Category: News

Penn 7: The restoration of a former confined disposal facility in the heart of Toledo provides quality habitat for area fish and wildlife and improves water quality.

Late July saw some much anticipated news come to the MAAC, as it was announced that the AquaMAP Project list was approved by U.S. EPA GLNPO. The 53 projects on this list were evaluated and conceptualized over several years by a dedicated subcommittee. These projects are located across the Maumee AOC and will address BUI […]

In keeping up momentum gained from sharing some recent MAAC-recommended project successes, we’ve got another highlight for you! Most, if not all of you are familiar with the Oak Openings Region, an area historically dominated by Oak savannas and wet prairies, and understand it’s ecological value. It is exciting to say that the MAAC works […]

Attendees of the August MAAC meeting got a sneak peek at an exciting video set to premiere in just a few weeks on October 7th. Benefiting our Community, Restoring our Waters, produced by Ohio EPA, includes great Maumee AOC scenic footage and interviews with individuals who represent various facets of the AOC program and its […]

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.