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:
- Research environmental conditions and living and non-living aquatic resources in Maumee
Bay and western Lake Erie, as a model for the Great Lakes and aquatic ecosystems worldwide
- Discern the linkages among land-use practices, 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
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