![]() ![]() By actively trying to reduce carbon footprint, PITT Ohio is at the forefront in preserving the environment. With a commitment to green operations Ohio is implementing a wide variety green initiatives including: laundry water recycling and filtration system which conserves an estimated 26 million gallons of water each year a food composting system installation of Energy Control Systems in rooms of buildings and offices advanced lighting control systems transition to energy saving fluorescent light bulbs motion sensor lights in public areas upgrading to digital thermostats low energy consumption water pumps in parks, and more. 20 Ohio animal species are now endangered or threatened, including the bald eagle, Indiana bat, and piping plover. Acting on the premise that the largest problem facing wildlife is the destruction of their habitat, the Division of Wildlife of the Department of Natural Resources has instituted an ambitious endangered species program. ![]() White-tailed deer, badger, mink, raccoon, red and gray foxes, coyote, beaver, eastern cottontail, woodchuck, and opossum are found throughout the state’s wildlife districts. The eastern prairie fringed orchid, lakeside daisy and running buffalo clover are now listed endangered. The pitch pine, bigleaf magnolia, sourwood, witch-hazel, pawpaw, hornbeam, various dogwoods, species of oak, maple, poplar, ash, elm, hickory, birch, beech grow in the state, along with butternut, black walnut, wild black cherry, black locust, and sycamore. More than 2,500 plant species have been found in Ohio. In 1802 a state convention drafted a constitution, and in 1803 Ohio entered the Union. It was part of the vast area ceded to the United States by the Treaty of Paris. The 1790s saw severe fighting with the Indians in Ohio. In 1788, the first permanent settlement was established. Ohio was first explored for France in 1669, but became British property after the French and Indian Wars. ![]()
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