Category: Ohio
Harrison Lake State Park gets $6M of TLC from the Ohio DNR
FAYETTE, Ohio — About 40 people gathered at Harrison Lake State Park on Tuesday to celebrate $6 million in improvements made over the past 10 months by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Small grant program open for conservation efforts
Small grants of up to $2,500 for conservation education programs and materials are available for organizations, the Ohio Forestry Association Foundation announced Wednesday.
Ohio DNR ‘still in the fight’ to use wetlands as a way of combating algal blooms
DEFIANCE — Despite a 55 percent cut to its portion of H2Ohio funding, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources is “still in the fight” to build, expand, or enhance wetlands as a means of controlling western Lake Erie algal blooms.
EPA union leader urges Trump to keep a cool head and not engage in mass firings
A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency union leader said in a statement issued Wednesday that she condemns President Trump’s threat to conduct mass layoffs of federal EPA employees in the Great Lakes region during the government shutdown.
No more algal bloom updates via email until shutdown is over, NOAA says
Bulletins emailed to dozens of scientists, public officials, water-treatment plant operators, journalists, and concerned citizens about the ongoing status of western Lake Erie’s 2025 algal bloom are being suspended until the government shutdown ends.