Hocking County is approximately 78% forested.  Hocking SWCD in partnership with the Natural Resource Conservation Service can assist landowners in identifying native and non-native invasive species, provide management plans for a healthy forest, work with the landowner and NRCS on available programs, provide workshops for our residents and keep our landowners up to date on the latest forestry topics. 

Invasives in Ohio: http://forestry.ohiodnr.gov/portals/forestry/pdfs/invasives/InvasivePlantsofConcern.pdf

HWA Pest Alert: http://na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/pest_al/hemlock/hwa05.htm

HWA Youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvW7kqlkGyk

Thousand Cankers disease: http://na.fs.fed.us/pubs/palerts/cankers_disease/thousand_cankers_disease_screen_res.pdf