Friday, April 19, 2024
Beekeeper Dave Noble

Red Beard Bees includes 65 colonies, or hives, in the Whitehall suburb of Columbus where owner Dave Noble lives.
wildfire

A crew of 20 firefighters left the Ohio state fire marshal's office in mid-August to help combat wildfires near the Lake of the Woods in Minnesota.
wild turkeys

Barb Mudrak traces the history of turkeys in the Ohio Valley back to 6000 BC. Learn how they came to inhabit the area, evolved over time and survive today.
trophy-size muskellunge

Learn more about Ohio's muskellunge population, why it has to be maintained, which bodies of water are stocked annually and how to catch the trophy fish.
Little brown bat

Bats are essential to many ecosystems ranging from rainforests to deserts and are a boon to agriculture. Learn how you can help populations in Ohio.
Coyote

Wildlife specialists believe coyote populations have reached a saturation point and may be having a positive impact on agriculture and local ecosystems.
BatBox

Jamey Emmert, a wildlife communications specialist for the Ohio Division of Wildlife, shares tips for making a comfortable bat house.
Baltimore oriole

Mid-April is a good time to put up orange bird feeders for orioles. Learn more about orioles and their feeder and food preferences.
ice fishing guide

The recent influx of arctic air that has allowed for ice growth on the surface of Lake Erie has benefited ice fishermen and maybe the fish, too.
otolith

The management of fish species in any body of water depends on determining how old the fish are, and whether their growth rates are good for their age.