For our Bald eagle members, invitations to the legislators tour planned this year from Fremont to Sandusky Bay will be given. Steering Committee Officially Forms Following the elections at the Annual Meeting, the coalition now has an official steering committee. Ex-officio members do not have voting privileges, but fill advisory roles offering their expertise. The role of the Steering Committee is to provide direction to the coalition. The diversity present on the Steering Committee is important to ensure that the varieties of stakeholders in the watershed are represented.
All meetings are open to the public.
The Coalition is prioritizing issues, identifying solutions and conducting projects through committees. Committees meet at least four times per year, operate by consensus, and are open to anyone who wishes to participate. The Agriculture Committee is working to improve water quality by reducing sediment, nutrient, and pesticide loading in the watershed through establishing buffers, encouraging enforcement of current laws and regulations, installing wetlands, encouraging the use of conservation tillage, and promoting and providing opportunities for education in the watershed. The Wastewater Committee has developed projects that will increase education about the affects of wastewater on ground and surface water, upgrade and or repair failing septic systems, and alleviate the problems caused by combined sewer overflows. David Kuhn, sixth grade science instructor, led his students in studies of the watershed including habitat, aquatic life, flooding and pollution issues.