Lake Erie

The Great Lakes are a natural wonder of the world and are a resource for us to use and protect. They contain 20% of the world’s freshwater supply and 95% of the U.S. fresh surface water. To put that into perspective, if we poured out the Great Lakes over the United States of America they would fill up the Grand Canyons and put all Americans under 9 feet of water.

Lake Erie, Ohio’s Great Lake, is the key to millions of Ohioans health, economic vitality, and recreation. Learn more.

View the presentations for the latest LaMP Public Forum held in March, 2010.

There are currently 185 known invasive species established in the Great Lakes. What’s worse is that a new potentially devastating new critter arrives approximately every 28 weeks. The introduction of these species can damage the Lake Erie Basin economy, the Lake Erie ecosystem, and the experience of Lake Erie visitors. Congress has manageable solutions to this problem, it is time they use them.

Imagine a shoreline off limits to children building sand castles, learning how to fish, bird watching, or collecting shells. If some privileged shoreline owners have their way, roughly 11 million Ohioans will no longer have the rights which they have had for more than 200 years, to enjoy the Lake Erie shoreline.

Ohio Environmental Council staff and volunteers are attending Coastal Resources Advisory Council subcommittee meetings in Cleveland and Ashtabula, monitoring the overhaul of coastal land lease regulations. Read OEC's draft comments.