Saturday, June 4, 2011

June 2011 update, 2010-11 recap

Welcome
If you have any input for these updates, please let me know at jeanette.evans@sbcglobal.net. The image with the frogs is from our current photography contest. For more images, see http://picasaweb.google.com/
FriendsofEuclidCreek/ 2011PhotoContestEntries#

Our regular meetings normally start at 6:30PM at the South Euclid Community Center, 1370 Victory Drive (north off Mayfield, next to Giant Eagle). Meetings are free and open to the public.

Thank you to environmental attorney and FOEC member Ken Messinger-Rapport for leading the discussion at our June meeting that included a viewing of Gasland,
a 2010 American documentary film that focuses on communities in the United States impacted by natural gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing.

Upper Cuyahoga River Tour - Sat., June 18
Meet us at 8:30 AM at the Mayfield/SOM parking lot for Walmart. We can car pool from there. Please contact Frank Skala or Ginny Aveni for details.

Come to our July 5 picnic
Bring a dish. FOEC will provide pizza. The picnic starts at 6PM near the dam removal site at the Highland Road entrance to the Euclid Creek Reservation. Please contact Frank Skala or jeanette.evans@sbcglobal.net for details.

Euclid Beach Blast! Join our FOEC booth on Saturday, July 16
We are still looking for volunteers. Please let Frank Skala know if you can help.

Call for nominations - FOEC officers and directors
Please let Frank Skala (or me at jeanette.evans@sbcglobal.net) know if you have someone to nominate or are interested in becoming an officer or director to join the steering committee as we currently have openings and are accepting nominees. Here is our current list of board members including officers and directors.

Officers
  • President: Frank Skala
  • 1st Vice President: Larry McFadden
  • 2nd Vice President: Gary Bloom
  • Secretary: Jeanette Evans
  • Treasurer: Ken Messenger-Rapport
Six directors
  • Steve Albro
  • Lou Drasler
  • Rick Evans
  • Frank Hogg
  • Kathy Schaefer
  • Carolyn Sugiuchi

Year in review
As our current officers complete the 2010-2011 term, here is a summary of the meetings held and speakers featured. Thank you to Frank Skala and all involved in making it such an interesting and productive year.
  • Sept. 2010 - Meiring Borcherds, FOEC web site update
  • October 2010 -Claire Posius, Barb Holtz, watershed issues update
  • November 2010 -Dianne Bickett, Director of Solid Waste District, recycling and related issues
  • December 2010 -Barb Pophal, holiday party at Mayfield Village Community Center
  • Jan. 2011 -Claire Posius, Watershed Planning Guide review
  • Feb. 2011 -Ginny Avemi, mapping future watershed projects
  • March 2011 -Tom Evans, URS, watershed planning
  • April 2011 -Claire Posius, Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation update
  • May 2011 -Cleveland Metroparks Staff, Master Plan update
  • June 2011 -Ken Messinger-Rapport, gas well drilling, Gasland
  • July 2011 -Summer picnic (planned)
Please visit regularly

Please visit regularly Claire Posius' Soil and Water Conservation District Enews-Letter at
http://www.cuyahogaswcd.org/EuclidCreekFiles/enewsletter.htm
Thank you Claire! Please send comments and contibutions to Claire at cposius@cuyahogaswcd.org

Please visit regularly the FOEC website at http://friendsofeuclidcreek.nhlink.net/index.htm
Thank you Miering! Please send comments and contributions to Miering at friendsofeuclidcreek@gmail.com.

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