AQUA DOC visits local elementary

Aquatic biologist Edward Kwietniewski made a trip to our local Hambden Elementary school to talk about what an aquatic biologist does and give an educational lesson to the school’s 4th…

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White Amur or Grass Carp

The Frog Blog – Fish Friday Welcome to Friday everyone! Today we will be looking at a fish that has a lot of aquatic weed management potential and may already…

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Starry Stonewort

The Frog Blog – Aquatic Weed Wednesday Welcome to Wednesday! For today, we will be looking into another aquatic macroalgae (like Chara) but this one is a recent invader into…

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American or Long-leaf Pondweed

  The Frog Blog – Aquatic Weed Wednesday Happy Wednesday! Today we will look into a native aquatic plant common throughout the state of Ohio: American or Long-leaf pondweed (Potamogeton…

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"Stonewort" or Chara

The Frog Blog – Aquatic Weed Wednesday Hello everyone and happy Wednesday! Today we will be talking about an aquatic plant that is not actually a plant but rather a…

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Flat-Stemmed Pondweed

The Frog Blog – Aquatic Weed Wednesday Hello everyone and happy Wednesday! To continue with our Wednesday showcase of aquatic plants that can be found in Ohio, we are going…

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In Memory of Shawn Spence

The AQUA DOC team is deeply saddened by the loss of an incredible teammate and friend, Shawn Spence.  All of AQUA DOC reaches out to the Spence family with deepest…

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Eurasian Watermilfoil

The Frog Blog – Aquatic Weed Wednesday Happy Wednesday! Today we will talk a little bit about a very common invasive aquatic species (AIS) found in Ohio waters and across…

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