Last year, seven Ohio marinas were newly certified as Ohio Clean Marinas. This certification is a voluntary program that recognizes marinas the choose to follow practices to improve the environmental, educational, and economic aspects of their operations. In addition to the seven newcomers, three marinas were recertified. According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) a total of 78 marinas are currently certified, and 47 have committed to begin work towards certification.
The newly certified and recertified Ohio Clean Marinas in 2017 include:
- – Burr Oak Park, Glouster (Athens County)
- – Edgewater Marina, Cleveland (Cuyahoga County)
- – Grand River Marine, Grand River (Lake County)
- – Happy Days Boating, Port Clinton (Ottawa County)
- – Lake Milton State Park, Lake Milton (Mahoning County)
- – Mentor Lagoons, Mentor (Lake County)
- – Whiskey Island Marina, Cleveland (Cuyahoga County)
- – Channel Park Marina, Cleveland – recertified (Cuyahoga County)
- – Spitzer Lakeside Marina, Lorain – recertified (Lorain County)
- – Spitzer Riverside Marina, Lorain – recertified (Lorain County)
To learn more about this program and the path to certification, visit ohioseagrant.osu.edu/clean.
