Ohio Conservation Federation

Congressional Support Conservation Programs Great Lakes

Restoring Funding to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

Last month, OCF VP Stefan Marsh and I traveled to Washington DC with a coalition of more than eighty sportsmen & women and conservationists (including colleagues from Ducks Unlimited, the National Wildlife Federation, and the Lake…

Matt MisickaMarch 30, 2017

Conservation Programs

Ohio Sportsmen and Conservation Organizations Call for Increased Funding

On March 29th, following a successful Legislative Reception hosted by the Athletic Club of Columbus, the Sportsmen’s Alliance and long list of partners announced that collectively, Ohio hunters, anglers and trappers would request an increase in…

Matt MisickaMarch 29, 2017

Public Lands

Portman and Strickland Asked to Commit to Support Public Lands

U.S. Senate Candidates Rob Portman and Ted Strickland Asked to Commit Support for Public Lands National parks, forest and wildlife refuges threatened by some in Congress, states OHIO (Sept. 29, 2016) – As the race for…

Matt MisickaSeptember 29, 2016

Testimony

OCF Weighs in on S.B. 293

OCF’s President, Matt Misicka, joined colleagues Luke Houghton and Rob Sexton (Sportsmen’s Alliance), Jack Shaner (Ohio Environmental Council), Tom Butch (Columbiana County Federation of Conservation Clubs), Larry Mitchell (League of Ohio Sportsmen), and three members of…

Matt MisickaApril 27, 2016

Great Lakes

OCF Joins the Call for a HAB Coordinator

April 13, 2016: OCF joined with colleagues to voice support for the creation of an HAB coordinator to provide leadership to the many efforts directed towards curbing harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes. Read below…

Matt MisickaApril 13, 2016

Conservation Programs Habitat

Fair Property Tax Assessment for Conservation Acreage

Following Pheasants Forever’s lead, OCF joins the case for lowering taxes on acreage enrolled in conservation programs. Read the letter to Tax Commissioner Joe Testa below.February 29, 2016 Dear Commissioner Testa, I am writing to you…

Matt MisickaFebruary 29, 2016

Farm Bill Great Lakes

OCF in DC for Great Lakes Day 2016

OCF President Matt Misicka and Vice President Stefan Marsh traveled to the nation’s Capitol February 23-25, 2016 to work alongside conservation colleagues from across the region, like Ducks Unlimited, the Lake Erie Charter Boat Association, and…

Matt MisickaFebruary 25, 2016

Public Lands

OCF Encourages Acquisition of AEP ReCreation Lands

For more than 50 years, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and American Electric Power have worked in cooperation to provide Ohio’s hunters, anglers, trappers, campers, hikers, horseback riders, and mountain bikers access to a vast tract of…

Matt MisickaAugust 25, 2015

Great Lakes Hunting

HB 490 Reaches the Senate Ag Committee

…and so does OCF’s opponent testimony. The following opponent testimony was submitted in writing to the Senate Agriculture Committee and circulated to the offices of Senate leadership.November 28, 2014 Chairman Hite, Vice Chair Balderson, Ranking Member…

Matt MisickaNovember 28, 2014

Ohio Conservation

OCF Welcomes the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s New Midwestern States Coordinator: Kyle Rorah

22 September 2014 This past Friday and Saturday, Kyle Rorah the new Midwestern States Coordinator for the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, met with OCF members, DOW brass, and Ohio Sportsmen’s Caucus Chair Senator Joe Uecker. Founded in…

Matt MisickaSeptember 22, 2014

Restoring Funding to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

Ohio Sportsmen and Conservation Organizations Call for Increased Funding

Portman and Strickland Asked to Commit to Support Public Lands

OCF Weighs in on S.B. 293

OCF Joins the Call for a HAB Coordinator

Fair Property Tax Assessment for Conservation Acreage

OCF in DC for Great Lakes Day 2016

OCF Encourages Acquisition of AEP ReCreation Lands

HB 490 Reaches the Senate Ag Committee

OCF Welcomes the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s New Midwestern States Coordinator: Kyle Rorah

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