Category Archives: Ohio

Updates, links — writing

Posted on December 8, 2015 by mstansberry

It’s been a while since I’ve updated this old thing, but wanted to share some new links that may be of interest. First, I contribute to a mostly monthly column on the biodiversity of the Great Lakes Region at Belt … Continue reading →

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New nature columns in Belt Magazine

Posted on July 29, 2014 by mstansberry

Over the past two months I’ve written a regular nature column for Belt Magazine, featuring David Wilson on illustration. Here are the links: Clarity and abundance in the creeks of Lake County My sons are moved to ecstasy by the … Continue reading →

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Blog: Ohio Outdoors and Wildlife

Posted on November 1, 2013 by mstansberry

So, it’s been 15 months since I left OR, and while I’m still contributing to the OR Fly Fishing Blog, and tried to launch a Great Lakes version, I’ve been missing the basic premise of a blog — which is … Continue reading →

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Some CVNP photos

Posted on September 26, 2013 by mstansberry
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New paintings…

Posted on July 31, 2013 by mstansberry

After a long hiatus due to a move and other insanity, I’ve dropped a couple new paintings. Acrylic and coffee grounds on boards, featuring two native Ohio fish. Redhorse sucker and the paddlefish. Hope you like’em.

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CVNP, Jaite 7am

Posted on July 21, 2013 by mstansberry

It’s a jungle – the humidity is visible. I stop at a bend in the river, brown and swollen with all the summer rain. The Cuyahoga has jumped its banks a few times this summer now, the ground is saturated. … Continue reading →

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Middle Bass Island fishing trip

Posted on June 18, 2013 by mstansberry
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CVNP Swamp

Posted on June 17, 2013 by mstansberry

White water lilies bloom, small pads that lay flat. The blooms close up at night. Purple and white clovers, crown vetch, fleabane and daisies all blooming. Garlic mustard sprouting up, a nasty invasive. In the swamp, we watch a redwing … Continue reading →

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Early summer on the Beaver Marsh

Posted on June 10, 2013 by mstansberry

Huge rain. Muddy trails. Bugs rising up out of the earth, tiny things that cling to my eyeballs, suck up into my nostrils. Spiny softshell turtles pile up on a far bank, couple hundred yards away from the trail. The … Continue reading →

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Riding the Tuscarawas

Posted on May 25, 2013 by mstansberry

Riding my bike south of Barberton today on a little used section of the Towpath, along the Tuscarawas River. The bike path runs along the backlots of abandoned industries, and you can see the creeping noxious invasive species really taking … Continue reading →

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