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Our Purpose

The Clear Lake Environmental Research Center exists to:
  • bring science, education, government, tribal and business groups together to resolve issues involving Clear Lake. 
  • study the unique properties of Clear Lake and the surrounding area.
  • coordinate programs and projects that focus on solutions to environmental and economic problems locally and worldwide.

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Projects & Programs

Analytical Laboratory

CLERC operates a water quality testing laboratory at the Carnegie Library in Lakeport, California. CLERC's lab analyzes drinking water and wastewater for total coliform and E. coli.

Fire and Forestry Program

CLERC is coordinating projects to help combat the impacts of wildfire, promote positive regeneration of burned areas, and preserve the forest and woodlands that have not been destroyed by fire.

Hitch Observation Program

CLERC and the Chi Council for the Clear Lake Hitch are working together to coordinate volunteer fish observation reporting.

Maps and Data

Fire & Forestry Projects Dashboard

Community Fire Resiliency Projects Managed by CLERC

Hitch Observation Reports

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Reports submitted through the Hitch Observation Program; map is updated in near real-time.

The CLERC Library

An ongoing project to gather and make available as much information about Clear Lake as possible.

Wildfire Resilience Planning

StoryMap: Adapting to Wildfire

CWPP Action Plan Map

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Support Our Work

CLERC is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization. Donations help make our work possible. Please consider making a donation today!

Work With Us

North Bay Forest Improvement Program

The North Bay Forest Improvement Program (NBFIP) is an innovative incentives program funded through CAL FIRE’s Proposition 68 Wildfire Resilience and Forestry Assistance Grant. In 2020, North Bay Forest Improvement Program was awarded $1.5 million from a CAL FIRE Wildfire Resilience and Forestry Assistance grant, which will provide three years of funding to develop and manage an incentives program to mitigate wildfire risk and improve forest health in this highly fire-prone region.