The University of Toledo

Lake Erie Center Mission

The Lake Erie Center’s vision is to improve the environmental condition, ecosystems services, natural resources, and sustainability of Lake Erie and its watersheds, and to enhance undergraduate, graduate, and public education towards achieving this vision. 

The mission of the Lake Erie Center is to:

• Implement long-term research on environmental conditions and living and non-living aquatic resources in Maumee Bay and the western basin of Lake Erie, as a model for Great Lakes ecosystems and aquatic ecosystems worldwide.
  
  
• Conduct research into the linkages between land-use practices and water quality, habitat, economics, natural resources, sustainability, and environmental and public health.
  
  
• Provide a state-of-the-art research and education facility for sponsored research and collaborations by faculty from the University of Toledo, other universities, federal and state agencies, and visiting scientists.
  
  
• Facilitate hands-on cutting-edge environmental research and education experiences for graduate and undergraduate students.
  
  
• Engage secondary school students, teachers, and the public with environmental education, sustainable living, and informed outreach awareness programs.