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Holiday Hours
The AQUA DOC offices will be closed December 18, 2017-January 2, 2018 for the holidays. From all of us at AQUA DOC, Season’s Greetings and best wishes for a safe and happy New Year.
AQUA DOC Receives Weatherhead 100 Award 2017
AQUA DOC is thrilled to have been named one of the Weatherhead 100 again this year! The Weatherhead 100, hosted by the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, is comprised of 100 Northeast Ohio businesses that have not only shown phenomenal growth but demonstrate leadership and success in our community. All of us in the…
Common Fish of Ohio – Yellow Perch
The Frog Blog – Fish Fridays! Fridays, I will be showcasing a fish that you may find in Ohio. Today we are going to talk about yellow perch (Perca falvescens), a fish that many people commonly add to their ponds. Identification Yellow perch are commonly sought after by anglers and can be easily identified. To…
Applying Aquatic Herbicides Yourself or Pay Someone?
William E. Lynch Jr., Program Specialist, Aquatic Ecosystem Management (Retired) Pond owners can apply aquatic herbicides themselves, and need not pay a certified pesticide applicator to do it. That’s not the case in many other states, where the pond owner must pay a commercial applicator if he/she wishes to control nuisance aquatic plants. Are there…
SUSTAINABLE STEWARDSHIP of Our Lakes and Ponds
Carter Bailey, M.S. in Lake Management SUNY at Oneonta When embarking on the road of freshwater management, do you know what you’re jumping into, literally and figuratively? Water resources are important to us all, whether it be for human consumption, economic importance (navigation, agriculture, or industrial purposes), recreation, and/or conservation of biodiversity- water is important…