Posts by Megan Saba
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…
Read MoreWhite 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…
Read MoreStarry 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…
Read MoreCommon Fish of Ohio – Fathead Minnow
The Frog Blog – Fish Fridays! Happy Friday everyone! Today we will be looking into another fish that many of you have likely seen in ponds across the United States…
Read MoreAmerican 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…
Read More"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…
Read MoreFlat-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…
Read MoreCommon Fish of Ohio – Walleye
The Frog Blog – Fish Fridays! Today is Friday so we will be looking into another fish that may commonly be found in some lakes, the walleye (Sander vitreus). Walleye…
Read MoreIn 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…
Read MoreEurasian 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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