AKRON, OH - Thanks to the State Wildlife Grant Program (SWG), the ODNR Division of Wildlife was able to recently purchase a 70-acre parcel along Conneaut Creek in Ashtabula County.

Besides the property providing habitat for a variety of potentially threatened and endangered species, adjacent Conneaut Creek provides high-quality habitat for a variety of equally important aquatic species.

A side benefit to this acquisition is the fact that this area, now referred to as "Creek Road Access," will provide direct public access for fishing and for hunting. The Creek Road Access is bounded between Conneaut Creek, Creek Road (from the Creek Road covered bridge east to Keefus Road), and Keefus Road (Keefus Road north to the Keefus Road bridge).

Anglers and hunters should be mindful of private properties that surround the Creek Road Access.

The SWG program is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and provides federal funds to states for the purpose of providing cost-effective conservation which is focused on preventing wildlife from becoming endangered.

For more information, visit wildohio.gov or call the Wildlife District Three headquarters at (330) 644-2293.