Ohio Department of Agriculture Invasive Plant Species

Japanese Knotweed

invasive plant species
Lythrum virgatum, European wand loosestrife
In September of 2014, the Ohio General Assembly granted the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) the exclusive authority to regulate invasive plant species. Therefore, under the law, invasive plants are defined as plant species that are not native to Ohio whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm, or harm to human health as determined by scientific studies. Furthermore, after nearly two years of stakeholder outreach, new rules have been established and are effective as of January 7, 2018.

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Best Choice Home Inspections uses the latest technology in drones.

Best Choice Home Inspections is using the latest technology in drones free of charge with every home inspection. A critical part of your home inspection is the roof, gutters and chimney. The drone provides a closer look at roofs that aren’t accessible or cannot be walked on due to slope, weather or roofing materials such as tile, slate or wood shake shingles. Best Choice Home Inspections uses the hi-res drone camera to ensure every part of your home is inspected, even if we cannot put our own eyes on the area to be inspected.

Geothermal Energy


Geothermal technology extracts the heat found within the subsurface of the earth
Geothermal technology extracts the heat found within the subsurface of the earth

Geothermal energy is the heat from the Earth. It’s clean and sustainable. Resources of geothermal energy range from the shallow ground to hot water and hot rock found a few miles beneath the Earth’s surface, and down even deeper to the extremely high temperatures of molten rock called magma.

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