The OLEC is accepting nominations for the 2012 Ohio Lake Erie Award, which will recognize individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to enhance Ohio’s Great Lake.

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Three state agencies today jointly launched the Ohio Clean Lakes Initiative, a program geared to improve water quality and reduce Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in the Western Basin of Lake Erie. 

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Every year since 1992, the Ohio Lake Erie Commission has held its “Life on Lake Erie” photo contest to celebrate life on and around Lake Erie.

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The OLEC administers Ohio’s Lake Erie Protection Fund, which helps finance research and implementation projects aimed at protecting, preserving and restoring Lake Erie and its watershed.

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The Ohio Lake Erie Commission (OLEC) will hold its quarterly meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 6 at the Ohio State University Stone Laboratory on Gibraltar Island. The meeting is open to the public.

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The Coastal Resources Advisory Council will hold its quarterly meeting at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 3, at the Lake Erie Shores and Islands West Visitors Center.

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Camera buffs who want to capture the essence of Lake Erie life on camera and share the wonders of the lake can enter the Ohio Lake Erie Commission’s (OLEC) 2012 photo contest. 

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The Ohio Lake Erie Commission (OLEC) will hold its quarterly meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 21, at the Vern Riffe Center, 77 South High Street, Room 1960, Columbus.

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The Ohio Lake Erie Commission (OLEC) will be moving their office from its current location at One Maritime Plaza in Toledo to a new location in Sandusky.

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ODNR, Office of Coastal Management has announced that it is accepting applications for vacancies on the Coastal Resources Advisory Council.

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On December 14, 2011, the Ohio Lake Erie Commission approved five Lake Erie Protection Fund grant awards.

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The Ohio Lake Erie Commission (OLEC) will hold its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, December 14.

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Grant applications are being accepted for land acquisition projects by communities in the watersheds of Ohio's four Great Lakes Areas of Concern (AOC).

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The Coastal Resources Advisory Council (CRAC) will hold its quarterly meeting at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 3.

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Environmental Scientists documented the status of freshwater mussel communities in northwest Ohio during the summer and fall of 2010.

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ODNR will host two public meetings to discuss the latest progress in the state’s Lake Erie Shore Erosion Management Program.

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Conneaut resident Richard McBride caught the judges’ attention and received the overall favorite award in this year’s “Life on Lake Erie” photo contest.

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Thomas Denbow of URS Corporation and The University of Toledo – Lake Erie Center are the winners of the 2011 Ohio Lake Erie Awards.

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The Ohio State University and Bowling Green State University each were awarded Lake Erie Protection Fund grants to further their research.

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

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