About the time you will be reading this will be the two-year anniversary of me performing life saving emergency surgery on myself. Perhaps it wasn’t as much of an emergency as I originally thought, but it…
Matt MisickaApril 9, 2021
Portman, Stabenow, Joyce, Kaptur Announce Senate Passage of Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act Bipartisan Bill Ensures Great Lakes Will Be Protected for Future Generations WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (OH) and Debbie Stabenow (MI), along…
Matt MisickaDecember 22, 2020
Conservation organizations representing hunters, anglers and outdoor enthusiasts throughout the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins are urging Congress to continue critical funding in FY 2021 to fight invasive carp. This funding will help remove invasive…
Matt MisickaDecember 20, 2020
Ohio Conservation Federation, National Wildlife Federation Recognize Ohio Gov. DeWine with Fish and Wildlife Champion Award COLUMBUS, Ohio (Dec. 14, 2020) – The Ohio Conservation Federation and the National Wildlife Federation presented Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine with…
Matt MisickaDecember 9, 2020
National Wildlife Federation Film Explores National Scope of Invasive Carp Threat National Wildlife Federation’s “Against the Current” shows the threat of invasive carp to the Great Lakes and their current impacts in Southern and Midwestern waters.…
Matt MisickaDecember 2, 2020
Downward trends in participation, increasing urbanization, and numerous other pressures threaten our hunting, fishing, and trapping heritage. Are there tools that can help us ensure that future generations of Ohioans will have the ability to pursue…
Matt MisickaNovember 8, 2020
DID YOU SEE THIS!?! This is an enormous deal that that State-Up-North has committed to. Especially given the financial impacts they and every other state is facing during this horrible pandemic. You don't have to like…
Matt MisickaSeptember 3, 2020
As we deal with the economic impacts from the coronavirus pandemic, the influx of funds from the recently passed Great American Outdoors Act will help create jobs. With Ohio’s unemployment rate at 13.7% in May, one…
Matt MisickaAugust 21, 2020
Landmark Legislation Protects Public Lands and Expands Recreation Opportunities for Decades to Come The Great American Outdoors Act, which was officially signed into law at a White House ceremony today, is the most significant conservation legislation…
Matt MisickaAugust 4, 2020