CITY OF SANDUSKY Sandusky Bay Strategic Restoration Plan Sandusky, Ohio A Strategic Implementation Plan prioritizes coastal wetland restoration projects for implementation to maximize water qual- ity enhancement, nutrient and sediment reductions, and fi sh and wildlife habitat improvements. construction, nutrient load- Working closely with the ings, shoreline hardening, and City, Biohabitats is lead- changes in land use practices. ing the 18-month planning In addition, the nutrient load- effort, which will ultimately ings are stimulating harm- yield a portfolio of restora- ful algal blooms. The Bay tion projects through the use has been deemed a priority of Landscape Conservation management area by the Great Collaborative (LCC) and Lakes Fishery Commission Design (LCD) principles. and the Great Lakes Water Collaborating with a broad Quality Agreement. range of stakeholders that in- cludes federal, state, and local andusky Bay encom- With grant funding from agencies within three counties; S passes 64 square miles the Ohio Department of scientists from local academic of open water along the Natural Resources, the institutions; NGOs; practitio- southern shore of Lake Erie City of Sandusky, launched ners; and private sector part- and receives runoff from the Sandusky Bay Strategic ners, Biohabitats is assessing nearly one million acres of Restoration Initiative (SBSRI), and analyzing proposed sites, land. A major commercial and an implementation plan for a setting goals, and prioritizing recreational hub for northern portfolio of projects designed restoration projects to create Ohio, this unique bay ecosys- to enhance the quality of life a strategic restoration imple- tem holds some of the most for the entire region, maxi- mentation plan. top and above: Initial conditions signifi cant coastal wetlands mize nutrient and sediment in the Lake Erie basin. Over reduction, enhance coastal and SERVICES the years, these wetlands and fi sh habitat, and ensure that Inventory & Assessments nearshore aquatic habitat have economic benefi ts that are Planning been altered by high Lake Erie derived from a clean Sandusky Public Outreach water levels, infrastructure Bay continue into the future. Policy conservation planning ecological restoration regenerative design Physiographic Province Central Lowland Bioregion GREAT LAKES BIOREGION Great Lakes 800.220.0919 Watershed www.biohabitats.com Sandusky.