Watershed Report CardsEach year, water quality data collected by NERRS/ESWCD staff, volunteer stream monitors, and the local health department, to rate the health of three local streams in Erie County: Mills Creek, Pipe Creek, and Old Woman Creek. Although volunteer monitoring of these streams has...
Second Case of CWD Merits Even More AttentionOhio’s 2020-2021 deer hunting season may be over now, but we’re not completely “out of the woods” quite yet. That is, with regard to an imminent health concern specific to Ohio’s white-tailed deer. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has...
2021 Stewardship Week Poster Contest Introducing the 2021 Stewardship Week Poster Contest! This year's theme is: “Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities”. Students K-12 are encouraged to submit posters based on this topic by April 16th. The winning posters will be announced during stewardship week at the end...
Ohio's Furbearer Roadkill SurveyIn 1979, the ODNR Division of Wildlife began conducting roadkill surveys in the spring (March and April) for several furbearers and small game mammals, most lately focusing mainly on raccoons, skunks, opossums, and woodchucks. This annual survey method used for long-term monitoring...