State Government
Ohio Department of Natural ResourcesAbout
About This Business
Our Mission: To ensure a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all.
A department of incredible diversity, ODNR owns and manages more than 590,000 acres of land, 74 state parks, 21 state forests, 134 state nature preserves, and 138 wildlife areas. The department also has jurisdiction over more than 120,000 acres of inland waters; 7,000 miles of streams; 481 miles of Ohio River; and 2-1/4 million acres of Lake Erie. In addition, ODNR licenses all hunting, fishing, and watercraft in the state and is responsible for overseeing and permitting all mineral extraction, monitoring dam safety, managing water resources, coordinating the activity of Ohio's 88 county soil and water conservation districts, mapping the state's major geologic structures and mineral resources, and promoting recycling and litter prevention through grants in local communities.
Products and Services
Division of Forestry
Division of Geological Survey
Division of Mineral Resources Management
Division of Natural Areas & Preserves
Division of Oil & Gas Resources
Division of Water Resources
Division of Wildlife
Office of Coastal Management
Office of Real Estate & Land Management
Ohio State Parks & Watercraft
Business Details
- Local BBB:
- BBB of Central Ohio
- BBB File Opened:
- 10/3/2017
- Business Started:
- 10/5/1949
- Alternate Names:
- Ohio State Parks & Watercraft
- Division of Engineering
- Division of Forestry
- Division of Geological Survey
- Division of Mineral Resources Management
- Division of Natural Areas & Preserves
- Division of Oil & Gas Resources
- Division of Water Resources
- Division of Wildlife
- Office of Coastal Management
- Office of Real Estate & Land Management
- Business Management:
- Ms. Mary Mertz, Director
Additional Contact Information
- Principal Contacts
- Ms. Mary Mertz, Director
- Customer Contacts
- Ms. Mary Mertz, Director
- Additional Phone Numbers
- Other Phone: (614) 265-6480
- Other Phone: (614) 265-6860
- Other Phone: (614) 265-1005
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