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Additional Resources

Additional Resources

Shoreline Buffers
  • IL EPA Shoreline Buffer Strips
  • MDNR Why Shoreline Vegetation Is Important
Local Regulations

COLUMBUS – CITY CODES | Code of Ordinances | Columbus, OH | Municode Library

  • COC Executive Order – Tree Protection and Mitigation
  • COC Permitting of Private Docks (Pulled updated code 3/29/21)
  • COC Why we leave fallen trees
  • CRPD Nature Preserves Postcard Book 2017
Invasive Species
  • OIPC Alternatives for Invasive Plants
Native Plants

Land Stewardship Native Plant Lists for the Columbus Reservoirs

  • Griggs and O’Shaughnessy Reservoirs
  • Hoover Reservoir
Conservation Practices for Landowners
  • Penn State – Dead Wood for Wildlife
  • OhioLine What You Can Do to Help Pollinators
  • FLOW Backyard Conservation
  • USDA Dead Trees and Wildlife
  • Purdue Extension – Tree Pruning Essentials
Wetlands
  • OEPA Ohio Wetlands
  • EPA Wetlands Overview
Other Amenities
  • USDA Shoreline Protection
  • USDA Trail Construction and Maintenance Handbook
  • Shoreline/Streambank Restoration Program Process

Watershed Management Office

7600 S. Sunbury Road

Westerville OH 43081

614-645-1721 Office

614-648-6019 Watershed Ranger

landstewardship@columbus.gov

Visit the City of Columbus Watershed
Website

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES

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