Old woman creek, Ohio: The designation of a freshwater estuarine sanctuary
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Coastal Zone Management Journal
- Vol. 4 (3) , 329-336
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08920757809361781
Abstract
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Office of Coastal Zone Management have proposed the Old Woman Creek estuary on Lake Erie as the nation's first freshwater estuarine sanctuary. Designation as an estuarine sanctuary will preserve 637 acres of marshland, sand bar, a barrier beach, and surrounding forested uplands for public education and research. The original January 1975 grant application required modification following local residents’ objections to purchases of highly productive farmland and land‐use controls on a watershed‐wide buffer zone. A federal grant award was made in July 1977, with full acquisition anticipated by the end of 1978.Keywords
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