Happy New Year y’all! Here at the Rural Action office, we’re busy making plans for the growing season and eagerly watching the light return. Every evening when the sun sets a bit later...
Timeline PhotosDid you know that over 8 million acres (30%) of Ohio land area is forested? Families and individuals own approximately 5.8 million acres (70%) of all forest land in Ohio. This means YOU and your neighbors have the power to sustainably manage and shape the conditions of our future forests 🌳 . (Full Report: doi.org/10.2737/FS-RU-171) . . #odnrforestry #ohioforestry #forestmanagement #sustainableforestmanagement #sustainableuse #privatelandmanagement #landownerassistance #forestproud #yougotthis #yougotthepower ...
The Nature Conservancy and Buckeye Trail Association have opened a new 16-mile section of the 1,454-mile Buckeye Trail. The new trail winds through the 20,000-acre Richard and Lucile Durrell Edge of Appalachia Preserve, co-owned and managed by The Nature Conservancy and Cincinnati Museum Center. The...
January 11 marks the birthday of Aldo Leopold (1887 - 1948), one of the most celebrated employees in the history of the U.S. Forest Service. He proposed what became the Gila Wilderness, the first designated Wilderness Area, while working in New Mexico. He is also remembered as the author of A Sand County Almanac (published in 1949), one of America's most influential books about conservation. The following is an excerpt:
"We reached the old wolf in time to watch a fierce green fire dying in her eyes. I realized then, and have known ever since, that there was something new to me in those eyes – something known only to her and to the mountain. I was young then, and full of trigger-itch; I thought that because fewer wolves meant more deer, that no wolves would mean hunters’ paradise. But after seeing the green fire die, I sensed that neither the wolf nor the mountain agreed with such a view." ...
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The Year in Pictures | Chesterhill Produce Auction
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Happy New Year y’all! Here at the Rural Action office, we’re busy making plans for the growing season and eagerly watching the light return. Every evening when the sun sets a bit later...Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Linked InShare by Email
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Timeline PhotosDid you know that over 8 million acres (30%) of Ohio land area is forested? Families and individuals own approximately 5.8 million acres (70%) of all forest land in Ohio. This means YOU and your neighbors have the power to sustainably manage and shape the conditions of our future forests 🌳
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#odnrforestry #ohioforestry #forestmanagement
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#privatelandmanagement #landownerassistance #forestproud
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New Section of Buckeye Trail Open at the Edge of Appalachia
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The Nature Conservancy and Buckeye Trail Association have opened a new 16-mile section of the 1,454-mile Buckeye Trail. The new trail winds through the 20,000-acre Richard and Lucile Durrell Edge of Appalachia Preserve, co-owned and managed by The Nature Conservancy and Cincinnati Museum Center. The...Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Linked InShare by Email
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January 11 marks the birthday of Aldo Leopold (1887 - 1948), one of the most celebrated employees in the history of the U.S. Forest Service. He proposed what became the Gila Wilderness, the first designated Wilderness Area, while working in New Mexico. He is also remembered as the author of A Sand County Almanac (published in 1949), one of America's most influential books about conservation. The following is an excerpt:
"We reached the old wolf in time to watch a fierce green fire dying in her eyes. I realized then, and have known ever since, that there was something new to me in those eyes – something known only to her and to the mountain. I was young then, and full of trigger-itch; I thought that because fewer wolves meant more deer, that no wolves would mean hunters’ paradise. But after seeing the green fire die, I sensed that neither the wolf nor the mountain agreed with such a view." ...
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FLMR has been protecting flood plains for many years. Many of our properties are flood plains. ...
Got Floods? Protecting Floodplains Could Be a Cheap Way to Reduce Damages
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In many places in the U.S., $1 invested in floodplain protection today can return at least $5 in savings from avoided flood damages in the future.Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Linked InShare by Email