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2017 and 2018 CONSERVATION FUND RECIPIENT
Standing Rush
Standing Rush, LLC was founded as a conservation real estate company, specializing in the restoration and preservation of ecologically sensitive areas in northwest Ohio. Currently, Standing Rush is working on the restoration of over 600 acres of land and water located on the south shore of Sandusky Bay.
In an article written by Steve Pollick, a columnist with Ohio Outdoor News and a life member of BSBO, Pollick says in encouraging habitat for everything from visiting warblers and shorebirds to nesting eagles and trumpeter swans, Standing Rush can also manage for the rich native plant diversity that provides nursery habitat for loads of different kinds of fish and the right conditions for threatened species of snakes and turtles.
Standing Rush Manager Eric Kraus refers to the area as a patchwork of land. Kraus explains that the land and water can support a tremendous diversity of life while serving critical functions for all the people who live and rely on the broader health of the lake.
“Through persistent collaboration, we magnify the impact of individual pursuits to create and promote projects that ensure lasting habitat protection and conservation, support holistic ecological function, encourage educational enrichment, foster sustainable and responsible recreation, and expand the collective value of our organization,” Standing Rush states on their website.
In 2017, Standing Rush had to incur unanticipated costs due to historically high water, which caused dike damage and extra water conveyance. It just so happens that the tallied amount allotted to the dollar amount awarded to Standing Rush by Black Swamp Bird Observatory: $8,000.
Learn all about the changes that are taking shape at the Standing Rush marsh by reading Manager Eric Kraus’ blog at standingrush.blogspot.com.
In an article written by Steve Pollick, a columnist with Ohio Outdoor News and a life member of BSBO, Pollick says in encouraging habitat for everything from visiting warblers and shorebirds to nesting eagles and trumpeter swans, Standing Rush can also manage for the rich native plant diversity that provides nursery habitat for loads of different kinds of fish and the right conditions for threatened species of snakes and turtles.
Standing Rush Manager Eric Kraus refers to the area as a patchwork of land. Kraus explains that the land and water can support a tremendous diversity of life while serving critical functions for all the people who live and rely on the broader health of the lake.
“Through persistent collaboration, we magnify the impact of individual pursuits to create and promote projects that ensure lasting habitat protection and conservation, support holistic ecological function, encourage educational enrichment, foster sustainable and responsible recreation, and expand the collective value of our organization,” Standing Rush states on their website.
In 2017, Standing Rush had to incur unanticipated costs due to historically high water, which caused dike damage and extra water conveyance. It just so happens that the tallied amount allotted to the dollar amount awarded to Standing Rush by Black Swamp Bird Observatory: $8,000.
Learn all about the changes that are taking shape at the Standing Rush marsh by reading Manager Eric Kraus’ blog at standingrush.blogspot.com.