Past Events

  1. Maple Madness Tour

    Mar 8, 2025, 10:00am - 5:00pm

    Explore Ohio State Maple at the Ohio State University Mansfield Campus.  As part of the statewide Maple Madness Tour come have pancakes and syrup with us.  The sugarbush bush sits on 19 acres of woods and contains 1200 taps and tubing to gather our sap.  There will be tours of the sugarbush, and an operating evaporator boiling maple sap to syrup.  Tours of the horseshoe vernal pool checking for salamanders.  Spotted lanternfly coloring kits for kids and so much more. Dress for the weather.

  2. 2025 Ohio Woodland Water and Wildlife Conference

    Mar 5, 2025, 8:30am - 3:30pm

    This annual conference is designed for natural resource professionals and land managers.  The conference is an opportunity for natural resouce land managers across the state to learn more about what issues are impacting our resources and how to approach dealing with them.  There are three concurrent sessions - and the talks are grouped around three topic areas: woodlands (trees), water (lakes, streams and ponds) and wildlife. This year the topics include:

  3. Advanced Winter Tree ID

    Feb 18, 2025, 9:30am - 3:00pm

    Looking for a more in-depth workshop on winter tree ID?  This class will take a deep dive into identifying trees in winter utilizing twigs of common tree species.  The indoor portion will focus on recognizing key characteristics of winter twigs.  The outdoor session will take that information and add key characteristics of bark and other features to aid in winter tree indentification.

  4. Winter Tree ID

    Feb 8, 2025, 9:00am - 11:00am

    Can you identify trees with leaves? What about without leaves? Identifying trees in winter can be a real challenge. This is an advanced class for individuals who are familiar with using a dichotomous key.  This workshop is designed to give participants in-depth training and practice on identifying trees without the leaves. The workshop will introduce some key identification clues and work hands on with samples. A guide for identifying trees by fruit and twigs will be utilized for a major portion of the class.

  5. Owl Prowl

    Jan 31, 2025, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

    Spend the evening with OSU Extension’s Marne Titchenell and Carrie Brown as we go on the prowl for Ohio’s owls! Join us for hot drinks and tasty treats, as we chat about owl species and ecology, then hike into the woods to call in these silent hunters. This is a family-friendly event with an owl craft and activity! Be sure to bundle up as we will be outdoors the whole event. Feel free to bring blankets to keep warm during a presentation on Ohio's owls. We are also hoping to welcome Ohio Nature Education with live owls, but this will be weather permitting. 

  6. Backyard Maple Production: Learn to Make Maple Syrup at Home!

    Jan 24, 2025, 12:30pm - 4:30pm

    Join OSU Extension's Jim Downs and Jake Nicholson for an afternoon class on maple syrup production in your backyard. 

  7. Online Course: Ohio Woodland Health Practices for Service Providers

    Dec 31, 2024, 8:00am - 11:00pm

    The Ohio Woodland Health Practices for Service Providers online course provides an introductory training to managing small woodlands, assisting woodland property owners to meet their individual goals and improving woodland and ecosystem health.  This course is for green industry professionals - such as arborists and landscape architects - working on private properties of <10 acres. The training will focus on the why and how of addressing common woodland health issues.

  8. Carbon Credits: What You Should Know

    Dec 13, 2024, 12:00pm - 2:00pm

    This webinar has been postponed until Dec. 13th This webinar will explore carbon credits for woodland owners.  What are the key things you need to know when making a decision to enter into the market.  Ohio Forest Tax Law cooperaters may also want to better understand the impact on your tax law program once you enter into an agreement.  Join Ohio State Professors Brent Sohngen and Roger Williams, University of Florida Extension's Tammy Cushing and Ohio Division of Forestry's Stephanie Downs to learn about the programs and the tax implications.

  9. Ohio Maple Days: A Day for Maple

    Dec 7, 2024, 8:30am - 3:45pm

    Join all our maple enthusiasts for this day focused on topics for maple producers and opportunities for visiting with vendors.  Learn more about the cost share programs that are available and hear about success stories in utilizing these funds.  Did you have filtering issues this season?  We will have a panel discussion on filtering and what your options are.  There will also be a session on marketing presented by Zac Smith from the University of Vermont.  The first part of their marketing reseach focuses on producers so there should be some good tidbits for you to use.

  10. Leaving a Legacy Through Transition and Estate Planning

    Dec 6, 2024, 10:00am - 3:00pm

    Do you have a plan for the future of your farm? It can be hard to admit but we are all getting older and need to be thinking about how to transition the farm to the next generation. As you develop your succession or transition plan, there are a myriad of decisions to be made. This workshop challenges farm families to actively plan for the future of the farm business. Learn how to have crucial conversations about the future and strategies and tools that can help you transfer your farm’s ownership, management, and assets to the next generation.

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