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Ohio
Sea Grant to host 17th Legislature Day on Lake Erie July
17, 2008 FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE COLUMBUS, OH – On Friday
(7/18), Ohio Sea Grant will host its 17th State Legislature and
Congressional Day on the shores of Lake Erie, giving state and local elected
officials a chance to learn more about the issues facing the Great Lakes and
what OSU has done over the years to solve those issues. Guest speakers
at the Cedar Point luncheon will include Marcy Kaptur, U.S. House of
Representatives; Chris Redfern, Ohio House of Representatives; Mark Wagoner,
Ohio Senate; and Mary M. Glackin, Deputy Under Secretary of NOAA. Afternoon
activities, including lure making, snake tracking, seining, and trawling, will
be held on Gibraltar Island, Ohio State University’s Island Campus in
Put-in-Bay, followed by a picnic dinner. "This event
provides legislators a chance to see for themselves the importance Lake Erie
holds to Ohio and the need for continuing research, protection, and sensible
development," says Ohio Sea Grant Extension Agent Fred Snyder. "It
puts them among the opportunities, the problems, and the needs of the Lake's
resources and the people whose lives are tied to Lake Erie." Dinner speakers
will include Sam Speck, U.S. Commissioner of the International Joint Commission
for the U.S. State Department, and Charles E. Herdendorf, Director Emeritus of
Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Lab. Ohio Sea Grant
celebrates its 30-year anniversary as a NOAA program this summer. --Stacy Brannan Associate Editor Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Lab The Ohio State University brannan.16@osu.edu 614-292-8949 |