Languedoc, a region in the South of France, is full of lanes lined with London planetrees. Upon first glance, this tree bears a striking resemblance to our American sycamore. The plane’s leaves are somewhat smaller, but the bark has the same distinct white coloration as our sycamore. The London planetree (Platanus x acerifolia) is a […]

Did you know that there are more than 20 times more species of moths than butterflies in Ohio? There are more than 160,000 species of moth worldwide and more than 3,000 of those can be found right here in Ohio. And new species are being discovered and catalogued every year! Only about 1% of moth […]

The angler with the greatest number of points at the end of the six-tournament Bass Series wins “Angler of the Year.” It is a prestigious award, because it requires skill, consistency and versatility against a very talented field of competitors over a five-month period. The series began on a cold windy day in April at […]

Bass fishing in August can be a challenging feat. With the dog days of summer, hot water and fish that have watched lures swim by since March…it isn’t exactly easy! Given a dark rainy day with a little wind, then the fish will eat. Of course anglers rarely get those ideal conditions on tournament day. […]

No one is immune to the beautiful summer evening flash displays of lightning bugs. But there is more to their flash than meets the eye, and their wandering is hardly aimless. Their flash is only the gateway to lives of love, deception and murder. Here are five facts you may not know about lightning bugs. […]

July has come and gone and parents across the city have started their countdown for when school is back in session, but there are still plenty of great fishing events yet to take place this year. In fact, four more are scheduled for later this month. The first event is on August 6, when we host the fifth […]

In 2003, the state of Ohio had an estimated 3.8 billion ash trees existing in our forests, woodlots and in our own backyards. Today, that is not the case. The emerald ash borer (EAB) has swept across our state at record pace and is wiping out ash trees where they stand. EAB was first detected near Toledo […]

The milkweed is blooming, the milkweed is blooming! Why all of the excitement? Common milkweed is a favorite plant for more than 450 species of aphids, bees, wasps, beetles, butterflies, moths and more. Whether these insects are using it as a nursery for their larvae to munch on once hatched or sipping nectar from the […]