Ohio Department of Natural Resources

At one time, the ODNR was managed and run by serious and dedicated resource professionals. In the past 20 years, it has morphed into a twisted political arm of the governors office. Many of the serious professional scientists, such as wildlife biologists, soil scientists, hydrologists, etc., have been replaced by law enforcement, attorneys, equal opportunity officers, HR and communication specialists whose sole purpose is to manage and maintain a positive image of the governor. Any bad news is filtered and managed so that the governor escapes any negative press. This is done so that a cadre of sycophantic governmental appointees have perpetual employment (and retirement); many of whom are talentless and clueless. Some are sociopaths who will stop at nothing to gain and maintain their own positions of power. Over time, ODNR has come to be managed by political shills and hacks who have little real interest in managing the resources of the state, but who are more interested in managing their own political careers.
May 30th, 2023

You can get your share of fracking when you visit these parks soon. Will love getting my dose of toxins when trying to be in nature. What should I expect when the Nimrods of Ohio determined "natural gas" to be green energy..... So sad they will do this but what can be expected from Republicans.
Dec 12th, 2022

Lauren S went above and beyond to help me the most information possible to get hunting last minute. She even took the time to send out an email with everything she mentioned. Thank you!
Dec 1st, 2022

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Dec 10th, 2019