FOEC News - Friends of Euclid Creek (FOEC): July 2010

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Photo contest winners

Joe Ciccia
Category: Watershed Plants and Animals
Best of Show

Andy Daugherty
Category: Watershed Recreation and Family Activities
Autumn Hoops

Welcome to the July update

If you have any input for these updates, please let me know at jeanette.evans@sbcglobal.net. This issue covers:

* September meeting
* July picnic meeting recap and the upcoming slate of officers
* Congratulations to FOEC member Steve Albro on the article in The Plain Dealer
* More on the 2010 Photography Contest
* More on water quality monitoring in the Euclid Creek watershed

Thank you to all who distributed fliers about our photography contest.

Black-eyed susans are a good native choice for Ohio gardens.

September meeting

We plan no meeting for August. Please stay tuned for details about our September meeting. Have a nice summer!

July picnic meeting update

Our July picnic meeting included voting on our upcoming slate of officers. Please see below for details.

Congratulations to Steve Albro

Please see the article about FOEC member Steve Albro. The article about Steve's wonderful work at the Cleveland Sight Center is at http://topics.cleveland.com/tag/steve%20albro/index.html

More on the 2010 Photography Contest

Thank you to everyone who already picked up fliers to distribute.

Upcoming slate of officers and steering committee members

Our upcoming slate of officers includes the following. Congratulations to Fran Hogg for completing a very successful year as President.

Officers
President Frank Skala
1st VP Gary Bloom
2nd VP Larry McFadden
Secretary Jeanette Evans
Treasurer Ken Messenger-Rapport

Steering committee
Kathy Schafer
Carolyn Sugluchi
Rick Evans
Steve Albro
Fran Hogg

Water quality monitor volunteers needed

For more information about what is involved in water quality monitoring in Euclid Creek watershed locations, please contact jeanette.evans@sbcglobal.net. The program is a good way to learn more about watershed planning and contribute to the health of our environment. One of the monitoring locations is at the intersection of Richmond and White Roads.

Coreopsis is a good native choice for sunny locations. This image comes from ohioprarienurseries.com.

Membership and history

More about the Friends of Euclid Creek

The Friends of Euclid Creek help inform and educate the public on the many things happening in the watershed. Be part of its future by joining and supporting FOEC.

To become a member contact:
Friends of Euclid Creek
P.O. Box 21384
South Euclid, OH 44121-0384
or Log on to FOEC’s website: www.friendsofeuclidcreek.org

*2012-2015

Highland Heights land conservation - FOEC in partnership with the Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District and West Creek Conservancy protected 12 acres of wooded land in the City of Highland Heights after CSWCD’s proposal was awarded funding from the Clean Ohio Conservation Fund. The land lies west of and adjacent to the Highland Heights Community Park and fronts on Bishop Road just south of Hawthorne Drive

Richmond Heights land conservation - FOEC with the help of Clean Ohio grant funding, the West Creek Conservancy, and our Watershed Coordinator, acquired the heavily wooded 8.7 acre Redstone Run property

* 2008-2011
Highland Heights land conservation - Purchased a conservation easement to preserve the multiple acre Highland Heights property that includes the dusty goldenrod identified as an endangered plant

Dam Removal - Euclid Creek East Branch Dam removal project in City of Euclid. Funding comes from a variety of sources including Ohio Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Fish Passage Program Grant, Water Resources Restoration Sponsorship Program

* 2007
Lower Euclid Creek Greenway Project - Identified restoration projects and greenway improvements for public access to creek in lower Euclid Creek segment. Funding came from ODNR-Coastal Management Assistance Grant.

Euclid Creek Watershed Signage - FOEC received grant funding to design and install signage raising community awareness throughout the watershed and created brochures about Euclid Creek. Funding came from the OEPA-Ohio Environmental Education Fund.

*2006
Rain Garden Implementation Project - Evaluated benefits and challenges of rain gardens in Euclid Creek and installed four demonstration gardens with educational signage in watershed communities. Funding came from the Ohio Lake Erie Commission and Lake Erie Protection Fund.
Wetland Inventory - identified and mapped priority wetlands in Cuyahoga County for conservation and restoration, completed in 2006. Funding came from the Great Lakes Commission.
Euclid Creek Watershed Guide (Cuyahoga County Planning Commission) - Overlay of Watershed Action Plan to develop greenspace priorities for recreation and conservation, completed in 2006. Funding came from ODNR-Coastal Management Assistance Grant.

* 2005
Euclid Creek Volunteer Monitoring Program - purchased equipment to start up volunteer monitoring program, completed in 2005. Funding came from OSU Extension Watershed Team & CREES Great Lakes Regional Water Quality Program.
Euclid Creek Maps - provided maps to communities and residents to educate about watershed, completed in 2005. Funding came from Legacy Village Change for Charity Foundation.

* 2004
Headwater Stream Evaluation - Cleveland Metroparks performed HHEI on 100 segments of headwater streams in Euclid Creek to help in prioritizing restoration and protection strategies.

* Ongoing
Riparian and Wetland Setback Ordinances - Encouraging communities to adopt an NOACA model ordinance to protect riparian and wetland areas and provide technical reviews of any ordinance modified (City of Euclid and City of Richmond Heights passed the ordinance).
Dam Removal - Euclid Creek East Branch Dam removal project in City of Euclid, 75% design and engineering complete. Funding comes from a variety of sources including Ohio Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Fish Passage Program Grant, Water Resources Restoration Sponsorship Program

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