Wildlife/Forestry Services

The Athens SWCD offers technical and educational services to landowners regarding forestry and wildlife practices or concerns. Contact our Wildlife Specialist/Forestry Technician at 740-797-9686 ext. 6283 to see how we can assist you.
Forestry Services
  • Forestry education programming
  • Identify invasive species and treatment recommendations
  • Advises landowners on Ohio Forestry Tax Laws (OFTL) and CAUV
  • Timber Stand Improvement (TSI), thinning, and pruning practices recommendations
  • Provide sample timber sale contracts to landowners
  • Recommendations for tree planting practices
  • Tree identification and recommendations
  • Assists loggers with site Best Management Practices (BMPs)
  • Timber Harvest Plan (THP) site reviews
Wildlife Services
  • Wildlife education programming
  • Wildlife habitat enhancement and education
  • Crop damage reviews and solutions
  • Assists urban landowners with wildlife matters
  • Food plot recommendations
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                                                                       Help Protect Young Wildlife
If you observe a nest of birds or a young mammal with no adult in sight, please let it be. Many species of animals are raised by one parent that may be out seeking food. It is very rare that wildlife will abandon their young, unless an injury or death has occurred. If you believe that the young is in trouble, contact a licensed wildlife rehabilitator, trained to handle cases of orphaned animals. It is illegal for anyone to keep a native wildlife animal unless permitted by ODNR Division of Wildlife.
     - Division of Wildlife Rehabilitators

Ohio Landowner/Hunter Access Partnership Program

“The Ohio Landowner/Hunter Access Partnership (OLHAP) Program is funded from the USDA Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP) and offers farmers and landowners financial compensation for allowing public hunting on private lands.  The goal is to provide public access to over 20,000 acres of private land across the state of Ohio, and habitat practices may also be financially incentivized through the program.  
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Related Links:
ODNR Division of Forestry
ODNR Division of Wildlife
Ohio's Forestry Pollution Abatement Program
USDA NRCS - Technical Service Providers
Ohio Forestry Association
OFA Master Logger Directory
Division of Forestry Publications:
Selling Timber
Ohio's Trees
BMPs for Erosion Control for Logging and Forestry Practices in Ohio
Forestry Pollution Prevention Plan (FP3)
Windbreak Guide
Care and Planting of Seedlings