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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1982
Page
4
The National Wildlife Federation reports a 1981 drop in seven environmental indicators, with four resources water living space soil and wildlife worsening while forests air and minerals hold steady. Wildlife declines driven by habitat loss especially wetlands face rapid destruction amid development.
Mrs. Nila Pitts reported four deer wandering onto her residential street on Monday morning. Neighbors reacted with curiosity and amusement, noting the deer appeared unalarmed in the area. The piece also mentions Andrew J Pitts and a long history of outdoor interests, plus Ohio wildlife education efforts offering free loan videotapes through James Petrasek or Sara Jean Peters.
An article describes ice fishing shelters built with brush piles to attract prey and improve summer fishing, and notes a wildlife office contact in Akron. It also details Ohio pheasant population decline from five million in the 1950s to about 222,500 birds in 1980, aided by private landowners through nesting-cover programs, distribution of day-old chicks, and landowner and sportsman efforts to restore habitat.
LaGrange Fishing and Hunting Club partners with Lorain County game protector Joseph Edgar to support habitat and reforestation efforts. President Ed Horvath notes wildlife hardship from cold, snow, and scarce food, and says the club will participate in the wildlife division pheasant program and plant food plots. March dinner for former members is planned. memberships remain open with applications via Horvath or trustees.
Richard Kotis of Akron becomes chairman of the new Fish Ohio Advisory Committee to aid the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife in promoting fishing statewide. Other members include Robert Askew Valley City Jane Barr Hudson Bernie Boyer Xenia Frank Lawecki Toledo and Richard Louis Berea. Kotis also named president of the American League of Anglers, an advocacy group for fishermen.
EQI reports mounting demand for timber, minerals, and energy threaten national forest lands while wildlife and recreation use are debated. Soil loss from farmland worsens as overgrazing and erosion rise, and population growth adds strain on green spaces, transit, and services.
Dawn Ganobolk of Elyria says she hit two deer within a weekend while not hunting. A 130 pound doe struck her 1979 Cutlass near Exit 13, and a second doe later caused front-end damage as she headed home. State trooper and a game protector assisted. insurance will cover $1500 in repairs.
Ice fishing remains strong but open water season approaches for wary anglers. From mid February sanger fishing in Charles Mill Dam tailwaters and walleye runs from Sandusky to Maumee rivers peak early April. Northern pike chase starts in March at Findley Lake, Findley State Park, south of Wellington, and Norwalk Reservoir No 2 with northerns also found near Mud Brook and river marshes. March 1 requires the 1982 fishing license as the 1981 license expires February 28.
Eight young DU Greenwing members aged 14 to 17 may enter an essay or artwork contest on What I Find Most Exciting About A Marsh. Four winners from each age group will spend a week in Alberta with DU biologists, touring prairies mountains and lakes. Entry details via Ducks Unlimited Greenwing Program, Chicago address.
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