Monday, November 18, 2024
The Dirt on Conservation

The Dirt on Conservation

Autumn leaves on green grass.

Recycling leaves can help you reduce the cost of purchased landscape products, make your soil more fertile, reduce weed germination and protect the environment.
Healthy soil

Soil tests can provide a lot of information that can help guide you with what you should be putting on your fields.
Raised-bed garden

Residents are now planting more gardens, utilizing more of the natural resources on their own land and sourcing local amid COVID-19.
no-till manure spreader

Learn to measure the nutrients in your soil to properly manage your manure application this fall.
children playing in a stream

Parents, get outside so that the next generation gets to have that fun and sense of wonder about nature, wildlife, trees, streams and wildflowers.
reusable bag with recycling symbol

Learn more about lifestyle changes that can positively impact the environment.
Spotted lanternfly

Most importantly, if you see a spotted lanternfly, let your inner child fly and stomp on that bug as hard and fast as you can.
ruffed grouse

Learn more about the disappearance of the once common Ohio game bird, the ruffed grouse, how to help them recover and how to report brood sightings to ODNR.
grazing pasture

During summer, slow down the pasture rotation and allow more time for rest of the forages to recover. 
forest

Deciding if and when to cut timber, and selling it, can be very overwhelming. Ohio has a program for landowners to "Call Before You Cut." Learn more.