The mission of LOCI, encompassing all of the New York State north coast stakeholders from the Niagara River to the St. Lawrence River, is to enlist and retain broad public commitment for remediation, restoration, protection, conservation and sustainable use of the coastal region.
Since 2004, LOCI has implemented $750,000 worh of projects and investigations as a result of generous grants from Congressman James Walsh and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Lake Ontario’s coastal waters are a valuable resource for drinking water, recreational activities, fishing, and wastewater processing. Despite significant water quality improvements in the open, offshore waters of the lake, the 320 miles of shoreline, river and creek mouths and embayments suffer from severe impairments, including beach closings, problems with the taste and odor of drinking water, increased treatment costs for drinking water, habitat destruction, animal and fish deformities, erosion, and restrictions on dredging activities. LEARN MORE
An ACTION AGENDA to guide restoration was produced by LOCI in January 2006. An extensive public participation process involving a variety of stakeholders throughout the region, including government officials, the research community, environmental and civic organizations, and concerned citizens formed its basis. The ACTION ADGENDA proposes a fifteen year, multi –million dollar program to remediate, restore, protect and enable the sustainable use of New York’s north coast. LEARN MORE
There are many well-intentioned programs, both public and private, that address some aspect of cleaning up the Lake Ontario shoreline. LOCI believes that New York State needs an over-arching program to harness the collective capability of these programs. From the Action Agenda, we propose that this program, outlined below, focus on four issues. This effort is critical to the economic and environmental revitalization of the Lake Ontario Basin. LEARN MORE
Braddocks Bay
Chaumont Bay
Eighteenmile Creek
Genesee River
Henderson Harbor
Irondequoit Bay
Little Sodus Bay
Long Pond
Niagara River
Oak Orchard Creek
Oswego River
Port Bay
Pultneyville
Sackets Harbor
Salmon River
Sandy Creek
Sandy Pond
Sodus Bay
Twelvemile Creek