies-to-force-landowners-into-leases Julie Grant