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It was created in 1949 by the Ohio Legislature. [3] ODNR owns and manages more than 640,000 acres (260,000 ha) of land, including 75 state parks, 23 state forests, 136 state nature preserves, and 150 wildlife areas. The department has jurisdiction over more than 61,500 mi (99,000 km) of inland rivers and streams, 451 mi (726 km) of the Ohio ...
A freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, United States on February 3, 2023, at 8:55 p.m. EST (UTC−5). The Norfolk Southern freight train was carrying hazardous materials when 38 cars derailed. [1] Several railcars burned for more than two days and emergency crews also conducted controlled burns of several railcars, [2] which released ...
Caesar Creek State Park is a public recreation area located in southwestern Ohio, five miles (8 km) east of Waynesville, in Warren, Clinton, and Greene counties. [2] The park is leased by the State from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, who in the 1970s erected a dam on Caesar Creek to impound a 2,830-acre (1,150 ha) lake. [2]
Jim Zehringer (born October 16, 1952) is the former Director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the Ohio Department of Agriculture, who served in the cabinet of Ohio Governor John Kasich from 2011 to 2019. He served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011, and as a Mercer County Commissioner from 2002 to 2007.
The ODNR enacted 112 unitization orders in 2022 and nearly 100 in 2023, according to ODNR records. Before 2021, which saw 73 unitization orders, ODNR enacted less than 50 orders per year between ...
In August 2024 ODNR announced it had sold the pair's 22-foot (6.7 m) boat, registered to Cominsky, through an online auction. Seized along with its trailer and two outboard motors, it was valued at the time at $100,000. The winning bid was $82,000, after taxes and fees.
Sean D. Logan (born 11 February 1966) is the former director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1990 to 2000. His district consisted of a portion of Columbiana County, Ohio. He was succeeded by Chuck Blasdel. Ohio Governor Ted Strickland appointed him as ODNR director in ...
An 8.5-mile (13.7 km) mountain bike trail that passes through Mohican State Park and the state forest was opened to the public in 2005. The trail was created through a partnership between the Mohican/Malabar Bike Club and ODNR. Since then, work has continued to expand the mountain bike trail to a total of 24.5 miles (39.4 km).