Save Our Native Species Inc.
S.O.N.S. of Lake Erie Fishing Club
(A 501 C (3) not for profit organization)

The Center for Lake Erie Education and Research (CLEER) opened at the Erie County Library recently. It  provides visitors with interactive experiences and hands-on learning opportunities related to the rich biodiversity and ecosystems of not only Lake Erie, but the Great Lakes and the world’s freshwater resources at large.

With much of the space accessible and free to the public and library staff during regular library hours, the center will welcome visitors of all ages to explore on their own or as part of a visiting group.

CLEER will be home to educational and research opportunities, supporting educators, scientists and students in their efforts to study and protect the Great Lakes and share findings to help inspire the community to invigorate the Erie region’s blue economy.

The most attractive exhibit is NOAA’s Science On a Sphere® , a room-sized, global display system that projects visualizations onto a six-foot diameter sphere to help illustrate Earth System science to people of all ages.  It is a fantastic display, You should see it. 

There are laboratories and equipment space for training and research also located in the facility.

The research generated from this facility will help us understand the needs of our fishery and our lake so that we can preserve and protect it as we promised to do when our club was formed in 1981.

Shown Below are just 2 of the great exhibits on display at the Public Library

The SONS of Lake Erie as will as several other organizations were invited to participate in the CLEER grand opening celebration. We were asked to provide a hands on fishing experience for the guests at the celebration. We set up at an area on the North Side of te Erie Maritime museum in the waters of the East Canal basin. It was a graet day and we think that the families that took par tin the fishing had a graet time too. Below are some photos of that part.