Ohio Department of Natural Resources
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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) was created in 1949 by the Ohio Legislature. It is a government agency
in the U.S. state
of Ohio
charged with maintaining natural resources
such as state parks, public lands, state forests, state waterways, and recreation areas.
Divisions of ODNR include:
ODNR owns and manages more than 590000 acres (2,387.6 km²) of land in 74 state parks, 20 state forests, 127 state nature preserves, and 120 wildlife areas and more than 120000 acres (485.6 km²) of inland waters; 7000 miles (11,265.4 km) of streams; 481 miles (774.1 km) of Ohio River
; and 2250000 acres (9,105.4 km²) of Lake Erie
.
Government agency
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in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
charged with maintaining natural resources
Natural Resources
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such as state parks, public lands, state forests, state waterways, and recreation areas.
Divisions of ODNR include:
- Division of Engineering
- Division of Forestry
- Division of Geological Survey
- Division of Mineral Resources Management
- Division of Natural Areas and Preserves
- Division of Parks
- Division of Recycling and Litter Prevention
- Division of Soil and Water Resources
- Division of Watercraft
- Division of Wildlife
ODNR owns and manages more than 590000 acres (2,387.6 km²) of land in 74 state parks, 20 state forests, 127 state nature preserves, and 120 wildlife areas and more than 120000 acres (485.6 km²) of inland waters; 7000 miles (11,265.4 km) of streams; 481 miles (774.1 km) of Ohio River
Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...
; and 2250000 acres (9,105.4 km²) of Lake Erie
Lake Erie
Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time. It is bounded on the north by the...
.