CLEVELAND — Proceeds from the sale of Lake Erie license plates, alongside donations, are being used to fund three projects focused on protecting the lake totaling to almost $150,000, according to a press release.

What You Need To Know

  • Proceeds from the sale of Lake Erie license plates, alongside donations, are being used to fund three projects focused on protecting the lake totaling to almost $150,000

  • The projects were announced at an Ohio Lake Erie Commission meeting on Wednesday, June 12

  • The Lake Erie Protection Fund, according to the release, has awarded 600 grants and brought in $13 million via donations since 1993

The projects, which were announced at an Ohio Lake Erie Commission meeting on Wednesday, June 12, are being funded via Lake Erie Protection Fund grants, “established to help finance research and projects aimed at protecting, preserving, and restoring Lake Erie and its watershed.”

The West Creek Conservancy is receiving $50,000 for their Grand River Casement Floodplain Restoration Project located in Painesville. The funding will help create the plan to “restore floodplain functionality” at what was previously a golf course, in addition to other goals.

The City of Bay Village is receiving $50,000 for the final engineering and design plans of the Cahoon Park Lakefront Bay Point.

Finally, the Ohio Sea Grant will be receiving just shy of $50,000 for the assessment of marine debris prevention and removal technology.

The Lake Erie Protection Fund, according to the release, has awarded 600 grants and brought in $13 million via donations since 1993.

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