Shenango River Lake News Article
New Web Clearinghouse of Information for Lake Shoreland Protection Resources
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Posted: 10/1/2010 Amy HanEPA's Office of Water launched a new Web clearinghouse of Lake Shoreland Protection Resources, http://water.epa.gov/type/lakes/shoreland.cfm, which provides practitioners with links to key resources to protect and restore fragile lake shorelands and to promote better stewardship by lakeside property owners and others who recreate on lakes. The clearinghouse, which includes links to fact sheets, webcasts, videos, and other helpful resources for lakeshore protection, is part of an outreach campaign to educate the public and others about the key findings of the National Lakes Assessment (NLA). According to the NLA, poor lakeshore habitat and high levels of nutrients are leading stressors affecting the biological health of lakes. Among the key findings:
In 2007, EPA, the States, Tribes and others partners sampled more than 1,000 lakes as part of this first-ever, national assessment of the ecological condition of the nation’s lakes. For a print copy of the report (EPA publication number EPA 841-R-09-001) contact EPA's publications warehouse at 1-800-490-9198. To download a copy of the report or the data used in developing the report, please visit http://www.epa.gov/lakessurvey/. (Contact: Carol Peterson, 202-566-1304) Member Comments… |
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