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News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 1, 2005

PUBLIC COMMENTS SOUGHT ON
DRAFT COASTAL AND ESTUARINE LAND CONSERVATION PROGRAM PLAN

SANDUSKY, OH - Public comments are currently being accepted by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) on a draft plan for conserving the remaining open spaces and natural areas in the Lake Erie Region. As part of the state’s efforts to meet eligibility on the federal Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Ohio will hold two public meetings in November to solicit feedback on the draft plan.

Public meetings will be held at:

  • 10:00 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, November 15
    Ottawa County Visitors Bureau
    770 SE Catawba Road
    Port Clinton.
  • 10:00 a.m. to noon, Friday, November 18
    Cleveland Metroparks CanalWay Center
    4524 East 49th Street
    Cuyahoga Heights.

The Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program was established to protect coastal and estuarine lands considered important for their ecological, conservation, recreational, historical or aesthetic value. The program offers funding potential to local communities and land management organizations for the protection of coastal and estuarine lands in the Lake Erie watershed.

View Ohio’s draft Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program Plan.  Written comments will also be accepted by the ODNR Office of Coastal Management through December 16 by contacting program coordinator Sandra Kosek-Sills at 105 W. Shoreline Dr., Sandusky, Ohio 44870, 419-626-7980.

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For additional news online, check out the ODNR Press Room at Ohiodnr.com

For Further Information Contact:
Sandra Kosek-Sills, ODNR Office of Coastal Management
(419) 626-7980