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Sep
25
Written by:
news editor
9/25/2012 1:00 AM
Dr. David Klarer and the Lake Erie Charter Boat Association (LECBA) are the winners of the 2012 Ohio Lake Erie Awards, according to the Ohio Lake Erie Commission (OLEC).
PORT CLINTON, OH – Dr. David Klarer, a recent retiree from the Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve (Ohio Department of Natural Resources) and the Lake Erie Charter Boat Association (LECBA) are the winners of the 2012 Ohio Lake Erie Awards, according to the Ohio Lake Erie Commission (OLEC).
“These award recipients have shown a great commitment to protecting and promoting Lake Erie and its watershed,” said Gail Hesse, executive director of OLEC. “We commend their efforts.”
OLEC honors one person and one organization each year that have worked to protect and restore Lake Erie and its watershed. Since 1995, the commission has awarded 17 individuals and 17 organizations for their stewardship.
Dr. David Klarer began his career at the research reserve in 1979. He helped establish the Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve laboratory and focused reserve research toward determining the role of coastal wetlands in the Lake Erie ecosystem. Through the understanding gained from more than 250 published papers and reports completed at the reserve, many citizens, resource managers and agency officials alike have gained a greater appreciation of coastal wetlands and the critical part they play in a healthy Lake Erie.
LECBA has become a leader in helping to address many of the issues concerning Lake Erie. They remain dedicated to encouraging and promoting sound fisheries management in Lake Erie through partnership with state and provincial partners. LECBA has proved their commitment to Lake Erie repeatedly by building bridges between numerous governmental and non-governmental entities, on both state and federal levels, to work together to address Lake Erie issues.
OLEC was established for the purpose of preserving Lake Erie’s natural resources, protecting the quality of its waters and ecosystem, and promoting economic development in the region. The director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources serves as the commission’s chairman. Additional members include the directors of the state departments of Transportation, Health, Development, Agriculture and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
OLEC also oversees the Ohio Lake Erie Protection Fund, which is the source of grant money for projects that benefit the lake’s watershed economically and environmentally. The fund is supported by Ohioans who purchase a Lake Erie license plate displaying the Marblehead Lighthouse or Toledo Harbor Lighthouse designed by Ohio artist Ben Richmond.
For more information, contact:
Gail Hesse, Ohio Lake Erie Commission
419-621-2040
Jason Fallon, ODNR Office of Communications
614-265-6860
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