After Ohio removed Brecksville Dam in 2020, free-flowing habitat linked to Lake Erie more than doubled to 71 km; scientists later found 15 newly detected fish taxa downstream
A restored 25-acre coastal wetland on the southern shore of western Lake Erie was used continuously by millions of aquatic animals after it was reconnected to nearby waterways, according to a four-year acoustic monitoring study led by researchers at the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The scientific assessment, published in the journal Aquatic Ecosystem Health…
