Exploring Ohio’s Streams: Summer Biological Assessments and Fascinating Finds

Jenna and Corbin have been leading biological stream assessments throughout the summer. This data helped organizations develop baselines for future comparison and secure grant funding for habitat preservation and restoration. Notable/fun finds have included:

P1- Team using electrofisher in headwater stream.
P2- Sorting haul from seine on the stream bank.
P3- Grass Pickerel. A common, but cryptic predator of slow-moving waters.
P4- Trout-Perch. A less-common, insect predator of deep pools in streams.
P5- Least Brook Lamprey. The smallest, most common (and non-parasitic) of Ohio’s lampreys.
P6- Male Blacknose Dace (in breeding colors). A common minnow of coldwater, rocky streams.
P7- Mottled Sculpin. A scaleless, bottom-dwelling ambush hunter.
P8- Larval Salamander.
P9- Team seining in backwaters near Killbuck Creek.
P10- Green Frog.

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