Hello to everyone in the beach community.
It's that time of year where I find myself frustrated by the recent
release of the NRDC report, where my state, Ohio, has been ranked as
the 2nd in the nation to meet water quality standards. We have made
such progress in Ohio and the Great Lakes and so much more work and
research is going on, including 7 day a week sampling and predictive
modeling at several beaches, but only the negative is reflected in the
report. All of us work so hard and are so passionate about the work we
do on the beach program to make our beaches safer and cleaner. I just
wanted to thank all of you for the work you do every day, the
conferences and workshops that are put on, the on-going partnerships
and collaborations, and especially this list-serve which has always
been an open line of communication. Thanks to all - Jill Lis
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