Some of you have asked about the road closure here....................................below is the press release. Also some have asked about Pipe Creek Wildlife Area. That area remains closed until January 11, 2013. For Immediate Release October 3, 2012 MAGEE MARSH WILDLIFE AREA TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE OAK HARBOR, OH - Access beyond the Sportsmen's Migratory Bird Center located at the Magee Marsh Wildlife Area along the wildlife area road to the beach area, including the boardwalk and beach trails, will be closed, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. This portion of Magee Marsh wildlife area will be closed in order to provide a quality hunting experience for Ohio's sportsmen and woman. This road closure is in effect starting October 8 through October 27, 2012 and from November 5 through December 1, 2012. Additionally, the road and beach area will be closed during the controlled youth deer hunts scheduled on Saturday and Sunday November 17 and 18, 2012. The remaining Saturdays and Sundays during this time period hunters, anglers, and wildlife viewer will be permitted access to the beach area and wildlife trails on Saturdays from 2:00 p.m. until sunset and Sundays from sunrise to sunset. The Sportsmen's Migratory Bird Center and bird center walking trail will remain open for wildlife viewing during the fall hunting season. -30- Happy Birding!! Mary L. Warren Wildlife Communications Specialist Magee Marsh Wildlife Area 13229 W. State Route 2 Oak Harbor, OH 43449 419-898-0960 #31 419-898-4017 Fax [log in to unmask] Keep the WILD in Ohio..........find out how you can help at www.wildstampohio.com "I go to nature to be soothed and healed , and to have my senses put in order." John Burroughs ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]