Month: June 2020

In the Maumee AOC, we benefit from many local partners who work with us toward AOC goals; even using funding external to the AOC program. We are fortunate that when these “external” projects are closely aligned with a specific AOC impairment, many project leads provide the MAAC with information needed to consider the benefits of […]

Following an article last fall that summarized progress made on the MAAC-recommended management action (MAP) projects for Beneficial Use Impairment (BUI) 14b (Loss of Wildlife Habitat), we are excited to spotlight another BUI 14b project. The Toussaint Marsh State Wildlife Area was an existing impounded wetland complex located near the town of Oak Harbor, roughly […]

We are glad to announce the availability of a new set of Maumee AOC informational materials. Three professionally designed ‘rack cards’ summarizing a suite of Wildlife Management Action Plan (MAP) projects were drafted this spring with help from many project partners. *A MAP is created for each AOC impairment (e.g., loss of wildlife habitat) and […]

Annual Report

Oak Openings Conservation Area: Four separate tracts of land (~30 acres) were restored to valuable quality Oak Openings habitat to provide protection for a number of threatened and endangered species and to create corridors between neighboring tracts of protected areas.

Toussaint Marsh State Wildlife Area: Hydrologic connections between 125 acres of coastal zone wetlands and the Toussaint River were restored for the benefit of resident and migratory fish and wildlife.