Reforestation Projects

AMP has worked with a variety of partners to reforest parts of Ohio.

A sign for tree planting and reforestation work in cooperation with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry and American Municipal Power.

Blue Rock State Forest

24,140
Native Hardwood Seedlings Planted
32 Acres
Abandoned farmland and strip mine land
April 2016
Planted
Dense green vegetation and young trees fill a reforested field under a bright blue sky with scattered white clouds, with taller trees lining the horizon in the background at Blue Rock State Forest

Fernwood State Forest

114,240
Native Hardwood Seedlings Planted
168 Acres
Abandoned farmland and strip mine land
March 2016
Planted
Wide grassy meadow bordered by dense green trees under a dark, overcast sky, with a narrow mowed path running through the center at Fernwood State Forest

Harrison State Forest

44,880
Native Hardwood Seedlings Planted
66 Acres
Abandoned strip mine land
April 2016
Planted
Wooden sign reading “Tree Planting 2016,” supported by Appalachian Forest Renewal Initiative in cooperation with ODNR Division of Forestry and American Municipal Power, stands in a grassy clearing surrounded by dense green trees under an overcast sky.

Hellbender Bluff Park

126,000
Native Hardwood Seedlings Planted
185 Acres
Abandoned strip mine land
April 2012
Planted
Trees in a meadow against a cloudy blue sky at Hellbender Bluff Park

Shawnee State Forest

17,500
Native Hardwood Seedlings Planted
27 Acres
Previously cleared forest land
March 2010
Planted
Trees against a cloudy blue sky at Shawnee State Forest