Friday, October 25, 2013

October and November news

October 30 - California Pizza Kitchen fund raiser

Here is a simple and fun way that you can help Friends of Euclid Creek achieve its goal of land conservation.

Come to California Pizza Kitchen at Legacy Village on October 30 with our flyer and 20% of your check goes to FOEC.  To download a flyer click
https://www.dropbox.com/s/t2cqg4h2xbd0ujh/
CPKFriends%20of%20Euclid%20Creek%2010-30-2013.pdf
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November Meeting
November 5      6:30pm-8:30pm    
South Euclid Community Center
Topic: Sewer district speaker about water quality
A speaker from the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District will share with us just how our water is made ready for drinking


Thank You

A  sincere “thank you” to everyone who attended our Redstone Run Benefit on Friday, October 4 at the Richmond Place Clubhouse. Thanks to your generous support, we were able to raise $3,475 toward our goal of $20,000 for the preservation of the Highland Reserve property on Redstone Run.

Were you unable to attend the fundraiser? No problem – you can still donate by visiting the following website: http://www.cuyahogaswcd.org/EuclidCreekFiles/FriendsofEuclidCreek_Support-Us.htm.


Tuesday, October 15, 2013

October and November update

Check back soon for details about our November meeting.

A sincere “thank you” to everyone who attended our Redstone Run Benefit on Friday, October 4 at the Richmond Place Clubhouse.  Thanks to your generous support, we were able to raise $3,475 toward our goal of $20,000 for the preservation of the Highland Reserve property on Redstone Run.  

Were you unable to attend the fundraiser?  No problem – you can still donate by visiting the following website:http://www.cuyahogaswcd.org/EuclidCreekFiles/FriendsofEuclidCreek_Support-Us.htm

We are still asking for donations for our current land preservation initiatives that include the Redstone Run property in Richmond Heights. Click HERE for more details about this BEAUTIFUL property. Click HERE to access our Donate feature. Thank you to everyone who participated in the Oct. 4 fundraiser and Oct. 5 cleanup events for the Redstone Run property recently preserved. 




See Connie Herron's beautiful video above and at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-N3LN7aD30 for a great view of the property. 
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Come to California Pizza Kitchen on October 30 with our flyer and 20% of your check goes to Friends of Euclid Creek. To download a flyer click
https://www.dropbox.com/s/t2cqg4h2xbd0ujh/CPKFriends%20of%20Euclid%20Creek%2010-30-2013.pdf.

FUNdraiser in support of Friends of Euclid Creek - October 30, 2013 = All Day!
Valid at the following location:
California Pizza Kitchen25365 Cedar Road
Lyndhurst, Ohio 44124   Telephone 216.382.4907

Organizational history and profile

Thank you to Ginny Aveni for providing this history and profile

Organizational History and Profile

Organizational History


2001 Group of six interested volunteers form Friends of Euclid Creek (FOEC) as response to development of Legacy Village and impact on natural resources in the watershed.

2001 City of Highland Heights is awarded $300,000 Clean Ohio grant to protect 12 acres for Dusty Goldenrod wetland meadow with endangered plants.

2002 FOEC members hold ‘A Day in the Park,’ festival and sign up 40 members and volunteers.

2003 FOEC receives non-profit status under state incorporation and Federal Internal Revenue Service.

2003-4 FOEC members participate in community events, educating public on watersheds and watershed issue; i.e., Greenwood Farm, Beachwood Green Dream, Lyndhurst Home Days, South Euclid Home Days.

2005 FOEC, partners of Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)  and John Carroll University ,to begin regular water quality monitoring of key sites in the watershed.

2005 Highland Heights turns down the Clean Ohio grant from Ohio Public Works Commission.  FOEC adopts the grant and, with Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District, negotiates with property owner, Mayfield City Schools, assumes grant requirements and preserves the land.

2005 Completes Euclid Creek Watershed Action Plan. 

2005 FOEC receives Ohio EPA Environmental Education Fund grant for organizational brochures and roadway signage, raising awareness about Euclid Creek watershed.

2005 FOEC members tour Baldwin Filtration Plant, learning the issues, cost and technology of drinking water protection.

2006 FOEC evaluates benefits and challenges of rain gardens in Euclid Creek; installs four demonstration gardens with educational signage in watershed communities.  Grants are from Ohio Lake Erie Commission and Lake Erie Protection Fund.

2007 FOEC members tour Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District’s Easterly Treatment Plant, learning management issues of sewage discharge and control in Lake Erie.

2008 FOEC receives service award as ‘Watershed of the Year’ from Ohio Lake Erie Commission.

2009 FOEC receives $1.4 million Great Lakes Restoration Initiative award for restoration and redesign of Wildwood Park estuary.

2009 FOEC accepts donation of Marcella Road 1 acre parcel along the Creek in Cleveland.  Cleans and plants trees on the property.

2010 FOEC establishes $500 college scholarship for high school seniors living in the watershed.

2010 FOEC, with Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District complete and celebrate removal of a low-head dam on the East Branch of Euclid Creek.

2011 FOEC members hold driving tour of upper Cuyahoga River Watershed.

2012 FOEC receives $162,000 Clean Ohio Fund award for preservation of Redstone Run 8- acre riparian area in Richmond Heights.

2013 FOEC completes strategic plan for short- and long term organizational plan.
2013 FOEC and CSWCD contractors complete Wildwood lacustrine wetland construction of wetlands.
2013 FOEC members participate with Cuyahoga RAP in ‘releaf’ planting on Euclid Creek estuary in Richmond Heights.
2013 FOEC begins fund drive, Land Conservation  Fund, to raise $20,000 for closing costs on Richmond Heights property.
Organizational Profile
The Friends of Euclid Creek is comprised of 125 citizens from nine cities in the Euclid Creek Watershed. A 13-member Board directs FOEC’s activities.
A watershed coordinator, retained by Cuyahoga County Soil & Water District (CSWCD) manages the water conservation and education work of FOEC.
FOEC members, in partnership with Cuyahoga SWCD, volunteer at numerous rain barrel workshops.
FOEC members conduct and aid in beach and stream cleanups, invasive plant removals, and water quality monitoring every year.
FOEC provides monthly educational meetings and/or field trips for member and friends.  All meetings are open and free for the public.

Sunday, October 6, 2013

October - November update

Check back soon for details about our November meeting.

We are still asking for donations for our current land preservation initiatives that include the Redstone Run property in Richmond Heights. Click HERE for more details about this BEAUTIFUL property. Click HERE to access our Donate feature. Thank you to everyone who participated in the Oct. 4 fundraiser and Oct. 5 cleanup events for the Redstone Run property recently preserved. 




See Connie Herron's beautiful video above and at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-N3LN7aD30 for a great view of the property. 
--

Come to California Pizza Kitchen on October 30 with our flyer and 20% of your check goes to Friends of Euclid Creek. To download a flyer click
https://www.dropbox.com/s/t2cqg4h2xbd0ujh/CPKFriends%20of%20Euclid%20Creek%2010-30-2013.pdf.

FUNdraiser in support of Friends of Euclid Creek - October 30, 2013 = All Day!
Valid at the following location:
California Pizza Kitchen25365 Cedar Road
Lyndhurst, Ohio 44124   Telephone 216.382.4907