The Ohio Lake Erie Commission will offer two opportunities - one in February and one in March - for local officials, planners, architects, engineers, surveyors, real estate agents, attorneys and others to learn about a series of voluntary best practices for managing local land use to support both economic development and protection of the Lake Erie watershed.

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Sean D. Logan, director of ODNR, was recently elected chairman of the Ohio Lake Erie Commission for 2008. James Beasley, director of the Ohio Department of Transportation, was elected secretary. The commission oversees the Ohio Lake Erie Protection Fund (LEPF), which is the source of grant money.

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The Ohio Coastal Resources Advisory Council will hold its quarterly meeting at 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 7, at the Lake Erie Nature & Science Center, Grand River North Room, 28728 Wolf Road in Bay Village.

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The Ohio Lake Erie Commission has awarded a total of $29,900 to three projects that will enhance the lake’s shoreline and contribute to protection efforts in its watershed.

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The Coastal Resources Advisory Council will hold its quarterly meeting at 10 a.m. on Thursday, November 8, at the Ashtabula Marine Museum, 1071 Walnut Blvd. in Ashtabula.

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A sub-committee of the Ohio Coastal Resources Advisory Council will meet on Thursday, October 25, at Cleveland Lakefront State Park to discuss proposed rules for managing construction along the Lake Erie shoreline.

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A sub-committee of the Ohio Coastal Resources Advisory Council will meet on Friday, October 19 at Cleveland Lakefront State Park to discuss proposed rules for managing construction along the Lake Erie shoreline.

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Local decision makers and others with an interest in the future of Lake Erie and its watershed are encouraged to apply for an appointment to the Ohio Coastal Resources Advisory Council. Nine council seats are currently up for renewal or appointment.

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Applications for $250,000 in grants are being accepted for projects that preserve, protect and enhance Ohio’s Lake Erie coastal resources.

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The Ohio Lake Erie Commission has awarded a total of $58,881 to four research projects that will benefit Lake Erie and its environmental and economic resources.

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Oak Harbor resident Jamie Lynn Lockwood caught the judges’ attention and received the overall favorite award in the “Life On Lake Erie” Photo Contest for her image of a man and youngster fishing off Sand Beach in Ottawa County on a foggy morning.

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The 2007 Ohio Lake Erie Awards were presented to Norm Schultz, president emeritus of the Lake Erie Marine Trades Association, and to the Ashtabula River RAP/Partnership, which has worked for 19 years to clean up the mouth of that important Lake Erie tributary.

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Communities have until August 31 to submit applications for land acquisition

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