Ohio Woodland Stewards Program Boosts Forestry Skills
COLUMBUS, Ohio More than
330,000 Ohioans roughly the same
as the population of Cincinnati
own forestland.
But not all of them know what’s
best for that land.
Teaching them is the mission of
the Ohio Woodland Stewards Pro
gram, a joint effort of the Ohio Divi-
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“Our goal is to help woodland
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ins and outs of owning, caring for
and managing forestland here in
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In the past 12 months, specialists
with the program have presented a
series of 13 classes, all of them aimed
at boosting people’s forestry skills.
In all, 500 people participated,
Smith said 500 Ohioans who now
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According to the forestry division,
more than 30 percent of Ohio is for
ested, and 94 percent of that portion,
or about 2.5 million acres, is privately
owned. So helping Ohio woodland
owners helps a lot of Ohio woodland
and its trees, timber, water and
wildlife.
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and Wildlife,” and a Website (http://
woodlandstewards.osu.edu/).
The newsletter, the 2003 class
schedule and dozens of Extension
forestry publications are available at
the Website or from the program of
fice, (614) 688-3421.
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