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  1. Managing fish in urban ponds, and why it’s trickier than it looks, is just one of the 15 professional development topics at the Ohio Woodland, Water and Wildlife Conference. Soils, forests, stormwater and invasive species are a few of the others. (Photo: iStock.)

    March 1 Conference for Ohio Natural Resource Professionals

    Feb 13, 2017

    Why we need spiders, how a disease that kills trees could actually help forests, and what’s really going on when people and wildlife butt heads are just a few of the topics at the 2017 Ohio Woodland, Water and Wildlife Conference. The event is an annual educational program for natural resource professionals and land managers. It’s from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 1 at the Mid-Ohio Conference Center, 890 W. Fourth St. in Mansfield in north-central Ohio. Last year’s attendance was nearly 200. Experts from conservation agencies and The Ohio State University will present 15 sessions in three tracks: woodlands, water and wildlife.
  2. Visitors attend the Building Ohio State exhibit in the university’s Thompson Library in Columbus. (Photo: Kenneth Aschliman.)

    New Exhibit Showcases History and Role of Forests in Ohio

    Feb 13, 2017

    A new exhibit presented by the Ohio State University Libraries tells the story of the unique connection and history shared between The Ohio State University and Ohio’s forests.  Building Ohio State: From Forest to the Renovation of the Thompson Library examines the past, present and future of Ohio’s forest resources.  On display through May 14, the exhibit features interactive opportunities to learn about Ohio’s forest resources, shows examples of forest products, and highlights sustainable forest management and its continuing role in education, sustainability and economic development in the state of Ohio.  The William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library, Ohio State’s main library, underwent a complete renovation from 2006 to 2009 that not only transformed the building into a 21st century research library and campus hub, but also restored the original 1913 library to its historical grandeur.

  3. Photo caption: Matthew Bright (hand raised) is a coach for Ohio State's soil judging team.

    Science and Outreach: A bridge to the urban-rural divide

    Feb 8, 2017

    In a new article published in the newsletter of the Crops, Soils and Agronomy societies, SENR graduate student Matthew Bright reflects on making the world a better place with science.

  4. Professor Lal was recently profiled as one of Thomson Reuters' Highly Cited Researchers. (Photo: CFAES)

    CFAES’s Lal is a Highly Cited Researcher

    Feb 7, 2017

    Congratulations to Professor Lal. He is recognized as one of Thomas Reuters' Highly Cited Researchers for his contributions to the field of agricultural sciences - 2016 marks his third consecutive appearance on this list of influential scientific minds.

  5. Do backyard feeders help — or possibly hurt — birds like this northern cardinal? A new study of nesting success says the answer is complicated. (Photo: iStock.)

    Feeding Your Feathered Friends? Study Finds Complex Relationships Among Bird Feeders, Predators and Nest Survival

    Feb 7, 2017

    Backyard bird lovers may want to take note: Putting out feeders full of seed may also attract predators that eat eggs and nestlings. But the feeders may also help satiate predators so they’re less likely to target nests.  In a new study published in The Condor: Ornithological Applications, scientists from The Ohio State University and Cornell University investigated the consequences of supplemental bird food on predator-prey relationships.

  6. There’s bucks in your trees, Ohio State experts say — from timber production, maple syrup, mushrooms and more. (Photo: iStock.)

    Feb. 6 in Bucyrus: Workshop on Ways to Make Money From Your Woods

    Feb 1, 2017

    workshop on Feb. 6 in Bucyrus will show you how money can grow on your trees. And also under and around them.  Called “Woodland Opportunities,” it’s from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in Ohio State University Extension’s Crawford County office, 112 E. Mansfield St.  “‘What should I do with my woods?’ It’s a question we get a lot,” said Kathy Smith, coordinator of OSU Extension’s Ohio Woodland Stewards Program, which is sponsoring the event and providing the instructors.

  7. A Times Higher Education article features new School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR) faculty member, Nicole Sintov. The article highlights the complexity early and mid-career scientists may face in conducting interdisciplinary research and recently published in the journal, Energy Policy.

    Interdisciplinary Approaches and Energy Research

    Jan 30, 2017

    Times Higher Education article features new School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR) faculty member, Nicole Sintov. The article highlights the complexity early and mid-career scientists may face conducting interdisciplinary research and recently published in the journal, Energy Policy.

  8. A view of the Grand Reading Room in Ohio State’s Thompson Library in Columbus. The library is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of its renovation, which made wide use of oak wood from Ohio. (Photo: University Communications.)

    Event to Feature Ohio’s Forests and the One in Ohio State’s Library

    Jan 26, 2017

    February’s Environmental Professionals Network breakfast program will explore Ohio’s forests — and the natural role one of them played in renovating The Ohio State University’s main library.  The event, which is called “Ohio’s Forests: Celebrating a Rich History; Planning for Emerging Threats,” is from 7:15 to 11 a.m. Feb. 14 in Ohio State’s Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, 2201 Fred Taylor Drive, Columbus.  John Dorka, master logger coordinator/government relations with the Ohio Forestry Association, and Mark Ervin, a member of the Ohio Society of American Foresters, will present “Celebrating Ohio’s Forests” during the event. Then they’ll preview the “Building Ohio State” exhibit that opens Feb. 1 in the university’s William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library.

  9. Faith communities and climate change focus of recent article in The Columbus Dispatch

    Jan 24, 2017

    Efforts by religious environmentalists to help their faith communities recognize the moral challenges that climate change presents was the focus of a recent article in The Columbus Dispatch. Assistant Professor of Professional Practice Greg Hitzhusen, who was quoted in the article expands on the themes of the article in a post published by the Center for Ethics and Human Values at The Ohio State University. 
  10. Ohio State research to be presented at upcoming wildlife conference. (Photo credit: Jim Richardson)

    This Week's Fish and Wildlife Conference features Ohio State Research

    Jan 23, 2017

    Several sessions at the upcoming 57th Ohio Fish and Wildlife Conference will feature research from School of Environment and Natural Resources faculty, staff and graduate students.

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