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Mar
31
Written by:
news editor
3/31/2011 1:00 AM
Nearly $50,000 of spring cleaning will soon be occurring at public places along Ohio’s 312-mile coast.
SANDUSKY, OH — Nearly $50,000 of spring cleaning will soon be occurring at public places along Ohio’s 312-mile coast. The eight awardees of the new Lake Erie Cleanup Grants are being announced by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Office of Coastal Management.
Communities in Ashtabula, Lake, Cuyahoga and Erie counties will share in the grants which are being leveraged by local funds for community-based cleanup activities on public land and waterways along Ohio’s 312-mile coast. More than a dozen of the public places featured in Ohio’s Lake Erie Public Access Guidebook (published July 2010) and on the companion Web site: www.ohiodnr.com/tabid/21033/default.aspx will be spruced up as part of this grant program.
“We want to help communities enhance the economic asset Ohio has in Lake Erie,” said John Watkins, chief of the Office of Coastal Management. “Visitors benefit our coastal communities so when they go to the beach, we want them to be greeted by a shore that makes them want to return time and time again.”
A complete list of grantees and projects is listed below and is also available on the Office of Coastal Management Web site dedicated to the Lake Erie Cleanup Grant program: www.ohiodnr.com/tabid/23260/Default.aspx. The public is encouraged to get involved and volunteer for one of the cleanups in their community.
The Office of Coastal Management’s mission is to achieve a balance between the use and preservation of Lake Erie’s coastal resources in collaboration with our partners by effectively administering the Ohio Coastal Management Program.
ODNR ensures a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all. Visit the ODNR Web site at ohiodnr.com.
For more information, contact:
Lynnette Gilbert, ODNR Office of Coastal Management
419. 626. 7980
Brenda Culler, ODNR Office of Coastal Management
419. 626. 7980
Jason Fallon, ODNR Office of Communications
614. 265. 6842
Grants by County
County: Ashtabula
Lake Erie Public Access Site: Conneaut Port Authority Access - www.ohiodnr.com/tabid/22826/default.aspx
Description: The Conneaut Port Authority will cut, chip and remove large piles of brush, tires and litter from the Conneaut Port Authority Access site which is also known as the Conneaut Sandbar.
Grant: $3,923
Total project cost: $7,846
Grantee: Conneaut Port Authority, 1205 Broad St./ PO Box 218, Conneaut. Tel: 440-595-1300 - www.conneautportauthority.com
County: Cuyahoga
Lake Erie Public Access Sites: Cleveland Lakefront State Parks
- Edgewater Park and Boat Ramp - www.ohiodnr.com/tabid/22777/Default.aspx
- EuclidBeach - www.ohiodnr.com/tabid/22785/Default.aspx
- Villa Angela and Wildwood areas - www.ohiodnr.com/tabid/22786/Default.aspx
Description: Litter cleanup activities in the Cleveland Lakefront State Park will include monthly beach cleanups and park litter pick ups at Edgewater Park and weekly beach cleanups and park litter cleanups at Euclid Beach, Villa Angela and Wildwood areas. Beach and park cleanups will last for two hours and will consist of picking up litter and recyclables, conducting routine weather observations and collecting baseline water quality data that will be recorded in the Great Lakes Basin’s Adopt-a-Beach volunteer database.
Grant: $5,000
Total project cost: $10,000
Grantee: Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District, 6100 W. Canal Road, Valley View. Tel: 216-524-6580 - www.cuyahogaswcd.org
County: Cuyahoga
Lake Erie Public Access Site: Lakewood Park - www.ohiodnr.com/tabid/22776/Default.aspx
Description: The city of Lakewood will work in partnership with Keep Lakewood Beautiful, its local Keep America Beautiful affiliate, to conduct a half-day litter pickup event at Lakewood Park from 9 a.m. to noon on April 30, 2011.
Grant: $1,380
Total project cost: $2,885
Grantee: City of Lakewood,12650 Detroit Ave., Lakewood. Tel: 216-529-6815 - www.onelakewood.com
County: Erie
Lake Erie Public Access Sites: Access locations in Bayview, Sandusky and Huron. Examples include the following: Sandusky Bay Bridge South, Lions Park, Sandusky Bay Pathway, Shelby Street Public Boat Launch, Chesapeake Walkway, Jackson Street Pier, Shoreline Park, Meigs Street Pier, Battery Park, Springer’s Warf, Washington Street Pier, Pipe Creek State Wildlife Area, Big Island Preserve, East Sandusky Bay Metro Park, Joseph Steinen Wildlife Area, Sheldon Marsh State Nature Preserve, Lake Front Park, Huron Harbor West Pier, Nickel Plate Beach, Old Woman Creek and others. (See Erie County– www.ohiodnr.com/tabid/18043/default.aspx)
Description: The communities will be responsible for organizing the clean-up crew(s), choosing access site(s) and coordinating the cleanup(s). The litter crews are asked to keep track of the number of volunteers, volunteer hours, which access site(s) are cleaned and the amount of litter collected (number of garbage bags or number of pounds).
Grant: $1,164
Total project cost: $2,338
Grantee: Erie Soil and Water Conservation District, 2900 Columbus Ave Room 131, Sandusky. Tel: 419-626-5211 - www.erie-county-ohio.net/eswcd
County: Erie
Lake Erie Public Access Site: Sherod Park Beach - www.ohiodnr.com/Coastal/tabid/22652/Default.aspx
Description: Volunteers will clean up trees, litter and debris on the west and east side of 21.2-acre Sherod Park which is located northeast of the intersection of U.S. Route 6 and Coen Road in Vermilion Township. Sherod Park is adjacent to the west of the Coen Road Access, a 0.21-acre end-of-road access site. Combined, the two sites create nearly a quarter mile of coastal access to Lake Erie.
Grant: $3,445
Total project cost: $9,257
Grantee: City of Vermilion, 5511 Liberty Ave, Vermilion. Tel: 440-204-2490 - www.cityofvermilion.com
County: Lake
Lake Erie Public Access Sites: Public Access Sites in the city of Eastlake including:
- Quentin Road Park - www.ohiodnr.com/Coastal/tabid/22793/Default.aspx
- Eastlake Fishing Seawall - www.ohiodnr.com/Coastal/tabid/22794/Default.aspx
- Willowbeach (Willo-Way) Park - www.ohiodnr.com/Coastal/tabid/22795/Default.aspx
Description: Twice weekly litter pick-up and cleanup of these areas will be conducted by community service participants. With financial assistance, the city of Eastlake will pay for supplies and disposal fees.
Grant: $1,017
Total project cost: $4,202
Grantee: City of Eastlake, 35150 Lakeshore Boulevard, Eastlake. Tel: 440-951-1416 www.eastlakeohio.com
County: Lake
Lake Erie Public Access Sites: Mentor Beach Park- www.ohiodnr.com/tabid/22800/Default.aspx and Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve beach area – www.ohiodnr.com/tabid/22801/Default.aspx
Description: In this spring event, volunteers will be recruited to clean Mentor Beach Park and a section of the Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve beach. Each location will be cleaned on two to three occasions during the “Keep Mentor Beautiful” program that runs from April 1 through May 31. It is part of the “The Great American Clean-Up” program which lasts from March 1 - May 31.
Grant: $1,760
Total project cost: $5,200
Grantee: City of Mentor, 8500 Civic Center Blvd, Mentor. Tel: 440-974-5720 - www.cityofmentor.com
County: Lake
Lake Erie Public Access Sites: Mentor Beach Park- www.ohiodnr.com/tabid/22800/Default.aspx, Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve beach area – www.ohiodnr.com/tabid/22801/Default.aspx and Headlands Beach State Park– www.ohiodnr.com/tabid/22802/Default.aspx
Description: In this fall event, volunteers will participate in the annual Lake Erie Coastweeks cleanup program which is organized state-wide by the Ohio Lake Erie Commission. The program runs from September 1 to early October. Volunteers will be recruited to clean Mentor Beach Park, Headlands Beach State Park, and the entire stretch of beach plus the park reserve at the Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve including key spots around the marina. Each location may be done on two to three occasions over the six week period.
Grant: $1,454
Total project cost: $4,894
Grantee: City of Mentor, 8500 Civic Center Blvd, Mentor. Tel: 440-974-5720 - www.cityofmentor.com
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