
Forestry firefighters stay busy via travel
An unusually warm, dry spring in the Appalachian region and similar conditions in Ohio this fall have kept Ohio’s wildland firefighters busy for seven months this year.

An unusually warm, dry spring in the Appalachian region and similar conditions in Ohio this fall have kept Ohio’s wildland firefighters busy for seven months this year.
While a still-visible algal bloom remained in western Lake Erie into November, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) finally scored this year’s harmful algal bloom (HAB) as a 6.8 on its severity index.
Division of Wildlife Central Ohio – Wildlife District 1 State wildlife officer Matt Teders, assigned to Madison County, received a Turn-In-A-Poacher (TIP) report of individuals cast netting within 1,000 feet of a posted dam at
Banquets/Fundraisers jan. 7: WTU Second Amendment Freedom Dinner, 5 p.m., Butler County Fairgrounds, 1715 Fairgrove Ave., Hamilton. For more info, call Don Boling, 513-300-9203. jan. 14: WTU Central Ohio Spring Deer Camp, 4:30 p.m., Makoy

It’s far from clear that facts put anyone’s mind at ease these days, but they’re a place to start. A review of the literature refreshed my own understanding.

We’re in the late fall/early winter transition period on Ohio’s inland lakes and anglers are catching open-water crappies and saugeyes.
A look at outdoor-related events going on around Ohio from the Dec. 7 edition of Ohio Outdoor News.
In the first survey of its kind in more than three decades, the Ohio DNR (ODNR), Division of Natural Areas and Preserves (DNAP) Scenic Rivers Program has discovered two federally endangered mussel species in the
Field reports from the Dec. 7 edition of Ohio Outdoor News.
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