Ohio

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Click here to download/view the Region 3 Fish and Wildlife Service 2001 Ohio State Fact Book in .PDF format (File size: 1.2 MB)
 

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Links to Offices and Services in Ohio

National Wildlife Refuges
Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge	419-898-0014
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge	419-898-0014
West Sister Island National Wildlife Refuge	419-898-0014

 

Ecological Services
Reynoldsburg Ecological Services Office	614-469-6923

 

Law Enforcement
Delaware Law Enforcement Office	614-368-0137
Sandusky Law Enforcement Office	419-625-9713

 

Other Programs
Federal Aid
Migratory Bird Conservation
North American Waterfowl Management Plan
Partners for Fish and Wildlife
Realty
 

Other Information
Travel Information

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2000 Ohio State Facts

• Employment: 25 people

The Fiscal Year 2000 Resource Management budget for Service activities in Ohio totals $1.4 million

National Wildlife Refuge Facts

• Three National Wildlife Refuges in Ohio total 8,866 acres

In 2000, more than 120,000 people visited Refuges in Ohio to hunt, fish, participate in interpretive programs and view wildlife

• 2,240 school children participated in Service educational programs

Federal Aid to State Fish and Wildlife Programs

In 2000 Ohio received:

• $6.2 million for sport fish restoration

$4.7 million for wildlife restoration and hunter education

• Wildlife Restoration Act funds have helped the state of Ohio meet its wildlife management goals through significant land acquisitions for its Wildlife Restoration Projects. One of these acquisitions is the Tri-Valley Wildlife Area, located in Muskingum county. This 16,200-acre reclaimed strip mine was purchased for $4.5 million and will provide increased recreational activities for the public and additional habitat for wildlife

Restoring Rivers

• The Reynoldsburg Field Office plays an important role in identifying and remediating damage to fish and wildlife and their habitats due to release of environmental contaminants. The office is working with partner agencies to investigate a spill in the Ohio River that killed native freshwater mussels in a four-mile stretch of the river. The office is also working closely with the Duck and Otter Creek partnership, comprised of federal, state and local agencies and private groups, to improve habitat in these waterways

Ohio Endangered Species

The Reynoldsburg Field Office is working with the Ohio Division of Wildlife, Otterbein University, Natural Resource Conservation Service, local officials, and landowners to reverse the decline of the highly endangered purple cat's paw pearly mussel. The Service and Ohio Division of Wildlife formed a watershed partners group to conserve the country's only reproducing population of purple cat's paw pearly mussels. Side benefits include increased public understanding of the importance of mussels, fish, and high quality aquatic habitats

• Ongoing efforts to recover the threatened Lake Erie water snake are enhanced through outreach activities by the Service and partner agencies. An annual children's poster contest and conservation signs for landowners are helping spread the word about the benefits of conserving the snake

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