1. Ohio Forestry Resources
Pat Migliozzi
Service Forester
ODNR, Division of Forestry

2. Ohio’s Forests 31 percent of Ohio is forested.
8.5 million acres in Ohio are in tree cover.
96 percent of Ohio’s forests are hardwood trees (deciduous).
87 percent of Ohio’s forests are owned by private woodland owners.
Ohio has 397,000 family forest owners who own a total of 6.2 million acres of woodland.
1,850 woodland owners are Tree Farmers.
Tree farmers manage 383,647 acres of Ohio woodlands.
Ohio ranks in the top ten nationally in maple syrup production, with about 78,000 gallons.

3. Service Forester
Technical assistance about forest management, watershed protection, insect and disease control, forest recreation, tree planting, and wildlife habitat development.
Information on managing timber sales (including sample contracts) as well as working with private foresters and timber buyers.
Major of landowners have timbers sales without consulting a forester or even sending bids to multiple buyers. Timber harvest is a management tool.
Assistance with the Ohio Forest Tax Law and cost-share incentive programs by inspecting privately-owned forest land to determine eligibility.

4. Service Forester Cannot give price valuation of timber
Cannot administer timber sale
Not an arborist
Will not make a visit to diagnose health or ID of a single tree.

5. Ohio Forest Tax Law
50% reduction of the real-estate taxes on the forested acres.
10.0 acre minimum to qualify
1.0 acre deduction for homesite
Property needs a forest management plan and needs to follow that plan

6. EQIP Cost Share Environmental Quality Incentive Program
Federal cost share program ran by the NRCS
Invasive species control in woodlands
Timber stand improvement projects
Wildlife habitat structures
Tree Plantings
Management Plans (CAUV)
Highly competitive, some years funding is good.

7. Private Consulting Foresters
Timber appraisals,
Timber sale administration (contract, enforcement, boundary lines, and rehab)
Timber theft valuation
Timber basis (for tax purposes)
Planting trees for reforestation
Improving an existing woodlands for better quality timber
Enhancing wildlife habitat in your woods
Controlling invasive species such as Ailanthus, honeysuckle, privet, autumn olive, etc…
Removing grapevines
Management plans for CAUV

8. Call Before You Cut Callb4ucut.com
Informational packet with consulting forester list, sample contract, & educational materials on conducting a timber sale

9. Ohio Division of Forestry Urban Forestry Assistance Program
Wendi Van Buren
Regional Urban Forester
ODNR Division of Forestry
Caesar Creek State Park
Waynesville, Ohio
Dayton
My office
Cincinnati

10. Urban Foresters
Offer assistance to local communities on tree selection and maintenance
Grant funding & opportunities
Develop urban tree care program
Tree City USA

11. Division of Wildlife Private Lands Wildlife Biologists
Emily Archibald
Wildlife District Five
1076 Old Springfield Pike
Xenia, OH 45385
(937)
Caleb Shields
Wildlife District Five
1076 Old Springfield Pike
Xenia, OH 45385
(937)

12. Private Lands Wildlife Biologists
Technical assistance with wildlife management
Providing advice on attracting and keeping wildlife on properties.
Grasslands, riparians, pollinator habitat, woodlands, etc

13. Questions?
Pat Migliozzi ODNR Forestry 8570 E State Route 73 Waynesville, Ohio Butler, Greene, Hamilton, Warren