Public comments needed to stop fracking 8,749 acres at Salt Fork, Egypt Valley
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Comments needed by March 7 for 6,639 acres in Egypt Valley Wildlife Area; March 15 for 513 acres under Salt Fork State... Read More
Opinion: Vote ‘yes’ on Ohio Issue 1 if you love state parks and democracy
By Melinda Zemper, Anne Sparks, Jenny Morgan, Mary Huck and Cathy Cowan Becker If you love state parks and democracy, vote “yes”... Read More
Hold state legislative candidates accountable for voting to frack Ohio state parks
In December 2023, during the Christmas holiday lame duck session – with no public participation — the Ohio General Assembly stuffed a... Read More
Save Ohio Parks promotes Feb. 26 commission meeting and fossil fuels rally
Emergency stay filed to stop bids to frack state parks, wildlife areas The Oil and Gas Land Management Commission (OGLMC) will meet... Read More
Advocates Sue to Halt Oil & Gas Leasing in Ohio State Parks and Public Lands
Local groups are appealing the Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission’s approval of nominations to lease Ohio’s largest state park and two wildlife areas for oil and gas development.
Save Ohio Parks speakers call for end to dark money, gerrymandering
Political corruption and lack of accountability in the statehouse today are reasons Ohio’s Republican Party supermajority legislators are considering despoiling Ohio’s state... Read More
Save Ohio Parks releases music video to fight fracking
What do Mama Deer, a turtle, and a duckling have in common with Save Ohio Parks? They want to educate Ohioans on... Read More
Activists are just citizens who care about Ohio’s parks
We’ve been called tree-huggers, hippies, snowflakes, and protestors. The fossil fuel industry is especially fond of the label “activists.” The definition of an activist is a person who engages in social or political actions to make the world a better place.
State parks, wildlife areas on fracking list
Ohio’s politicians have ignored the scientific studies and have welcomed the oil and gas industry. Now, in an effort to generate money for the state, our precious forests and streams will become the next target of an industry that is the main contributor to climate change.
We are the protectors of our lands – not the bandits in Columbus
The people of Ohio love their parks and public lands, and it is now up to us to protect those parks and public lands from the looters.