W.H. Chip Gross
One of the things I enjoy most about writing my monthly Q&A “Ask Chip” online column is interacting with electric cooperative members. My wife and I have been co-op members for 47 years (Consolidated Cooperative), and it’s always interesting to hear what other members statewide are involved with in the out-of-doors. That said, the recent item below is one of the most unusual — and fascinating — email questions I’ve ever received.
Jim Murtha, South Central Power Company
An attitude is subtly changing in Ohio concerning a certain species of large, charismatic wildlife. In 1969, the Buckeye State had just four pairs of nesting bald eagles remaining, a struggling population on the verge of extirpation due to the indiscriminate use of the chemical DDT. But once that chemical was banned, the birds made a steady, startling comeback, and nesting pairs of bald eagles in the state now number near 1,000. But is it possible to have too much of a good thing, even in the case of our national symbol, the bald eagle? The following two “Ask Chip” questions this month show
