The 2017 annual meeting of the Blanchard River Watershed Partnership (BRWP) will held on at 7 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 8, at the Hancock County Ag. Center on County Road 140, Findlay, according to Phil Martin, director.

The program part of the meeting will start at 7:30 a.m. Updates and review of the work of the BRWP in 2017 will be presented.

The guest speaker is Dr. Laura Johnson, director of the National Center for Water Quality Research located at Heidelberg University. Dr. Johnson will give an update on their work and how they are helping with the algal bloom problem in Lake Erie, and impact the Blanchard River watershed has on it.

RSVP is suggested, but not required. Please make a reservation by either calling Phil Martin, Watershed Coordinator, at 419.422.6487 or by email at [email protected]