COLUMBUS, Ohio — Twelve rural Ohio school districts, along with their counties and townships, will receive a combined $1,621,268 through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Trees to Textbooks program, which reinvests timber harvest revenue from state forests back into local communities.

The program directs a portion of the income generated from state forest management activities to the county, township, and school district where the timber harvest occurred.

“This program is all about giving back to local communities while spreading the message of conservation,” said ODNR Director Mary Mertz . “By visiting schools and presenting the Trees to Textbooks checks, we have the opportunity to talk to young conservationists and inspire them to learn about our natural resources

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