August 6 meeting at Greenwood Farm

Our Wednesday, August 6, meeting starts at 6:30 at Greenwood Farm and is a joint meeting with the Highland Heights Green Task Force and Greenwood Farms Association. Please let me know at jeanette.evans@sbcglobal.net if you have any questions.

For more information about Greenwood Farm please see www.greenwoodfarmassn.org.

Here is a map showing Greenwood Farm at 264 Richmond Road, Richmond Heights.

This is a message from FOEC President Christi Carlson.

Please join us next month at the next monthly meeting for a “Midsummer’s Eve Social” at Greenwood Farm. This meeting is a unique collaboration, with the Highland Heights Green Task Force, so that we may offer you diverse programming.

The meeting is on a different night and at a different location.  You can expect more surprises down stream with Friends of Euclid Creek!

Please note the details below:         Wednesday, August 6, 2014        6:30 PM

Location:       Greenwood Farms
                264 Richmond Road (north of Cuyahoga County Airport)
                Richmond Heights, Ohio

ACTIVITIES:     Meeting, Greenwood Farms tour, creek walk, and food and drink.

Claire Posius, Euclid Creek Watershed Coordinator, will discuss the ecological importance of Greenwood Farms as it relates to the watershed. We will also learn more about the green infrastructure project recently constructed on the site.

Dr. Roy Larick, of Bluestone Heights, will offer his perspective on how the Eastern Branch of Euclid Creek weaves nature and culture together to create a sustainable place in this highly sensitive part of the watershed.

What better way to spend a summer evening, than down by Euclid Creek. We will see you there! It will be fun!

Presentation on SB310

Thank you to Ken Rapport for his presentation - made on our members to members night - on SB310 - viewable HERE.

Scholarship winner announced - Great news!

We are pleased to announce that we have awarded our Friends of Euclid Creek Scholarship in Environmental Studies to Anne Roberto who is pursuing environmental studies at Tri-C, planning to transfer to CSU to obtain an bachelor's degree in environmental science with focus in biology.

Annie stated in her application letter that it is her "goal to become an environmental scientist working in the field of wildlife conservation. I am also interested in the field of sustainability and the career of a sustainability specialist."

"I have had an interest in environmental science from a young age ... and ... grew up in South Euclid.. where the Euclid Creek runs through my backyard...playing and exploring in the creek. I had an interest and curiosity in the different changes that occurred within the creek from different environmental factors such as the weather, and also human factors like pollution."

"Growing up, being surrounded by nature stirred a passion in me to want to work towards preserving it. I am quite concerned with the effects of pollution in my community as well as the rest of the planet, and the effects on human health."

"I am connecting more pieces each day through my education and gaining insight into the environmental systems, and the detrimental effects that cause changes to them. I am hoping that through my education I can help protect and preserve not only wildlife, but also help make a difference in the negative effects on our planet."

In with the new

Congratulations go to our new officers.

• President - Christi Carlson
• Vice President - Ken Messinger-Rapport
• Treasurer - Rick Evans
• Secretary - Jeanette Evans
• Directors: Barb Holtz, Chris Vild, Gary Bloom

Chris Vild and Rick Evans are about to start the second year of their two-year term. The rest of the offcers are beginning a new two-year term.

A huge thank you goes to Barb Holtz for completing her term as President.