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  1. A colorful wood duck surveys an Ohio marsh habitat. (Photo provided by Ohio Division of Wildlife)

    Gift cements collaborative alliance in wetland, waterfowl, and wildlife ecology

    Mar 4, 2024

    A longstanding partnership and shared vision of protecting, restoring, and enhancing wetland habitat and wildlife is the impetus behind a new gift of $1 million to The Ohio State University.

    The donation from Winous Point Marsh Conservancy of Port Clinton, Ohio, and investment from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife to Ohio State cements a longstanding relationship to support and advance partnership-driven collaborative research and educational opportunities in wetland, waterfowl, and wildlife ecology.

    The gift establishes the Winous Point Wetlands and Waterfowl Endowed Faculty Support Fund and will fuel innovative solutions to wetlands and waterfowl conservation and management challenges. Learn more >>

  2. Greg Lipps takes a close look at a hellbender salamander that he pulled from an Ohio river. (Photo by Jeff Belth)

    Greg Lipps receives Columbus Zoo’s Commitment to Conservation Award

    Jul 12, 2023

    COLUMBUS—The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has named Greg Lipps of The Ohio State University as recipient of its 2023 Commitment to Conservation Award.
    Lipps, a leader in Ohio amphibian and reptile conservation in Ohio State’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Resources (CFAES), understands the vital role zoos play in conservation. He also serves as the amphibian & reptile conservation coordinator in the Ohio Biodiversity Conservation Partnership, a long-term relationship between Ohio State and the Ohio Division of Wildlife. Read more >>

  3. Green salamander on rock habitat.

    Faculty member to study unique and rare salamanders

    Jun 12, 2023

    Research will inform management and conservation of state endangered species 

    Bill Peterman, associate professor in the School of Environment and Natural Resources at The Ohio State University has received funding through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife to study Green Salamanders (Aneides aeneus).

  4. A cake with icing that says 1st Ohio Bat Blitz 2022 with a black bat and yellow and black stars

    Bat Blitz nets wins for conservation research and habitat management

    Sep 1, 2022

    The Ohio Bat Working Group and Five Rivers MetroParks hosted their first ever summer blitz.

    Over two nights in late August, nine teams set up mist nets to capture bats in various locations around Germantown MetroPark. The goal of the blitz was to survey in a short period of time Ohio bat populations, especially in areas of the state where information is lacking, such as Southwest Ohio.

  5. Lake Erie is among the bodies of water in Ohio affected by phosphorus runoff from farm fields. (Photo: Getty Images)

    Attracting more farmers to participate in water quality efforts

    Aug 28, 2019

    COLUMBUS, Ohio—Skepticism, more than anything else, is keeping farmers from changing how they apply fertilizer to their fields, according to a behavioral scientist at The Ohio State University.

    Many farmers question whether the conservation measures they are being asked to do, such as applying fertilizer underground rather than on the surfaces of fields, will actually improve water quality in Lake Erie, said Robyn Wilson, a professor in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES).

  6. Partnering for Pollinators. Photo credit: Gabriel Karns

    From the Field: Partnering for Pollinators

    Jan 7, 2019

    In continuing efforts to help the declining Monarch butterfly population, the Save Our Monarchs Foundation (SOM) is creating Monarch butterfly and other pollinator habitat along TransCanada Corporation rights-of-way in central Ohio’s Three Creeks Metro Park.  The planting results from a strong partnership between TransCanada, Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks, Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative, and the School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University.  Monarch habitat consists of bio-diverse landscapes that contain milkweed and other native nectar and pollen sources, have a nearby water source, and are protected from disturbance factors such as untimely mowing.  Habitat for Monarchs also makes excellent habitat for other vital and diminishing species, including other native butterflies and bees, and migratory and ground-nesting birds.

  7. Students presenting their campus monitoring findings of bird-building collisions at the 2018 Ohio Avian Research Conference. Photo credit: Casey Tucker.

    Bird-building Collision Monitoring Efforts Recognized

    Dec 5, 2018

    Campus-wide monitoring program to check for bird-building collisions during spring and fall migration developed by the Ornithology Club at The Ohio State University in collaboration with School of Environment and Natural Resources faculty and staff recognized.

  8. SENR Experts Presenting at Conservation Tillage Conference

    Feb 24, 2015

    This week's Conservation Tillage Conference in Ada, Ohio, is expected to draw more than 900 participants. The program will feature a day-long discussion with industry and university experts on improving Ohio’s water quality, particularly ways to keep phosphorus and nitrogen from impacting water resources. Nutrient management, cover crops and soil health and Solving the P (and N) problem are just a few of the sessions offered at the conference. SENR faculty experts, including Robyn Wilson, Steve Culman and Warren Dick, are scheduled to present their research.