"the habitats of rare plants like... dragonsmouth orchid (dragon's mouth... Arethusa bulbosa L.) and small-whorled pogonia (Isotria medeoloides (Pursh) Raf.)... are better protected thanks to donations to the state's income tax check-off programs... according to a news release. ... Donations help ODNR [Ohio Department of Natural Resources] protect natural areas... ... Check-off money... helped fund a 342-acre conservation easement along the Grand State Scenic River in Ashtabula County and a 160-acre conservation easement to protect the federally endangered small-whorled pogonia in Hocking County."
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