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March 30, 2004

LAKE ERIE PROTECTION FUND GRANTEES FILE FINAL REPORTS
Fifteen reports detailing project status, outcome available for public viewing

TOLEDO, OH - Reports detailing the results of several projects supported by the Lake Erie Protection Fund are available for public view, according to the Ohio Lake Erie Commission, the awarding agency. The 15 projects funded were of all sizes and focus, including a study on bald eagles along the Lake Erie shoreline, as well as surveying public opinion on the overall quality of Lake Erie as a recreational site. The projects varied in length from one to three years.

The Lake Erie Protection Fund was established to help finance research and implementation of projects aimed at protecting and preserving Lake Erie and its watershed. The fund is supported by Ohioans who purchase Lake Erie license plates. During the past 11 years, the commission has raised more than $7 million and funded in excess of 200 projects.

The final reports of these recently completed projects now can be viewed at the Ohio Lake Erie Commission office in Toledo. A copy of a specific report can be obtained by calling 419-245-2514.

The Ohio Lake Erie Commission is comprised of the directors of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the Ohio departments of natural resources, transportation, development, health and agriculture. The commission was created to preserve the lake's natural resources and protect the quality of its waters and ecosystem.

For more information about the commission and its programs, visit www.epa.state.oh.us/oleo

LAKE ERIE PROTECTION FUND FINAL REPORTS
Fiscal Year 2004
Ohio Lake Erie Commission
Project Project Director
Modeling The Effect Of The Export Of Nitrogen Into Lake Erie From Agricultural Lands (Report LEPF 98-10) Dr. Peter Whiting, Case Western Reserve University
Managing Portage County's Semi-Public Wastewater Systems To Benefit The Lake Erie Watershed (Report LEPF 99-11) DuWayne Porter, Portage County Health Department
Developing The Bald Eagle As A Lake Erie Biosentinel (Report LEPF 00-05) Dr. Keith Grasman, Wright State University
Technical Implementation Program For Natural Resource Protection In The Chagrin River Watershed (Report LEPF 01-11) Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells, Chagrin River Watershed Partners, Inc.
Developing Regional Watershed-Based Model Storm Water Permit Implementation Plans (Report LEPF 01-13) John Beeker, Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency
Prepare And Conduct A Public Opinion Survey For The Lake Erie Quality Index (Report LEQI 01-01)
 Dr. Kathleen Carr, Strategic Research Group, LLC
Development And Evaluation Of An Index Of Biotic Integrity For The Offshore Fish Assemblage of Lake Erie (Report LEQI 01-09) Dr. Mark Kershner, Kent State University, Department of Biological Science
Economic Impact Of Visitors In The Seven Counties As A Whole For The Lake Erie Quality Index (Report LEQI 03-12) John M. Rovelstad, Rovelstad & Associates
Native Unionid Mussel And Zebra Mussel Distributions In Crane Creek Wetland At Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, Ohio (Report SG 140-01) Dr. Ferenc de Szalay, Kent State University
Portage River Basin Tourism Resources Inventory (Report SG 146-01)
 Melinda Huntley, Ottawa County Visitors Bureau
Western Lake Erie Waterfront Guide (Report SG 156-01)
 Joseph Lucente, The Ohio State University Research Foundation
Middle Harbor Boardwalk (Report SG 174-02)
 Jim Wilson, East Harbor State Park, Lakeside-Marblehead, Ohio
One Pass Fall Tillage With 30 Percent Residue And Adequate Seed Bed Preparation (Report SG 175-02) Dave Badenhop, Henry Soil & Water Conservation District
Great Lakes Officer Snook (Report SG 195-02)
 Virginia Reker, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 9ER 7-3
Lake Erie Water Snake Abundance And Habitat Use: Implications For Recovery (Report SG 196-03) Carolyn Caldwell, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife

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Contact: Jill Woodyard
(419) 245-2514