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Ohio Insider: Sandy Bihn continues the fight against Lake Erie algae blooms

Featured, Nature Page & Night Sky, Ohio, Opinion /

In a most unfortunate turn of events not of her own doing, Sandy Bihn’s name is nearly synonymous with blue-green algae blooms.
After all, the toxic blooms have followed her for most of her adult life. And, she’s worked tirelessly to fight them. Bihn, who lives in Oregon, right on Maumee Bay, fights the good fight against these toxic blooms every day as the director of the Lake Erie Waterkeeper Association. She’s held that position since 2005 and has witnessed a lot of change in so-called big farming practices in the Maumee Basin.

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Bass most sought after fish at Highlandtown Lake in Ohio’s Columbiana County

Lake Profile, Lake Profile, Ohio /

Highlandtown Lake in Columbiana County in northeast Ohio isn’t a large lake at just 184 acres. But, for what it lacks in size, this out-of-the-way picturesque lake is a pretty good place to tie into a largemouth bass.
So says Curt Wagner, fish management supervisor for the ODNR Division of Wildlife in Akron.

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Program opening private lands to public hunting keeps growing in Ohio

Featured, Home Page News, Hunting, National Hunting, National News, News, Ohio /

When Dave Kohler started organizing the Ohio Landowner-Hunter Access Partnership in 2021, he had no idea if the program would actually take off.
But, the program, which incentivizes private property owners to provide access to hunters, has grown by leaps and bounds over the past three years, said Kohler, the wildlife program administrator for the ODNR Division of Wildlife.
“When we started this, I had no idea whether it would work or not,” he said. “So, 2020 was the first year that we got a grant for it. I think if you would’ve asked some of my counterparts years ago, they would have said this would never fly. But, (back then) we didn’t have the ability to have online reservations or emails sent directly to the landowner and permits issued that way as well.”

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Deerassic Classic in Ohio hits the ground on Aug. 2

Featured, Home Page News, Hunting, National Hunting, National News, News, Ohio /

When it comes to the Deerassic Classic, A.J. Burga has been involved with the annual outdoor expo since it hit the ground two decades ago.
Literally.
“This will be my ninth Classic officially,” said Burga, who this year takes over as the director of the Classic and Expo. “It’s kind of hard to believe. Prior to that, I actually worked for the Classic, driving tractors. So, I’ve really been a part of this place for probably 17 years.”

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Ohio Insider: Is the walleye worthy of being the official state fish?

Featured, Fishing, National Fishing, Ohio, Opinion /

As I write this column, an effort was underway at the Ohio Statehouse to recognize the walleye as the official state fish.
As I understand it, Ohio is one of only three states in the union that doesn’t yet have an officially named state fish. The other two are Indiana and Iowa.
My question is: Is it really necessary to deem the walleye the official Ohio fish or is some other species more worthy?

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House bill names walleye the official state fish in Ohio

Featured, Fishing, National Fishing, National News, News, Ohio /

With little fanfare, the Ohio House of Representatives recently agreed to name the walleye as the official state fish.
House Bill 599, which passed the House 93-4, designates sander vitreus – commonly known as the walleye – as the official fish of the state of Ohio. State Reps. Sean Brennan, D-Parma, and D.J. Swearingen, R-Huron, introduced the bill.
“The walleye – sander vitreus – is the only choice to be Ohio’s official state fish,” argued Brennan in his testimony to the State and Local Government committee.

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Ohio Insider: Passion for hunting, fishing burns bight in 17-year-old Logan Urban

Featured, Fishing, Hunting, Ohio, Opinion /

Logan Urban is not like most kids his age, and that’s a good thing.
He’s 17 years old and just graduated from high school with a career in landscaping and charter fishing ahead of him. In the meantime, he’s hunting and fishing at every turn, the young man told me during an interview a couple of weeks ago.

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