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  1. Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist (OCVN) Fall 2024 Course Franklin County

    https://ocvn.osu.edu/events/ohio-certified-volunteer-naturalist-ocvn-fall-2024-course-franklin-county

    education to receive their certification.  https://ocvn.osu.edu/about-ocvn Format: Hybrid (online and Face ... If you have questions about the activity level of the course and how we can help you participate ...

  2. Introduction to Urban Extension

    https://urban-extension.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/about/introduction-urban-extension

    Learn About   University Extension Context Extension is the land-grant university's community-based ... academic resources.   Resources   Extension History and Land-Grant University Context-The U.S. Land-Grant ... University System: An Overview- Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU), Cooperative ...

  3. Interpreting a Soil Test Report

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/agf-0514

    exchange capacity (CEC) and organic matter (OM). Soil pH tells us about nutrient availability and soil ... information helps us understand the soil's natural ability to retain and supply nutrients such as cation ... suitability to grow a chosen crop. Phosphorous and potassium soil test levels help us know if fertilizer is ...

  4. Fall Color Change in Ohio

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0145

    Extension publication FNR-FAQ-5. Retrieved from extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/fnr/fnr-faq-5.pdf Kramer, P. ...

  5. Yellowjackets

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-2075-11

    persistent, unwelcome guests at picnics and other outdoor events, as they fly about scavenging for food, ...  (Linnaeus) Identification A typical yellowjacket worker is about ½-inch long with alternating black and ... about 18 to 20 days, which then pupate and emerge as worker-daughters that assume the tasks of the nest: ...

  6. The Value of Community Strategic Plans in Corporate Location Decision-Making

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/cdfs-1578

    a time when corporate businesses are changing the way they make decisions about where to locate and ... a potential community might not seem crucial to some corporations, it can help inform them about the profile ... attracting new businesses is a common economic development strategy, research indicates that about 80% of all ...

  7. Bed Bugs

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-2105

    bed bugs, and they are considered a public health pest by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), ... brownish as they mature. Nymphs have the general appearance of adults. Eggs are white and about 1/32 inch ... (egg to adult) is affected by temperature and takes about 21 days at 86 °F to 120 days at 65 °F. The ...

  8. New funding empowers climate and weather education

    https://ocvn.osu.edu/news/new-funding-empowers-climate-and-weather-education

    professionals, and volunteers to create ways to teach about climate and weather and provide them with confidence, ...

  9. Community-Level Strategies for Urban Coyote Management

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/W-25

    educating the public about personal safety and coyote ecology. See Toolbox 4 to learn more best management ... activity and public sightings, which often raises alarm. Preventing Conflicts with Coyotes: Individual ... will be most effective when coordinated across a community. For more information about individual ...

  10. What to Look for in a Lawn Care Service

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-4025-88

    applications due to concerns about its environmental impact. The only period that a phosphorous application is ... seeing a response. What About Late-Season Nitrogen Fertilization? University research has shown ... problematic for the development of turfgrass diseases such as pink snow mold, Microdochium nivale. What About ...

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