Conservation News and Articles

Canada Geese collide with aircraft, intimidate unassuming joggers, and leave lawns and sidewalks spattered with prodigious piles of poop. They’re widely considered nuisance birds, and municipalities invest considerable time and money harassing geese to relocate the feisty flocks. But new University of Illinois research shows standard goose harassment efforts aren’t effective, especially in winter when birds should […]

Dr. Blake Mathys has been hard at work with his research through the Central Ohio Owl Project (COOP).  If you know of any likely locations for Barn Owls, Long-eared Owls, and Northern Saw-whet Owls, please email Dr. Mathys; all locations will be kept strictly confidential.  For more information, visit the COOP project website. Here’s a

A proposal to double the size of a wastewater treatment plant in Plain City will, if approved, accelerate the degradation of central Ohio’s highest quality stream: the Big Darby. Plain City is seeking this expansion in order to accommodate additional residential development. Home to 44 species of mussel and more than 100 species of fish, the

We don’t usually think of “seabirds” in Ohio — but we do have them! The handsome Common Tern can be found along Ohio’s Lake Erie shores, and sometimes well inland too, during the summer. Check out Audubon’s Seabird Secrets video on the Common Tern for a look into the lives of these charming avian residents.

Are you interested in building a home for a feathered friend? Audubon has the book for you: the Audubon Birdhouse Book. The recently updated 2nd edition tells you how to build a birdhouse that actually works and that the birds will use. Whether you want to provide a home for Wrens or Warblers, Flickers or

Birders and other nature enthusiasts have no doubt noticed that trees are leafing out earlier each spring here in Ohio and elsewhere in the northern hemisphere. A new study by researchers at The Ohio State University helps explain why: It’s a drop in the total number of rainy days each year. Scientists have known that