Clear Lake Environmental Research Center(CLERC)

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.

CLERC
P.O. Box 636
Lakeport, CA
95453

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Could it happen?
Can Mars be terraformed with bacteria? The Cyano Knights think so!

Tuesday, December 30, 2014, 11:44 AM - With Mars a prime target for humanity's first off-world colony, one of the biggest difficulties faced in that effort is the planet's inhospitable environment - especially the lack of oxygen for colonists to breathe. However, the Cyano Knights project may be able to solve that problem.

Credit: Kevin Gill
Source: theweathernetwork.com

Question of the Month

"Why have a research center at Clear Lake?"
The primary reason is that Clear Lake is a unique resource for scientific study.

Factoid of the Month

Cyanobacteria are the organisms that produced the Earth's first oxygen! Although they are commonly called algae in Clear Lake, they are not plants at all.

Feature of the Month

Meet Gloeotrichia of the phylum Cyanobacteria.

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