This Tuesday, the “Toward A Cleaner Lake Erie Working Group” met for the first time to discuss possible strategies to fight the algal blooms forming on Lake Erie. Four researchers presented:

• Cathann Kress, Vice President of Agricultural Administration and Dean of the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University
• Christopher Winslow, Director of Ohio Sea Grant and The Ohio State University Stone Lab
• Lee Norfleet, Modeling Team Leader at USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Resources Assessment Division
• Laura Johnson, Director of the National Center for Water Quality Research at Heidelberg University

The working group is expected to have its second hearing in late September or early October, most likely in northwest Ohio. 8/30/2018