Since 1904, the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station has made significant contributions to help the recovery of Ohio’s forest resources. The experiment station has been the home of the state’s forestry program under the leadership of Edmund Secrest and later Ovid A. Alderman since 1906, when Department of Forestry was established. The experiment station provided direction to early forestry experimentation related to the reforestation of state-owned land and the improvement of farm woodlots. It also conducted forest surveys, organized tree planting demonstrations, conducted outreach programs, administered the state forest reserve program, and established tree nurseries. The experiment station turned its attention to research of plant diseases when chestnut blight virtually eliminated the American chestnut from Ohio’s forests during the early 1900s. The forestry program has operated as a separate entity, Division of Forestry, since 1921, and was transferred to the newly created Ohio Department of Natural Resources in Columbus in 1949. The experiment station continues its forest research program to this day.
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- Wooster Administration Building
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- Ohio Forest News
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- Civilian Conservation Corps Planting
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- Erecting Dams in Gullies
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- Zaleski State Forest
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- Ohio’s Forest Resources
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- Tree Planter (Dibble) Bar and Bag
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- Kellerman Mount
The Department of Forestry at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station produced numerous publications, including factsheets, bulletins and circulars to educate Ohio farmers and woodland owners on the importance of improving and maintaining woodlots for forestry purposes. All historical publications of the Experiment Station are freely available through the Knowledge Bank, a service of The Ohio State University Libraries.
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- Forestry Suggestions
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- Cooperative Forestry Work
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- Ohio Forest Plantings
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- Woodland Management