March meeting, upcoming events

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

March meeting, upcoming events

A reminder that our next Friends of Euclid Creek meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the South Euclid Community Center.

This is your chance to hear our program that was cancelled in January due to weather. Representatives from Beyond Pesticides and Good Nature Lawn Care will speak to us about environmental and health problems associated with pesticides/herbicides and about organic lawns, respectively.

I'll also be updating the group on our land conservation priorities and other FOEC business. Don't forget to bring your calendars! We have an exciting list of events planned for spring - fall. We need all hands on deck to share the volunteering wealth!

Barb Holtz

President

Upcoming Events

Blue headings = public meetings

Green headings = FOEC volunteer opportunities

Cleveland Metroparks Lakefront Reservation (including Wildwood/Villa Angela and Euclid Beach) Public Open House

Thur., March 6, Collinwood Recreation Center, 4:30-6:00pm

This open house will allow people to visit six different topical tables (natural resources, general information, programming, etc.) staffed by subject matter experts.

If you cannot make this meeting date and time, there is another duplicate meeting on Tue., March 4 at the same time at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, 6928 Detroit Ave.

Ohio EPA Public Hearing on Cuyahoga Dredge Disposal Proposal in Lake Erie

Thur., March 6, Martin Luther King Jr. Branch of the Cleveland Public Library (1962 Stokes Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio, 44106), 4:30-6:00pm

Ohio EPA is hosting a public hearing to discuss the Army Corps proposal to dispose of 180,000 cubic yards of dredge sediment from the Cuyahoga River navigation channel to a new open lake disposal area. Currently this sediment is being disposed of in Confined Disposal Facilities.

Rain Barrel Workshop Acacia Reservation - Lyndhurst

Sat., March 22, 10:00-11:30am, Acacia Reservation, Lyndhurst

Registration required by March 14 - Contact Claire Posius to register and for details - 216-524-6580x16 or email cposius@cuyahogaswcd.org

EarthFest 2014
Sun. April 13, 10:00am-5:00pm, Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds

Stop by our Euclid Creek table at the event!

Beachwood Entrovation (formerly the Green Dream Showcase)
Fri., May 2, noon-6:00pm, Beachwood Community Center

Rain Barrel Workshop & Sale - Euclid

Sat., May 10, 10:00am-11:30am, Euclid Historical Society

Registration required by April 25 (Call 216-524-6580x16 to register)

Wildwood Wetland Planting and Bioswale/Beach Cleanup

Sat., May 17, 9:00am-noon, Wildwood Lakefront Reservation, Cleveland

Euclid Creek Watershed Program partners, Cleveland Metroparks and Euclid Beach Adopt-a-Beach Team - This is a River Day 2014 event
Contact Claire Posius to register and for details - 216-524-6580x16

If you are interested in harvesting nuphar / spadderdock from Singer Bog in Geauga County the week before, contact Contact Claire Posius for details - 216-524-6580x16, cposius@cuyahogaswcd.org (sometime week of May 12)

Rain Barrel Workshop/Compost Seminar - Richmond Heights
Tue., July 15, 6:30-8:30pm, Greenwood Farm, Richmond Heights

Registration required by July 7 - Contact Claire Posius to register and for details

Euclid Beach Blast, 4th annual
Sat., August 2, time TBD, Euclid Beach Lakefront Reservation

For more information, email adopt.euclidbeach@gmail.com or call (216)-571-0685. Visit the Euclid Beach Adopt-a-Beach Team on Facebook!

Lake Erie Boat Float, 6th Annual
Sat., Sept. 6, boat launch at 10:00am, Edgewater Reservation beach

More details closer to the date or visit the Facebook page (We want to have an FOEC boat!)

Wildwood Stream and Wetland Cleanup

Sat., Sept. 20, 10:00am-noon, Wildwood Lakefront Reservation, Cleveland

Contact Claire Posius to register and for details - 216-524-6580x16

Richmond Heights Family Fun Fest at the Farm
Sat., Sept. 20, 1:00-5:00pm, Greenwood Farm, Richmond Heights
More details closer to the date or visit the City's website

Conferences:

River Rally 2014 in Pittsburgh

May 30-June 2, Pittsburgh, PA

Join over 750 advocates for healthy rivers and watersheds gathering at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers. To learn more about this national conference which includes educational workshops, inspiring speakers, field tours, etc., click here.

Ohio Stormwater Conference 2014

June 4-6, John S Knight Convention Center, Akron

Tour of Euclid Creek projects part of conference

Greater Cleveland Trails & Greenways Conference

Thur., June 12, 700 Beta Banquet & Conference Center, Mayfield Village

Cleveland Sustainability Summit
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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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