Middle Bass Island State Park:

Analysis of a Proposal

Kurt A. Simmons

Nathan M. Wagoner

History of Middle Bass Island

• Spanish Viticulturalist (1854)

• German Purchase (1885)– Largest winery in U.S– Prohibition– Fire

• George Lonz (1926)– National Register of Historic Places(1926)

ODNR

• Purchased in February 2001

• Mission:– To provide a balance between wise use and the

protection of NR

ODNR’s Methods of Planning

• Community involvement

• Advisory Group

• Core Group

Inventory of Acquired Lands

• 1 mile of unspoiled shoreline

• Marina

• Glacial Grooves

• Historical Sites

• Endangered Species

• Wetlands

6 Sites

• Former Vineyards (A, B, C, D)

• Historic Sites (B, F)

• Shoreline (C )

• Camping (C )

• Wetlands (A, D, E)

• Natural Beach (D)

• Marina (E)

Site C: Primitive Camping

Site F: Cliff Habitat

Site F: Lonz Winery Buildings

Site E: Marina

Site E: Peninsula Wetland

Endangered Species

• Lake Erie Water Snake

• Harebell

• Eastern Fox Snake

• Thamnophis Sirtalis

Methods of Data Collection

• Digital Pictures

• Surveying

• GIS– Measurements – Parcels– Habitat Protection

Surveys

• Interviews– Expressed Concerns

• Positive Direction for the Island

• Lonz Winery

• Marina

• Empty promises

Additional Assessment

• Wastewater Treatment

• Soil Conditions

• Affects on wildlife

• The Beach

• Lonz Winery

• Transportation

Acknowledgements

• Lisa Brohl (Local Botanist)

• Jason Lin(Local TA)

• John Dobney ( Asst. Director)

• Hongxia Duan (Local TA)

• Kristin Stanford (L.E.W.S. Researcher)

• John Hageman (Local Resident)