The Northern Brook Lamprey (Ichthyomyzon fossor) is a native, non-parasitic lamprey species that occupies small to medium sized streams.
Paul DeRolf, May 10th, 2022
During a visit to Hoover Reservoir, near Galena, in mid-July I encountered one of nature’s more talented imitators, the Red-spotted Purple .
Casey Tucker, Guest Writer, August 11th, 2021
Blair Prusha has worked with MBI for the past 9 years. His primary focus has been on macroinvertebrate surveys, although he has also done GIS work, helped with fish surveys, and jumped in on a multitude of other projects.
Allison Boehler, June 8th, 2021
Everybody is familiar with the eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). It’s the ‘normal’ squirrel we see most frequently.
Jim Lane, April 20th, 2021
The Eastern Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera) native range is as far west as Montana in the Missouri River drainage to as far east as eastern New York and as far south as Mexico.
Matt Sarver, March 30th, 2020
4th and 5th grade students at Daniel Wright and Riverside Elementary Schools in Dublin were shown real world examples of aquatic ecosystems, organism interactions and the invasive species that can disrupt their balance.
Matt Sarver, February 20th, 2020
When I think osprey, I think of our trips to the wilder parts of the South Carolina coast or a trip we took to Florida a few years ago.
Jim Lane, July 5th, 2019
MBI hosted Dr. James Karr on May 24, 2018, who was in Ohio visiting relatives. He was kind enough to stop by MBI for a set of presentations by himself and MBI staff.
Chris Yoder, August 1st, 2018
One of the most interesting plants I recently stumbled upon – literally – in northeastern Ohio is the American Squawroot (Conopholis americana).
Pete Precario, November 16th, 2016
These wetlands which in just a short period of time will be teeming with life are currently lying under a cover of ice and waiting for the warmer weather of late winter to explode into action.
Mick N. Micacchion, November 16th, 2016