Ohio Lake Erie Buffer Program

"Working Together for Better Farms and Cleaner Waters"

Mission Statement:
The Ohio Lake Erie Buffer Team is a diverse group of public and private agriculture and natural resource organizations educating and encouraging farmers and landowners to implement conservation buffer technologies that protect Ohio's soil and water resources.

Ohio Lake Erie Buffer Team Goal:
Enroll 50,000 acres of new conservation buffers into available conservation reserve programs by the end of 2005.

The Ohio Lake Erie Buffer Initiative Final Report:

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Final Report- March 2004 (PDF; 2.9 MB)
Additional downloading options are available.

Web version of the Ohio Lake Erie Buffer Initiative Final Report 

Goal Progress Chart                             
Yearly Progress Chart
NOTE: Both charts have been updated to reflect the results in the Final Report.