Ohio’s Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
July 29, 2025
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Ohio published in the Aug. 1, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
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Ohio Cuffs & Collars: Remember to shut your vehicle off before going fishing
Staff Report
July 29, 2025
Ohio cuffs and collars are field reports from Ohio Division of Wildlife. These reports are from the Aug. 1, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
Lake Erie’s bottom-dwelling fish hit with low oxygen
John Hageman
July 29, 2025
On July 9, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued a bulletin stating “Hypoxic bottom waters have been identified in the Western Basin (of Lake Erie) on both the Ohio and Canadian sides. Persistent
Commentary: Fishing friendships truly are forever lasting
Doug Clifford
July 29, 2025
“We have a cottage at Little Ted’s if you and Mary want to come up.”
That invitation from Bob Davis and his wife, Pat, came the first week of July. I cleared my busy
Eurasian collared dove numbers on the rise
John Hageman
July 29, 2025
The history of feral Eurasian collared doves (ECD) in North America began when a Nassau, Bahamas, pet store was burglarized in 1974 and the distraught shopkeeper released the rest of his birds.
The doves,
Life jacket loaner stations opened at 32 Ohio state parks
DNR Report
July 28, 2025
The Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Parks and Watercraft is making it easier than ever to stay safe on the water.
In a major boost to boating safety, ODNR has installed life jacket loaner
Ohio Mixed Bag: Fall summit to address Lake Erie’s areas of concern
Staff and News Reports
July 28, 2025
In mid-July, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Ohio Lake Erie Commission opened registration for the 2025 Areas of Concern (AOC) Cross-Agency Partnership Summit, which will be held Sept. 16-18 at the Glass
Ohio Letters to the Editor: Non-resident price tags should be lowered, not raised
Ohio Letters to the Editor
July 28, 2025
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 1, 2025, edition of Ohio Outdoor News.
Ohio Insider: Fallout from cuts to H2Ohio Initiative
Mike Moore
July 28, 2025
I was truly surprised when the legislature in the recent state budget proceedings reckoned deep cuts in the H2Ohio Initiative.
Gov. Mike DeWine launched the water quality initiative in 2019 in an effort to
