Friends of Perry State Forest

09/22/2025

1,000 signatures and counting!

Protect Our Riding Area from Land Reduction

12/21/2024

Two weeks from today! Please share and help if you can! Thank you. 🙏

11/16/2024

Gary Pettit, an original Friends of Perry State Forest member, has been in the ICU since October 21 and there will be a benefit fundraiser to support his recovery on January 4. Please share and help them pack the place! If you aren't able to attend but would like to help, there is a Venmo account accepting donations. If you have met Gary, you know what a passionate, funny, joyful, kind guy he is to be around. If you can't donate or attend, please consider sharing. Thank you! 💙

02/09/2024

ODNR will hold an open house on February 21 in McArthur to discuss proposed abandoned mine land projects in Perry County.

The following public notice was published in the Perry County Tribune on February 7.

LEGAL NOTICE

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) will host an open house meeting on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at the Zaleski ODNR Complex, 29371 Wheelabout Rd, McArthur, OH. 45651 from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM. Please call 614-935-0785 for additional information regarding the open house.

The purpose of the open house meeting is to discuss proposed abandoned mine land projects that are proposed for construction in 2024. At the meeting, staff from the ODNR Division of Mineral Resources Management will be available to discuss environmental and public health and safety issues associated with Ohio's abandoned mines.

Staff will also present a list of proposed projects for Athens, Hocking, Jackson, Meigs and Perry counties. Funds are available for mines abandoned before Aug. 3, 1977, when legislation to address the issue of abandoned mine lands went into effect.

The following projects will be implemented utilizing federal grant funds allocated to Ohio as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. ODNR was awarded a $46.4 million dollar grant to fund abandoned mine reclamation during the 2022 five-year grant throughout the state's coal-mining region.

Athens County Johnson Run Portals
Houdek Shaft
Hocking County Brush Fork Doser
Jackson County
Dixon Run Road Landslides Cooper Hollow Dam
Meigs County Gregory Grover Landslide
Early Hill Reclamation Maintenance
Perry County Salt Lick Vertical Openings

03/31/2023

Be alert! Late last year, state lawmakers passed legislation making it easier for companies to bypass the public and extract oil and gas from beneath Ohio's state parks and forests. Days after the legislation was signed, Terri Sabo, who owns 2 acres next to Salt Fork State Park, received a letter from a land broker interested in entering into an oil and gas lease with her.

Encino Energy's interest in Salt Fork State Park could foreshadow other interest under loosened state laws.

01/25/2023

It’s here! The new Discover Perry County website is live at https://DiscoverPerryCounty.com. You’ll find over 150 activities and places with interactive maps, directions, an Events Calendar and Discovery Day Trips. Whether you live in Perry County or are making a visit, be sure to check DiscoverPerryCounty.com for places to enjoy nature, have a great meal, meet up with friends and stay overnight - under the stars or in a cozy cottage!

08/30/2022

Do you have a business in or around Perry State Forest? List it!

🗣 Calling all business owners! Help others 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 Perry County with the brand new Visitors Bureau website!

Submit your business using the QR Code below or follow this link ➡️ https://bit.ly/3PYY73y