Celebrate ODNR’s 75th Birthday at the Ohio State Fair
Published: Thursday, July 25, 2024 9:00 am
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is celebrating 75 years of conservation and protection of Ohio’s natural resources at the Ohio State Fair with a special “Birthday Bash!” Fairgoers are invited to join us Thursday in celebrating this milestone with birthday cake at Governor’s Grove in the Natural Resources Park.
In addition, there will be ODNR 75th anniversary giveaways such as cooling towels and belt bags, roving naturalists will be showing off animals such as snakes and birds of prey, and so much more. The ODNR Birthday Bash is sponsored in part by Intel.
WHO:
Mary Mertz, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Director
Ohio Department of Natural Resources staff
WHAT:
Birthday celebration honoring ODNR’s 75th Anniversary
WHERE:
Natural Resources Park at the Ohio Expo Center & State Fair
717 East 17th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43211
WHEN:
Thursday, July 25
11:00 a.m. – 3 p.m.
NOTE:
Members of the media should RSVP to [email protected] to attend this event.
Additionally, working members of the media must enter the Fair through the Media Center located on 11th Avenue, just west of the OHIO Gate. Parking and admission credentials are available at the Media Center upon arrival. Please review the on-site guidelines and if your station/publication has not already done so, please send a list of staff members who will be working the Fair to our Public Relations office online at ohiostatefair.com/media-registration, or by email to [email protected].
In 2024, join ODNR as we celebrate 75 years of protecting Ohio’s natural resources and providing outstanding and award-winning recreational opportunities.
ODNR ensures a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all. Visit the ODNR website at ohiodnr.gov.
