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  1. Old-Growth Forests in Ohio: Lessons for Forest Stewardship in a Changing Environment

    https://epn.osu.edu/events/old-growth-forests-ohio-lessons-forest-stewardship-changing-environment

    store carbon, and sustain natural ecosystem services. These forests shape soil health, influence water ... strategies for reversing forest conversion to recover the ecosystem services these forests provide. We will ... forest management, peatland recovery after wildfire, and disturbance-driven changes in ecosystem ...

  2. Prescribed Fire & Water Quality Basics

    https://woodlandstewards.osu.edu/events/prescribed-fire-water-quality-basics

    Prescribed burning can lead to surprising improvements in your forest’s health and the quality of ... your drinking water. Join Julia DeFeo, Ohio State’s new Assistant Professor of Silviculture and Forest ... Ecology, for this webinar to learn more about how silvicultural practices like prescribed fire can ...

  3. Spotted Lanternfly

    https://beht.osu.edu/resources/spotted-lanternfly

      Spotted Lanternfly (lycorma delicatula) is a non-native, invasive pest first discovered in Ohio ... Spotted Lanternfly feed on sap from the cambial tissue of the plant. This feeding can stress the plant ... to help you be aware of Spotted Lanternfly. REPORT IT!   Ohio Plant Pest Reporter Online   FACTSHEETS ...

  4. Deck the Halls with Festive Flora

    https://woodlandstewards.osu.edu/events/deck-halls-festive-flora

    Decorate for the holidays with guidance from OSU Extension Non-timber Forest Product Specialist ... Jake Nicholson, and Holden Forests & Gardens Forester Jessica Miller Mecaskey. Learn how to select ... plants, shrubs, and trees that grow within our Northeast Ohio Woods. Bring the forest home for the ...

  5. Ohio Commercial Pesticide Recertification Conference- Columbus- February 19, 2026

    https://pested.osu.edu/events/ohio-commercial-pesticide-recertification-conference-columbus-february-19-2026

    • Questions Conference Information Pre-Register to guarantee your spot. Walk-ins will be accepted if there is ... Agenda Registration Information Pre-Register to Secure your Spot: Pre-Reg Conference Only:   $100  ... for W-9 Pre-Register to guarantee your spot. If space is available, walk-ins will be accepted. Check ...

  6. Ohio Commercial Pesticide Recertification Conference- Findlay- February 11, 2026

    https://pested.osu.edu/events/ohio-commercial-pesticide-recertification-conference-findlay-february-11-2026

    guarantee your spot. Walk-ins will be accepted if there is availability. Check the website the day before ... your Spot: Pre-Reg Conference Only:   $100  Conference w/ Box Lunch:  $122  Onsite Reg:  $140- Only if ... soon. Click here for Purchase Order.  Click here for W-9 Pre-Register to guarantee your spot. If space ...

  7. Spotted Lanternfly

    https://lorain.osu.edu/anr/spotted-lanternfly

    What is it? Spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is an invasive species of planthopper. They ... Lorain County in 2022. The Spotted Lanternfly’s primary host plant, Tree of Heaven, is another invasive ... Grapes are considered to be one of the more vulnerable crops to Spotted Lanternfly feeding. What do they ...

  8. Spotted Lanternfly Update, October 2025

    https://lucas.osu.edu/news/spotted-lanternfly-update-october-2025

    https://extension.psu.edu/how-to-build-a-spotted-lanternfly-circle-trap Lampshade Traps, Forest Pest Methods Laboratory (link below) Lampshade Traps Our office will have ... of the spotted lanternfly in our county. We experienced movement of the adult stage, with a lot of ... become familiar with this non-native invasive insect- the spotted lanternfly (SLF), and look for the pest ...

  9. Webinars

    https://woodlandstewards.osu.edu/webinars

      Friday's ESCAPE TO THE FOREST Webinar Series Take a break to relax and join us in the ... how to manage your woodland with forest health in mind. Webinars are recorded and posted at: ... "woods" as we explore Ohio’s forests, discover native wildlife, learn about invasive species, and discuss ...

  10. Soil Health

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0202

    (nrcs.usda.gov/conservation-basics/natural-resource-concerns/soil/soil-health), is, “the continued capacity of soil to function as a vital living ecosystem that sustains plants, ... quality, and ecosystem services. Soil Health Composition Soil health is a comprehensive concept composed of ... physical, chemical, and biological properties working in combination to support vital ecosystem functions. ...

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