Toxic algae predicted to be mild in Lake Erie
By Lisa Strawbridge - email
PORT CLINTON, OH (TOLEDO NEWS NOW ) - Scientists are predicting the toxic blue-green algae bloom in Lake Erie will be mild this summer for the first time in five years.
The lack of rain this year appears to be a big factor.
A public forum is being held Tuesday on efforts to keep Lake Erie healthy and free of the harmful blooms.The forum takes place at 4 p.m. at the Lake Erie Regional Welcome Center in Ottawa County.
State Representative Randy Gardner, sponsor of the Healthy Lake Erie Fund, will host the forum with invited guests Director Jim Zehringer of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Director David Daniels of the Ohio Department of Agriculture and Ohio EPA Director Scott Nally.
"No issue is more important to the environmental and economic health of our region than protecting Lake Erie," Gardner said. "The new Healthy Lake Erie Fund can be an important next step in helping to solve the algal bloom problems that have been getting worse in recent years. This is an opportunity for the public to become additionally involved in being part of the solution."
Reservations are not necessary to attend the forum, but those wishing to provide suggestions to Representative Gardner and members of the Governor's cabinet are asked to provide written comments.
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