{"id":423,"date":"2024-05-06T18:06:31","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T18:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/notducksdomain.com\/?page_id=423"},"modified":"2024-05-07T04:22:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T04:22:06","slug":"modern-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/notducksdomain.com\/index.php\/modern-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Modern Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-423\" data-postid=\"423\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-423 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t\t<div  data-css_id=\"y5p776\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_y5p776 tb_first tf_w\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_qjre77 first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_pcim861    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"slideInLeft\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t    <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Today, the Great Black Swamp drains into Lake Eerie. However, the flat landscape and fertile soil remains to this day making for excellent farmland.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Modern Northwest Ohio is known for its long open horizons, expansive fields and clusters of woods. Though the Swamp is said to be gone, its influence is clear.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">During Spring seasons in the area, water often piles up faster than it can drain. If you watch for it, you may catch the swamp resurfacing in some areas, overtaking the creek, spreading across a field, or hiding in your neighbors backyard.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_sf6k948 tf_w wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-tf-animation_delay=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_v0k0948 first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_o9h4132 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/notducksdomain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ohio-woods-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-631\" title=\"ohio-woods\" alt=\"ohio-woods\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notducksdomain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ohio-woods-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/notducksdomain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ohio-woods-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/notducksdomain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ohio-woods-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/notducksdomain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ohio-woods-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/notducksdomain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ohio-woods-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/notducksdomain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ohio-woods-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/notducksdomain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ohio-woods-1024x683-749x500.jpg 749w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_30dq948 last\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_hx45807   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t    <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\t<p>Recently, movements have begun to restore the swamp.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_zloo497   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t    <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\t<p>Locals began to miss the the great marsh for a variety of reasons. It housed a lot of local wildlife, some of which is now endangered. But just as importantly, it served as a filter for our water supply. Without the network of wetlands and watersheds, the Toledo area with questionable drinking water.<\/p>\n<p>However there are now many plots of land preserved for the Black Swamp that can be visited today.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-css_id=\"far6521\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_far6521 tf_w\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_srmk521 first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top gutter-none tb_col_count_2 tb_67r8879\">\n\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_jgoy879 first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_89fq135   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t    <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blackswamp.org\/\">The Black Swamp Conservancy<\/a> is an expansive project aimed at restoring parts of the Great Black Swamp. 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However, the flat landscape and fertile soil remains to this day making for excellent farmland. Modern Northwest Ohio is known for its long open horizons, expansive fields and clusters of woods. Though the Swamp is said to be gone, its influence is clear. During Spring seasons [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-423","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Today, the Great Black Swamp drains into Lake Eerie. However, the flat landscape and fertile soil remains to this day making for excellent farmland.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: center;\">Modern Northwest Ohio is known for its long open horizons, expansive fields and clusters of woods. Though the Swamp is said to be gone, its influence is clear.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: center;\">During Spring seasons in the area, water often piles up faster than it can drain. If you watch for it, you may catch the swamp resurfacing in some areas, overtaking the creek, spreading across a field, or hiding in your neighbors backyard.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/notducksdomain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ohio-woods-scaled.jpg\" title=\"ohio-woods\" alt=\"ohio-woods\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notducksdomain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ohio-woods-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/notducksdomain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ohio-woods-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/notducksdomain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ohio-woods-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/notducksdomain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ohio-woods-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/notducksdomain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ohio-woods-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/notducksdomain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ohio-woods-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/notducksdomain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ohio-woods-1024x683-749x500.jpg 749w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\n<p>Recently, movements have begun to restore the swamp.<\/p>\n<p>Locals began to miss the the great marsh for a variety of reasons. It housed a lot of local wildlife, some of which is now endangered. But just as importantly, it served as a filter for our water supply. Without the network of wetlands and watersheds, the Toledo area with questionable drinking water.<\/p> <p>However there are now many plots of land preserved for the Black Swamp that can be visited today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blackswamp.org\/\">The Black Swamp Conservancy<\/a> is an expansive project aimed at restoring parts of the Great Black Swamp. They have various sites across the region.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/notducksdomain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Black-Swamp-Conservancy-at-work.jpg\" title=\"Black-Swamp-Conservancy-at-work\" alt=\"Black-Swamp-Conservancy-at-work\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notducksdomain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Black-Swamp-Conservancy-at-work.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/notducksdomain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Black-Swamp-Conservancy-at-work-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/notducksdomain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Black-Swamp-Conservancy-at-work-1024x549.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/notducksdomain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Black-Swamp-Conservancy-at-work-768x411.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\" \/>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Map of Local Nature Reserves<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Powered by WP GO Maps<\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/notducksdomain.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/notducksdomain.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/notducksdomain.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notducksdomain.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notducksdomain.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=423"}],"version-history":[{"count":97,"href":"https:\/\/notducksdomain.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/423\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":771,"href":"https:\/\/notducksdomain.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/423\/revisions\/771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/notducksdomain.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}