the admin update

Welcome to the first installment of my new blog!  As one of the directors of the newly formed Clear Lake Environmental Research Center (CLERC), this will be the location where I will keep everyone updated on CLERC's progress towards becoming a world-class research and education center.  I'm looking forward to using this blog as an outreach tool to extend invitations to anyone who may be interested in helping us achieve this goal, as well as keeping interested folks updated on where we stand on a regular basis.

So far, we've made significant progress.  After holding weekly brainstorming sessions in May and June, we held a day-long strategic planning session on July 12 with about 20 people in attendance where we solicited more input and molded the brainstorm in to a more concise vision and direction with goals laid out for the next several years.  A summary of the ideas generated that day can be found here or on the sidebar.  Since then we've also built this website and virtual office, established the initial Board of Directors, secured a location for a booth at the Lake County Fair, and this past weekend we attended the Health in the Park gathering at Clear Lake State Park, celebrating 150 years of the parks system.  It was nice discussing CLERC with members of the local community.  Everyone really seemed to like looking at the different types of cyanobacteria under the microscope and comparing the two buckets of water we brought, one from Library Park in Lakeport and the other from Redbud Park in Clearlake.

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Next weekend, Labor Day weekend, we will be at the Lake County Fair speaking with lots of people about what CLERC is trying to accomplish and hopefully generate some interest from people in volunteering.  One of our major tasks over the next few months will be establishing standing committees for programs (research and education), fundraising, administrative, marketing, and facilities, which will all need volunteers to fill.  We are also seeking volunteers to participate in the annual Clear Lake Clean Up Day event held on September 20.  

Stay tuned for the next installment where I will let you know how the fair goes.