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NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 18, 2005 CUYAHOGA COUNTY SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT RECEIVES GRANT FROM “Putting
Urban Landscapes to Work for Water Quality” will identify the ecological
and landscape criteria needed to apply best management practices in order to
develop two demonstration sites in the Euclid Creek area. Project leaders will
also review legislative policies and ordinances to help establish best
management practices. The
project will eventually provide ideas on what will work in Euclid Creek and
other urbanized watersheds. The project will help in restoring the creek
and meeting water quality standards. The Lake
Erie Protection Fund supports a quarterly grant program where funding is
limited to $10,000 or less, as well as a larger annual research and
implementation grant program. The Ohio Lake Erie Commission oversees the fund
and has budgeted $100,000 during the current fiscal year for quarterly grant
projects that specifically address one or more of the 84 strategic actions
found in the Lake Erie Protection &
Restoration Plan. A total of $64,237 has been awarded during the
current fiscal year to these quarterly grant projects. During
the last 12 years, the commission has raised more than $7.8 million through the
sale of Lake Erie license plates featuring either the Marblehead Lighthouse or
the Toledo Harbor Lighthouse – both designed by artist Ben Richmond. The
money has gone to a wide range of efforts to preserve and enhance life along -30- For Further Information Contact: Edwin J. Hammett, (419) 245-2514 |