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‘Ohio Rocks!’ License Plates Go on Sale
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio Rocks, says the state Department of Natural Resources, and the state Department of Transportation is underscoring the assertion by issuing a new license plate. Purchases of the plate will fund further research and outreach of the geology of Ohio.
This new fund will pay for grants to students studying earth science at Ohio colleges and universities. “These funds will help train a new generation of geologists getting degrees in Ohio,” said Mac Swinford, interim chief of the Division of Geological Survey. “With these grants, young people can study and learn more about Ohio geology.”
A portion of the funds will be dedicated to providing educational outreach to Ohio’s K–12 public schools in support of earth science. For example, funding can be used to help continue the division’s popular rock-and-mineral kit program.
This funding will benefit a spectrum of Ohioans, such as visitors to state parks, sportsmen, educators and homeowners as well as the mining industries, Swinford noted. The slogan “Ohio Rocks!” on the license plate points to both the beauty of Ohio’s geology and the message that Ohio is a great place to live, he said.
The new plates can be ordered at local deputy registrars' offices and online at the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles online at this Oplates' website.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.