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Support research and education at the LEC by becoming a "Friend of the Lake Erie Center" for 2013!

The University of Toledo's Lake Erie Center is an interdisciplinary research and education center dedicated to solving environmental problems at the land-water interface and bay-lake exchanges in the Great Lakes - the world's largest freshwater ecosystem. The Lake Erie Center is an integral environmental resource at The University of Toledo and is located in the northwestern corner of Ohio's Maumee Bay State Park. Research at the Lake Erie Center explores the linkages among land use, aquatic resources, water quality, sustainable living and human health - using the Maumee River and Bay and its key influence on the western Lake Erie Basin as a model. The Lake Erie Center assembles within a single facility programs and expertise in aquatic conservation, bioremediation and restoration, coastal zone processes, environmental chemistry and hydrology, ecology and ecosystem management, fishery genetics, geography and land use planning, limnology, remote sensing, and environmental and health monitoring. 

• Ph.D. Dissertation Defense: Nate Manning (advisors: Drs. Christine Mayer and Jon Bossenbroek). Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 10:00 am. LEC room 155.
  
  
• 2013 Science Camp: June 17-21, 2013, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Click to download flyer. Contact Rachel Lohner for additional details.  
  
  
• Ph.D. Dissertation Defense: Amanda Haponski (advisor: Dr. Carol Stepien). "Evolutionary, biogeographic, and population genetic patterns of walleye and other Sander: Relationships across continents, corridors, and spawning sites".  Thursday, June 20, 2013, 10:00 am. LEC room 155.
   
• Barefoot at the Beach cleanup with Barefoot Wines and the Alliance for the Great Lakes. At the Lake Erie Beach at Maumee Bay State Park, Friday, June 28, 2013, 4 pm - 6 pm. Afterparty celebration at the MBSP lodge.
  
  
• Naturalist Night: Erika Buri on pollinators. Learn about insect and animal pollinators, and their important contribution to biodiversity and the overall health of the terrestrial ecosystem. On the decline globally, we'll learn about ways to support pollinators in your own backyard. Thursday, July 11, 2013, 7:00 pm. Great for all ages!   
  
  
• Naturalist Night with Dr. Elliot Tramer. "Plants for birds: the good, the bad, and the invasive." Learn how to attract a variety of birds to your backyard! Thursday, August 15, 2013, 7:00 pm. Talk will be followed by a nature walk. Fun for all ages, with coloring activities provided for kids.  
  
  
• 2013 Photo Contest entries due: Friday, October 4, 2013. For more information, click here. 

LEC Ph.D. graduates and advisors at the spring 2013 ceremony. L to R: Amanda Haponski, Justin Chaffin, Lindsey Pierce, Tom Bridgeman, Carol Stepien, Jon Bossenbroek, Chris Mayer, and Nate Manning. 

• Recent LEC public lectures may be viewed on the WGTE KnowledgeStream webiste: Dr. Alan Steinman on ecosystem restoration; Dr. Patrick Lawrence on the Ottawa River; Dr. Jiquan Chen on global change. 
  
  
• Congratulations to Dr. Jon Bossenbroek, recipient of a Fulbright Scholar Award! Dr. Bossenbroek will conduct research at the University of West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago during the 2013-2014 academic year, focusing on the economic impacts of marine aquatic invasive species in the Caribbean. 
   
• Congratulations to LEC graduate student Jason Ross, winner of the 2013 Dr. Robert Brundage Memorial Scholarship, sponsored by the Western Lake Erie Waterkeepers!
  
  
• Algal blooms threaten Lake Erie, New York Times, March 14, 2013 (with Dr. Tom Bridgeman)
  

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Our webcam looks north onto Maumee Bay, across the street from our building, which is located at 6200 Bayshore Road in Oregon, Ohio. 

Technical info: Apple iSight running on EvoCam

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