Category: News

Metroparks Toledo is working to improve a section of Prairie Ditch within the expanded boundary of Secor Metropark, addressing BUI 6 (Degradation of Benthos), and BUI 14a (Loss of Fish Habitat). Secor Metropark includes over 600 acres of Oak Openings habitat in areas currently open to the public, containing walking trails, a visitors’ center, and […]

Partners for Clean Streams has been updating watershed plans throughout the Maumee AOC. They need your input to help identify water resource projects in the Tenmile Creek area, such as eroding streambanks or spots in need of habitat restoration.  The Tenmile Creek HUC-12 NPS-IS is ready for feedback and input. View and download the PDF […]

Of 35 Aquatic MAP (management action plan) projects, 13 are fully funded, 13 have funding allocated, and 3 have funding pending allocation. Funding will be requested for 3 more projects in late May and a few more have future anticipated funding requests in 2023. Aquatic MAP projects focus on BUIs directly associated with water quality: […]

The City of Oregon selected a stretch of Wolf Creek adjacent to the Oregon Recreational Complex for stream restoration, addressing BUI 6 (Degradation of Benthos), and BUI 14a (Loss of Fish Habitat.) This section of Wolf Creek is less than a mile from Pearson Metropark and only three miles from its mouth into Lake Erie. […]

We’re proud to share that last year was a busy one for management action projects (MAPs), with lots of progress to report. Out of 80 total MAPs, 56 (70%) have funding fully allocated, with a further 7 (9%) partially funded. By the end of 2021, 24 projects (30%) were completed, the plurality of which were […]

Every winter, rain and snow wash road salt into our ditches, streams, and rivers, which degrades water habitats by adding excess chlorides. Too much salt can be toxic for invertebrates and fish. Experts agree that cutting down pollution at its sources will have a positive impact. This year, a team of three MAAC collaborators will […]

The DMDS 5.0 is now available! This interactive map has been upgraded so you can easily see the Management Action Projects around the Maumee AOC, plus the sampling data that informs these projects. Since 2015, the DMDS has served as an important tool to view data specific to BUIs, BUI status throughout the AOC, proposed […]

For 25 years Clean Your Streams has been held in the Maumee Area of Concern (AOC) to work towards removing BUI 11, Degradation of Aesthetics. Clean Your Streams Day started in 1997 under the Remedial Action Plan Committee at TMACOG. 1997 was the first Annual Maumee Watershed Clean Your Streams Day with 2 kickoffs, with […]

The Maumee AOC Advisory Committee (MAAC) has been seeking feedback on design feature ideas intended to protect and enhance habitat at several island areas in the Maumee River. The group hosted an Open House outside at Walbridge Park and made presentations or had discussions with numerous other interested groups this fall. These design ideas are […]

Please Join Us! The Maumee AOC Advisory Committee (MAAC) is hosting a public open house to share design feature ideas intended to protect and enhance habitat at several island areas in the Maumee River and to seek public input. Thursday, October 28, 2021, 4:00 p.m. – 6: 30 p.m. Walbridge Park Picnic Pavilion 2761 Broadway […]

Easily the most famously known river in Ohio, the Cuyahoga AOC started its work in 1987 aiming to remove 9 BUI’s. In 2017 the first BUI was removed. Two years later in 2019, BUI 11 Degradation of Aesthetics was removed.  The focus for 2020 was BUI 3 Degradation of Fish and Wildlife Populations and BUI […]

Primary BUI Addressed: BUI 14b: Loss of Wildlife Habitat Project Location: Fox Unit Property project adds to the network of complex ecosystems that provides critical wildlife habitat near Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge to enhance the coastal wetland corridor.  This 40-acre project is located directly across State Route 2 from the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Visitor […]

The Black River AOC was initially tasked with removing 9 Beneficial Use Impairments in 1987. In 2017 BUI # 1 Fish and Wildlife Consumption and BUI # 8 Eutrophication or Undesirable Algae were removed. In January 2021, BUI #11 Degradation of Aesthetics was removed by US EPA. BUI 7 Restrictions on Dredging Activities is also […]

After 20 years of extensive investigations of Otter Creek sediment, stream conditions, and ecological conditions, we are excited to share that the Otter Creek Project started last month. This project aims to reduce potential harm from exposure to chemicals accumulated in the sediment by reducing PAH and DRO exposure to organisms and ultimately reducing associated […]

Since the development of the Ashtabula River Remedial Action Plan (RAP) Council in 1988, the Ashtabula started to address the 6 BUI’s of the Ashtabula. After years of work, the first round of removal of the BUI’s came in 2014 when three BUI’s were removed; this included BUI 1 Restriction on Fish and Wildlife Consumption, […]

Just north of the Toledo Express Airport lies Northwest Ohio’s biggest wet prairie restoration project to date. The goal is to have 280 acres of critical wetland and upland prairie restored through this project. In tandem with restoring this landscape for sandhill crane populations and other wildlife, this project aims to provide flood retention, groundwater […]

We are excited to share that work on the 2020 MAAC Annual Report will be available soon! The Report will be updated each year to showcase progress made towards eventual AOC delisting. Please consider requesting copies of the Report to pass out at the next applicable meeting or conference that you attend and share the […]

The MAAC is currently seeking applications for committee membership for 2021 – 2022. Multiple voting member positions are currently open, and there is no limit to the number of new Non-voting (resource) member seats. Voting members serve for two year terms, while non-voting members are appointed each year based on expressed interest. This year, we […]

The year 2020 has been a whirlwind of change in so many ways and on so many fronts, and the MAAC was no exception. Fortunately, it’s good news to report from our AOC and committee! Take a look at the list below for an overview of our accomplishments this year. Management Action Projects AquaMAPs – […]

If you didn’t catch the announcements on social media, this one’s for you! A new Maumee AOC brochure was published in September and is available here and on the Maumee AOC resource page. This publication is geared for distribution (electronic and eventually hard copy) at conferences, outreach tables, and meetings, and will provide the reader […]