Making Lake Erie Science Come Alive
Lake Erie Watersnakes LEWS) are native to the Lake Erie islands and were listed as federally threatened and state endangered in 1999.
It’s been 40 years since The Ohio State University’s Center for Lake Erie Area Research (CLEAR) was first recognized as Ohio’s home for the National Sea Grant College Program, whose dedication to supporting the practical use and conservation of coastal, marine and Great Lakes resources to create a sustainable economy and environment has helped coastal and Great Lakes communities for over 50 years.