Thank you to Frank

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Thank you to Frank

As we start with a new slate of officers and directors, a big thank you goes out to outgoing President Frank Skala, Here is a summary of the programs under his term.

Sept. 2010 - Meiring Borcherds, FOEC web site update
October 2010 - Claire Posius, Barb Holtz, watershed issues
November 2010 - Dianne Bickett, Director of Solid Waste District, recycling
December 2010 - Barb Pophal, holiday party/fund raiser
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, Euclid Creek Reservation
August 2011 - Lou Rifici, water quality monitoring in Euclid Creek
September 2011 - Joe Logan, Ohio Environmental Council, water quality
October 2011 -Tour of Mayfair Country Club
November 2011 - Larry McFadden, photography contest recognition
December 2011 - Barb Pophol, holiday party/fund raiser
January 2012 - Jim Bell, Park Manager, Euclid Creek Metro Parks, upcoming plans
February 2012 - Meiring Borcherds, Cuyahoga County Dept. of Health, climate change
March 2012 - Frank Greenland, Regional Sewer District, upcoming plans
April 2012 - Member to member talks - Barb Holtz, Christi Carlson, Lou Drasler, Rick Evans, Connie Herron
May 2012 - Barb Holtz, Cleveland Metroparks, Euclid Creek Metroparks spring wildflower and vegetation walk
June 2012 - Nidia Arguedas, Ph.D., Cleveland Metroparks Conservation Planner, Metroparks capital improvement plans for Euclid Creek Reservation
July 2012 - Annual picnic, Rear Quarry Reserved Area, Euclid Creek Metroparks

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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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