Many of the leaders of the Ohio Conservation Federation (OCF) headed to Medina and the Hill N Dale Club for a morning of pheasant hunting and a discussion of sportsmen conservation issues. Senator Rob Portman joined…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
…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…