Complete report - Partners for Clean Streams
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200 acre addition to Side Cut Metropark. It lies within the Maumee River<br />
floodplain and includes Siegert Lake along River Rd. between I-475 and Jerome<br />
Rd. It also includes floodplain prairie and a globally significant area between the<br />
road and river on limestone pavement known as an "alvar" which is currently<br />
under study by Metroparks and Ohio DNR-Division of Natural Areas and<br />
Preserves.<br />
• Audubon Islands State Nature Preserve – This 170-acre preserve is located<br />
between Maumee and Perrysburg within the Maumee River. The complex is part<br />
of Side Cut Metropark also.<br />
• An additional 100+ acres have been acquired along the Maumee River at Otsego<br />
Rapids and preserves floodplain between the river and the Miami-Erie Canal. It is<br />
prime eagle and osprey habitat.<br />
Lead Organization:<br />
Toledo Area Metroparks<br />
Ohio Natural Heritage Database<br />
Ongoing<br />
Description:<br />
Lead Organization:<br />
ODNR established and maintains a statewide inventory to locate and evaluate natural<br />
areas, ecosystems, and endangered species habitat. They conduct on-site species<br />
inventories and establish site-specific databases. This in<strong>for</strong>mation is placed in the<br />
Ohio Natural Heritage database to provide historical occurrence in<strong>for</strong>mation on Ohio’s<br />
natural areas, ecosystems, and species.<br />
ODNR Division of Natural Areas and Preserves<br />
Wood County Park District Land Acquisition<br />
December 1992<br />
Description:<br />
Lead Organization:<br />
Collaborator(s):<br />
The Buttonwood-Berry C. Black Recreation Area is a 26-acre site along the Maumee<br />
River that is nationally recognized as a fishing “hot spot” and provides two-thirds of the<br />
annual walleye catch in the Maumee River.<br />
Wood County Park District<br />
Land and Water Conservation Fund grant, Wood County Plan Commission funds,<br />
donation from George and Betty Black<br />
Shallow Water Impoundments<br />
Ongoing<br />
Description:<br />
Lead Organization:<br />
Private landowners establish shallow water ponds <strong>for</strong> duck and wildlife habitat. By<br />
2000, six landowners in Ottawa County had operating impoundments working closely<br />
with NRCS and the Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife who have assisted with design and<br />
management plans.<br />
USDA NRCS, Ottawa SWCD, and Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife<br />
Activities and Accomplishments<br />
in the Maumee Area of Concern<br />
184<br />
Issue 7: Acquisition of Fish<br />
and Wildlife Habitat
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