Check out this resource from the Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative on managing small forest patches for bird habitat. Love bees and butterflies too? Click here to access Holden’s pollinator garden planting guide.

Are you a hunter without access to woodland, or a landowner with heavy deer pressure on your woods? The Ohio DNR has created a federally funded program that pays landowners to allow hunters to access their properties. Learn more about that program here.

This article offers some options for getting started building trails on your land. The options are endless – a trail system can be built out to include features like mountain biking paths, campsites, favorite foraging spots, and more.

• Ohio forests are incredible places to cultivate or forage “goods from the woods.” Explore our resource catalog to find links about everything from agroforestry to an indigenous history of spicebush.  Also, check out our printable forest farming quick guides, which include beautiful illustrations and instructions for cultivating non-timber forest products that thrive in Northeast Ohio.
  • Black Cohosh
  • Bloodroot
  • Ginseng
  • Ostrich Fern
  • Ramps
  • Shiitake
  • Spicebush