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With the holidays right around the corner, many people are deciding whether they should go with a real Christmas tree. An artificial tree...

A mild fall in Ohio with minimal rainfall and warmer temps provided favorable conditions for harvest with most farmers finishing before...

For the past 5 years the No Till November movement has promoted soil health practices through no till farming. Loosely based on the "No Shave November" movement, farmers are encouraged to give their farm a rugged natural look each fall by resisting the urge to till soils through intensive farming practices. Decades of research point to no till farming as a solution to reduce erosion, nutrient loss, save fuel, reduce labor, and more recently have shown to mitigate the effects

There are a few actions that homeowners and others can take on their own to help reduce stormwater runoff and pollution. The first action...

Stormwater runoff flows off of impervious pavements and into storm drains, collecting pollutants as it travels. Any trash, debris, or...

When it rains, water that does not infiltrate into the ground will flow off hard surfaces (parking lots, rooftops, etc.) as stormwater....

Stormwater Awareness Week is a statewide campaign to raise awareness about stormwater issues which runs from October 16th to the 22nd in...

The wetland restoration project at the property of Bob and Candace Cook broke ground on September 13th, 2022. The 250 acre property is primarily dedicated to conservation practices such as pollinator plantings and warm season grass prairie providing habitat for many upland bird species. The wetland restoration focuses on a 2.5 acre area of hydric (wetland) soils. In Butler County we only have 2 types of wetland soils Patton (Pa) and Ragsdale (Ra), so finding remnants of these

Ohio is home to a wide variety of dragonflies. Some, such as the green darner are found across most of the state and in a variety of habitats, whereas others are more elusive only found in tiny pockets of habitat. Dragonflies are beneficial insects. They are true carnivores, eating huge amounts of insects, especially mosquitoes and gnats. They catch their food while flying, scooping the prey out of the air in a “basket” that they form with their legs and thorax. They either

Poison hemlock is a difficult species of noxious weed that can be found commonly along roadsides, fencelines, and in vacant properties. But what is poison hemlock and how do you get rid of it? Let's start off with a few basics. Identification Poison Hemlock has several identifying features that set it apart from other look a-likes such as Queen Anne's Lace and Giant Hogweed. The best way to identify poison hemlock is by looking at its foliage and stems. The stem is the most i