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The Ohio Biological Survey was founded to collect information about the biota of Ohio, and larger areas of which Ohio is an integral part, and to disseminate that information.
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The Ohio Biological Survey is a non-profit, charitable [501(c)(3)] corporation.  It also has individual and institutional members, the latter organized as a consortium located in 12 states and the Province of Ontario. These consortium members include colleges and universities, museums, arboreta, State and Federal agencies, metroparks, non-governmental organizations, zoos, corporations, and others. The Survey was established in 1912 as a consortium of 12 Ohio colleges and universities.

The Ohio Biological Survey was founded to collect information about the biota of Ohio, and larger areas of which Ohio is an integral part, and to disseminate that information. Since 1913, the Survey has produced a variety of professional publications for academic and public use. Currently these publications include several series (Applied Publications, Bulletins, Miscellaneous Contributions, In Ohio's Backyard, Notes, and Informative Publications), in addition to posters, audio tapes, and other media.

The Survey sponsors or performs surveys and inventories, status and trend evaluations, life history studies, and conservation and management activities. We are currently in partnership with the Ohio Division of Wildlife in their Wildlife Diversity and Endangered Species Program. We continue to partner with other local, state, and federal agencies in Ohio and throughout the United States.

We hope you will consider this opportunity for membership and networking with other institutions and corporations in Ohio and elsewhere.

Please contact us if you have any questions using the fax, phone, e-mail, or mail information given on our contact page. Thank you.


Ohio Biological Survey Objectives
The objectives and areas of service as stated in the Constitution are the following:

  1. To secure accurate and detailed information concerning the occurrence, distribution, and ecology of the plants and animals in Ohio for the people in general and for those engaged in education, conservation, and science in particular;

  2. To publish the results of biological surveys and scientific studies on the taxonomy, distribution, and ecology of plants and animals in Ohio or in a wider geographical area of which Ohio is an integral part; and,

  3. To collect, identify, describe, and distribute biological materials that may be of service in education and research.
Such information and services are not only of great academic significance but also are basic to successful agriculture, to prudent management of our natural resources, and to maintenance of environmental quality.

Our Staff:

Executive Director
Dave Horn
ohiobiosurvey@rrohio.com

Publication Director
Brian Armitage
ohiobiosurvey@rrohio.com

Administrative Manager
Allison Boehler-Graves
ohiobiosurvey@rrohio.com

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