October 2010 update

Welcome to the October update

If you have any input for these updates, please let me know at jeanette.evans@sbcglobal.net. This issue covers:

* Save the first Tuesday of each month
* In the Spotlight: Steve Albro
* Ohio Lake Erie Commission Award
* Photo Contest Deadline is Oct. 5, 2011

Thank you to Frank Skala for providing the picture from the recent Euclid Creek walk.

Save the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30

Our meetings are still at the South Euclid Community Center. They now start at 6:30. Save December 7 for our annual holiday party. A big thank you goes out to Barb Pophol for organizing this wonderful event. Details are coming. Please start thinking about what you can contribute for prizes.

Thank you to Claire Posius and Barb Holtz for speaking at our October meeting. Claire updated us on sewer district work. Barb updated us on issues in the South Euclid Land Conservation group.

Ohio Lake Erie Commission Award goes to FOEC

An Ohio Lake Erie Commission award for organization of the year was presented to FOEC on September 22 at the awards event at Shore Cultural Center. Cleveland City Councilman Mike Polensek (of Ward 11) nominated FOEC.

See the Lake Erie Commission award site for more details and the statement that the efforts of the Friends of Euclid Creek have led to:

"increased stakeholder involvement in the restoration and protection of the watershed, leading to tangible projects such as the Lower Euclid Creek Greenway project, East Branch dam removal project, rain garden implementation project and purchase of conservation easements for important riparian and wetland habitat."

This is a winner in an Ohio Lake Erie Commission photo contest.

Thank you to the Albros

Thank you to the Albros for setting up the walk along the creek as our September outing.

The September 18 walk covered the Liberty Run trail along Euclid Creek and refreshments with the Albros after the walk. The photo comes from the walk.

$1.3 million goes to Euclid Creek in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funds

The Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation district recently announced the award that funds the Lacustrine Refuge. The photo comes from the conservation district site.

Thank you to all who helped at Lyndhurst Home Days and Richmond Heights Fun Day

A special thank you goes to Larry McFadden for organizing the Lyndhurst Home Days event and especially to those who set up the new tent (much appreciated during the downpour Saturday night) for our display.

Thank you to all who participated at our table at Greenwood Farm on Sept. 25 for the Richmond Heights Fun Day. The photo comes from the Richmond Heights home page.

In the spotlight: Steve Albro

Steve Albro has been a member of FOEC since 2007 and on the FOEC board since 2009. Living in South Euclid, Steve is also a member of the GCRTA Citizens Advisory Board (1999-Present), GCRTA ADA Committee (1994-Present, Chair 1996-2010), Rail Users Network (2001-Present, Board 2003-Present), and South Euclid Shade Tree Commission 2006-2009.

Concerning his interest in the Euclid Creek, as Steve puts it, "I have lived in the Euclid Creek Watershed for 36 years, with the last 22 years the creek bordering my residence. Since childhood I have an interest in nature particularly birding, trees, and the watershed. My father-in law spent his career as a soil conservationist for the Department of Agriculture in Kansas. My daughter-in law, Kristen Albro, was the Sewer District Coordinator for Friends of Euclid Creek. I am recently retired and want to be involved in conservation projects with FOEC."

Congratulations to Steve on the Plain Dealer article about Steve's wonderful work at the Cleveland Sight Center (http://topics.cleveland.com/tag/steve%20albro/index.html).

Proposed 2011 FOEC meetings

Here is the proposed list of meetings for 2010/2011.

• Nov. 2 - Diane Bickett, Director of Solid Waste District
• Dec. 7 - Holiday/Christmas Party
• Jan. 4 - Alliance for the Great Lakes (Kristy Meyer for Fresh Water Futures)
• Feb. 1 - "Food Inc" film
• March 1 - Gas Well presentation
• April 5 - Tom Meyer, URS, on Lower Euclid Creek plan
• May 3 - Tour of Cuyahoga River (Thompson township to channel)

This is an entry from our current photo contest

Plan landscapes around natives

It is always a good time to plan your landscaping around Ohio natives like butterfly weed and maidenhair fern.
Butterfly weed (image from http://plants.usda.gov) - an Ohio native - grows in dry fields and prefers sandy, gravel soils. Flowers attract butterflies. Caterpillars of monarch butterflies feed on the foliage. One of its commons names is Pleurisy Root which refers to its medicinal use for lung congestion (from Native Plants of Ohio).
Maidenhair fern (image from http://plants.usda.gov) - an Ohio native - prefers moist, rich, wel-drained woods. Hardy and easy to grow, it can form large colonies of a pleasant medium green (from Native Plants of Ohio).


20 October 2010 Steering Committee Meeting Minutes

Frank, Fran, Claire, Barb Holtz, Ginny, Rick, Jeanette, Gary, Kyle, Ken, Lou, Kathy, Carolyn attended.

• Discussion with Manager of Watershed Programs - Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells opened the meeting by talking about watershed support grants. She is Manager of Watershed Programs, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NORSD). Frank thanked Claire for her help in applying for the grant. Kyle also updated us on the NORSD stormwater management program.
• Coordinating with S.E. Land Conservation group - Frank talked about coordinating with the work of the South Euclid Citizens for Land Conservation. Barb reported on how she has been working on conservation easements with this group. Ken said our 5013C status could apply if we work together and Frank suggested a Greenspace Committee within FOEC with Barb the chairperson. We discussed a letter to the editor to raise awareness. Advocacy in each city would be the topic. We discussed devoting a FOEC meeting to this topic with maps. We could do this at most meetings, combined with a speaker, possibly once a quarter. Barb will ask her group to work with FOEC and head up a subcommittee.
• Membership - Fran reported that Ken updated the membership list. We reviewed the copy she provided and discussed membership. She also talked about the 2010 membership letter and holiday party invitation. We discussed and authorized purchase of envelopes.
• Computer - Rick updated us on how Microcenters and Microsoft are handling return of the Office upgrade. Frank noted we can store the computer at a member's home.
  

The following are some entries from our current photo contest.

September 2010 update

Welcome to the September 2010 update

Please let me know at jeanette.evans@sbcglobal.net if you have anything to post. This update includes information about:

* Meetings start earlier at 6:30 at S. Euclid Community Center
* Save Tuesday, Oct. 5 at 6:30 for our October meeting
* Save Saturday, Sept. 18 at 10AM for a walk along the creek
* In the spotlight: Stephen Love
* Oct. 5 is the deadline for our photography contest

For additional fliers about our upcoming photo contest, please call Larry McFadden at at 216-531-7144.

Coreopsis (image from Ohio Prairie Nurseries) thrives in sunny locations even with poor, sandy, or rocky soils. It can naturalize quickly, outgrow weeds, and help hold soil (from Native Plants of Ohio).

Save the first Tuesday of each month 6:30-8:30 for our monthly meeting

We normally meet the first Tuesday of each month. The new earlier meeting hours are permanent. The location is still the same - the South Euclid Community Center. Thank you to Meiring Borcherds and all else who spoke at our September meeting. Remember to check out Meiring's updates to the FOEC web site and Facebook.

The image of the purple coneflower - a good native choice for Ohio landscapes - comes from The Wild Ones. Coneflowers attract butterflies. Birds eat the seeds.

Save Saturday, Sept. 18 for an outing along the creek

For details contact jeanette.evans@sbcglobal.net.

We plan to meet on Whitehall in South Euclid at 10AM for an outing along Euclid Creek. Thank you to the Albros for organizing this walk. Please bring a dish and join the Albros for refreshments after the walk. It should take about 2 hours.

The photo comes from the area.

FOEC participates in local events

Lyndhurst Fun Days are September 10-12. Thank you to all who help support these events.

Be sure to check the Euclid Creek Watershed Program page for a detailed listing of local events of interest:
http://www.cuyahogaswcd.org/EuclidCreekFiles/EuclidCreekthehomepage.htm

Saturday, Sept. 25, 1 to 5 pm, stop by the Family Fun Fest at the Farm, Greenwood Farm, 264 Richmond Road. The picture comes from the http://www.richmondheightsohio.org site.



Ohio Lake Erie Commission Award Goes to FOEC

An Ohio Lake Erie Commission award for organization of the year was presented to FOEC on September 22 at the awards event at Shore Cultural Center. Cleveland City Councilman Mike Polensek (of Ward 11) nominated FOEC.

See the Lake Erie Commission award site for more details and the statement that the efforts of the Friends of Euclid Creek have led to:

"increased stakeholder involvement in the restoration and protection of the watershed, leading to tangible projects such as the Lower Euclid Creek Greenway project, East Branch dam removal project, rain garden implementation project and purchase of conservation easements for important riparian and wetland habitat."

This is a winner in an Ohio Lake Erie Commission photo contest.

In the spotlight: Stephen Love
Stephen Love was recently nominated as student of the week by the Sun Messenger -
http://blog.cleveland.com/sunmessenger/2010/05/stephen_love_sun_messenger_stu.html

Love volunteered at the Cuyahoga Watershed Conservation District, Euclid Creek Watershed Division and worked as a volunteer water monitor and data tester for a specified location along Euclid Creek. “I believe that civic engagement and participation are essential to sustaining a better quality of life in any community,” he said.

Currently pursuing a Masters of Public Administration at Cleveland State University, Love hopes to pursue a law degree in addition to his MPA. He does additional work as a volunteer team leader for an Adopt-a-Beach team at Euclid Beach Park. Community members and college students go out once a month for beach cleanups at Euclid Beach Park.

As Steve puts it about some of the work he spoke about at a past FOEC meeting, "I am also trying to coordinate a fundraising project to get new trash and recycling bins installed at Euclid Beach Park. So far, we have raised or received in grant funding over half the installation cost but we still have about $1000.00 to raise."

This picture comes from the http://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/vtour/
virtual watershed tours site.

What is a wildlife-friendly landscape?

It is composed of these items, as described at nwf.org and Native Plants of Ohio:

• food sources such as native plants, seeds, fruits, nuts, berries, nectar
  
• water sources such as a birdbath, pond, water garden, stream
  
• cover or shelter, for example, thicket, rockpile, birdhouse
  
• a place to raise young such as dense shrubs, vegetation, nesting box, pond
• sustainable gardening such as mulch, rain garden, compost, chemical-free fertilizer
  

Backyards can play an important role in wildlife conservation. You can help reduce the effects of habitat loss by landscaping with native Ohio plants and trying to turn your yard into a wildlife-friendly landscape.

Need help? Call 1-800-822-9919.

15 September Steering Committee Meeting Minutes

• Frank called the meeting to order at 7:00.
  Lou, Frank, Kathy, Larry, Rick, Jeanette, Gary, Steve, and Barb Pophol attended the meeting at the South Euclid Public Library.
  
  
• Photo contest
  Larry suggested moving the deadline. With the last contest, we extended the deadline. Larry to look into the last rules for the non-electronic entries. We discussed who can provide photo software training.
  
  
• Next meeting
  Claire to speak on the grant request to the sewer district. Ginny to get another speaker. Programs committee consists of Kathy and Ginny. Fran wants to be on the speaker end.
  
  
• Laptop and other equipment
  We discussed where to store and how to handle virus protection. Ken has to buy the screen before Monday to use the funds from the first grant. Remaining funds to go to a rain garden.
  
  
• Holiday party
  Barb Pophol reserved the room. Larry has an invitation from last year. Barb to print and mail. Barb Holtz may have the mailing list. We discussed silent auction. Date is to be December 7.
  
  
• Ohio Lake Erie Commission award
  Mike Polensek nominated FOEC, and FOEC won the award. Frank plans to attend on Sept. 22 to receive the award at Shore Cultural Center.
  
  
• Greenwood Farm
  Sept. 25 we are to get a table at the Richmond Heights Fun Day with the hours of 1-5. We talked about the Greenwood Farm Restoration Committee.
  
  
• Whole Foods donation for community garden
  Donation to South Euclid. Ken to get in touch with them. Monticello and Belvoir is the location.
  
  
• Richmond Heights School request
  Discussed 501C(3) status per Dr. Kinney's request.
  
  
• Barb Holtz joined the meeting via telephone.
  We discussed S. Euclid Land Conservation issues and presenting at the October meeting. Barb to attend the creek walk at Albro house on Saturday, Sept. 18.
  
  
• FOEC outing on Sept. 18
  The Liberty Run trail along Euclid Creek is the location. We are to meet at Albro house. 4500 Whitehall is the location.
  
  
• Membership list
  Larry has the most recent list. It is up to date. Fran Hogg may have the electronic list.

Here is a reminder of our current officers. Congratulations again to Fran Hogg for completing a very successful year as President.

Officers
President Frank Skala
1st VP Larry McFadden
2nd VP Gary Bloom
Secretary Jeanette Evans
Treasurer Ken Messinger-Rapport

Steering committee
Steve Albro
Lou Drasler
Fran Hogg
Kathy Schaefer
Carolyn Sugliuchi
Rick Evans

The following are some entries from our current photo contest.

28 August 2010 update

Welcome to the August 2010 update

Please let me know at jeanette.evans@sbcglobal.net if you have anything to post. This update includes information about:

* September meeting details
* FOEC participates in local community events
* In the spotlight: Stephen Love
* 11 August steering committee minutes

For additional fliers about our upcoming photo contest, please call Larry McFadden at 216-531-7144.

The image is a winner from one of our previous photo competitions.

Save Tuesday, Sept. 7 6:30-8:30 for our monthly meeting

We normally meet the first Tuesday of each month.

FOEC participates in local events

Lyndhurst Fun Days are September 10-12. Thank you to all who help support these events.

Be sure to check the Euclid Creek Watershed Program page for a detailed listing of local events of interest:
http://www.cuyahogaswcd.org/EuclidCreekFiles/EuclidCreekthehomepage.htm

In the spotlight: Stephen Love

Stephen Love was recently nominated as student of the week by the Sun Messenger -
http://blog.cleveland.com/sunmessenger/2010/05/stephen_love_sun_messenger_stu.html

Love volunteered at the Cuyahoga Watershed Conservation District, Euclid Creek Watershed Division and worked as a volunteer water monitor and data tester for a specified location along Euclid Creek. “I believe that civic engagement and participation are essential to sustaining a better quality of life in any community,” he said.

Currently pursuing a Masters of Public Administration at Cleveland State University, Love hopes to pursue a law degree in addition to his MPA. He does additional work as a volunteer team leader for an Adopt-a-Beach team at Euclid Beach Park. Community members and college students go out once a month for beach cleanups at Euclid Beach Park.

As Steve puts it about some of the work he spoke about at a past FOEC meeting, "I am also trying to coordinate a fundraising project to get new trash and recycling bins installed at Euclid Beach Park. So far, we have raised or received in grant funding over half the installation cost but we still have about $1000.00 to raise."

This picture comes from the http://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/vtour/
virtual watershed tours site.

What is a wildlife-friendly landscape?

It is composed of these items, as described at nwf.org and Native Plants of Ohio:

• food sources such as native plants, seeds, fruits, nuts, berries, nectar
  
• water sources such as a birdbath, pond, water garden, stream
  
• cover or shelter, for example, thicket, rockpile, birdhouse
  
• a place to raise young such as dense shrubs, vegetation, nesting box, pond
• sustainable gardening such as mulch, rain garden, compost, chemical-free fertilizer
  

Need help? Call 1-800-822-9919 or email info@nwf.org
Backyards can play an important role in wildlife conservation. You can help reduce the effects of habitat loss by landscaping with native Ohio plants and trying to turn your yard into a wildlife-friendly landscape.

11 August 2010 Steering Committee Meeting

Kathy, Larry, Frank, Ken, Rick, Jeanette, Steve, and Gary attended. At 7:10 Frank called the meeting to order. The new term started for officers. Ken set up the meeting and coordinated with Claire.

Grant document review

• We reviewed documents from Claire to get the $35,000 grant from the sewer district.
• Budget items include awards for scholarships.
  
• By-laws should show two vice-presidents. Ken to draft guidelines on scholarships. Larry to provide by-law information to Claire. United Church of Christ grant needs to be added.
• We discussed changes about staffing on page 3 and 10 and the proposal of hiring an assistant for one year.
  
• We agreed with the proposal for three rain gardens and corporate sponsors like Legacy Village, Philips Medical, Cleveland Clinic, Progressive.
  
• Claire joined the meeting via telephone and discussed document changes including how to handle the assistant description. Someone at FOEC will make the submission working with Frank.

Other business

• Last year Ginny and Fran were getting speakers.Programs Chairperson and Committee are needed for the coming year.Recycling is one idea for a meeting topic. Munson Township speaker and golf course could be a meeting topic. We could have a posting of ideas.
  
• Membership, Programs, Scholarships, and Outings chairpersons are possible positions to involve more volunteers.
  
• Sept. outing to be set up by Steve.
• 10-15 minutes to be provided at Sept. meeting by Meihring to show Web site.
• 6:30 to 8:30 is new time slot for meetings. Speaker should start at 7:00.
  
• Frank to let Carolyn know of 6:30 start time.
• Tent to be purchased by Larry.
• We should buy a screen and a mouse.
• Lyndhurst Fun Days the weekend of Sept. 11 needs more volunteers.

  

August 2010 update

Welcome to the August 2010 update

Please let me know at jeanette.evans@sbcglobal.net if you have anything to post. This update includes information about:

• September meeting details
• FOEC participates in local community events
• In the spotlight: Steve Albro
  
• 10 ways to help our creek now
  

For additional fliers about our upcoming photo contest, please call Larry McFadden at at 216-531-7144.

Save Tuesday, Sept. 7, 6:30-8:30

We plan no August meeting. Please check back for details of the September meeting. We normally meet the first Tuesday of each month.

For questions contact our new incoming president Frank Skala 440 473 3484 or skala@ameritech.net. Thank you to outgoing president Fran Hogg and outgoing officers and board for a wonderful term. Congratulations to the new officers and board.

The image of the purple coneflower - a good native choice for Ohio landscapes - comes from The Wild Ones.

Water quality monitoring sites

If you are interested in the important work of monitoring at one of these sites, please let Claire Posius or jeanette.evans@sbcglobal.net know. Please let Jeanette know if you would like to see the related video DVD on local water quality monitoring. The award-winning video was produced by Cuyahoga Community College.

• Cleveland - Wildwood State Park


• Euclid - Metroparks Highland Picnic Area


• Lyndhurst - Schaefer Park


• Richmond Heights - Chardon-Richmond Road


• South Euclid - S. Euclid/Lyndhurst Library

Monitor water for potential problems, for further study, or for restoration efforts - to include waters that would otherwise go unmonitored. You will get training to use monitoring kits, sediment sticks, and meters to complete data sheets on water conditions.

Euclid Creek is experiencing stress from impacts imposed upon it over the past 100 years. These impacts include urban land development and modification of its streams and wetlands. Understanding more about the sources of these stresses - by analyzing the results of water quality monitoring - can better educate us in applying best practices on the ground to retain the watershed's ecosystem.
The image of the native Christmas fern comes from http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/ which states that ferns have been part of Ohio landscapes for millions of years and are a welcome plant year-around.

FOEC participates in local community events

One event where FOEC participated was when Arts Collinwood partnered with the Euclid Beach Adopt-A-Beach Team to bring a day of summer festivities and family fun at Euclid Beach on Saturday, July 17. Thank you to FOEC members who were at the FOEC booth. Participants for the event included:

• Friends of Euclid Creek


• Councilman Michael D. Polensek


• Northeast Shores Development Corporation


• Clevelanders In Motion - A program of the YMCA


• Arts Collinwood


• Euclid Beach Adopt-A-Beach team
  

In the spotlight: Steve Albro

Steve Albro has been a member of FOEC since 2007 and on the FOEC board since 2009. Living in South Euclid, Steve is also a member of the GCRTA Citizens Advisory Board (1999-Present), GCRTA ADA Committee (1994-Present, Chair 1996-2010), Rail Users Network (2001-Present, Board 2003-Present), and South Euclid Shade Tree Commission 2006-2009.

Concerning his interest in Euclid Creek, as Steve puts it, "I have lived in the Euclid Creek Watershed for 36 years, with the last 22 years the creek bordering my residence. Since childhood I have an interest in nature particularly birding, trees, and the watershed. My father-in law spent his career as a soil conservationist for the Department of Agriculture in Kansas. My daughter-in law, Kristen Albro, was the Sewer District Coordinator for Friends of Euclid Creek. I am recently retired and want to be involved in conservation projects with FOEC."

Congratulations to Steve on the Plain Dealer article about Steve's wonderful work at the Cleveland Sight Center (http://topics.cleveland.com/tag/steve%20albro/index.html).

10 ways to Help our creek today (from CWSD materials):

1. Recycle used motor oil.



2. Check your vehicles regularly for leaks. Clean up spilled fluids with kitty litter or sand and dispose of properly.



3. Use pesticides & fertilizers sparingly. Use natural fertilizers such as compost for gardens.



4. Select native plants which generally require less water, fertilizer & pesticides.



5. Vegetate bare spots in your yard to prevent soil erosion.



6. Use a commercial car wash or wash your car on your lawn.



7. Dispose of pet waste (an unwanted source of bacteria and nutrients in our streams) by throwing in garbage or burying.



8. Drain your swimming pool only when a test kit does not detect chlorine levels, ideally in a sanitary sewer.



9. Maintain your septic system by having it inspected at least every 3 years and pumped as necessary.
   
   
10. Get involved by participating in stream cleanups and invasive plants pulls and join your local watershed group like Friends of Euclid Creek.

Photo contest winners

Joe Ciccia
Category: Watershed Plants and Animals
Best of Show




Andy Daugherty
Category: Watershed Recreation and Family Activities
Autumn Hoops

July 2010 update

Welcome to the July update

If you have any input for these updates, please let me know at jeanette.evans@sbcglobal.net. This issue covers:

* September meeting
* July picnic meeting recap and the upcoming slate of officers
* Congratulations to FOEC member Steve Albro on the article in The Plain Dealer
* More on the 2010 Photography Contest
* More on water quality monitoring in the Euclid Creek watershed

Thank you to all who distributed fliers about our photography contest.

Black-eyed susans are a good native choice for Ohio gardens.

September meeting

We plan no meeting for August. Please stay tuned for details about our September meeting. Have a nice summer!

July picnic meeting update

Our July picnic meeting included voting on our upcoming slate of officers. Please see below for details.

Congratulations to Steve Albro

Please see the article about FOEC member Steve Albro. The article about Steve's wonderful work at the Cleveland Sight Center is at http://topics.cleveland.com/tag/steve%20albro/index.html

More on the 2010 Photography Contest

Thank you to everyone who already picked up fliers to distribute.

Upcoming slate of officers and steering committee members

Our upcoming slate of officers includes the following. Congratulations to Fran Hogg for completing a very successful year as President.

Officers
President Frank Skala
1st VP Gary Bloom
2nd VP Larry McFadden
Secretary Jeanette Evans
Treasurer Ken Messenger-Rapport

Steering committee
Kathy Schafer
Carolyn Sugluchi
Rick Evans
Steve Albro
Fran Hogg

Water quality monitor volunteers needed

For more information about what is involved in water quality monitoring in Euclid Creek watershed locations, please contact jeanette.evans@sbcglobal.net. The program is a good way to learn more about watershed planning and contribute to the health of our environment. One of the monitoring locations is at the intersection of Richmond and White Roads.

Coreopsis is a good native choice for sunny locations. This image comes from ohioprarienurseries.com.

June 2010 update

Welcome to the June Update

If you have anything to announce, please let me know at jeanette.evans@sbcglobal.net. The photo is from the Bioswale Cleanup at Wildwood Park and Marina held in May, 2010. Some items covered in this issue:
* July 6 picnic is coming up
* June 1 meeting recap
* June 4 Music of Nature and Nature of Music performance and lecture
* July 17 event at Euclid Beach

Congratulations to FOEC member Steve Albro about the Plain Dealer article about Steve's wonderful work at the Cleveland Sight Center (http://topics.cleveland.com/tag/steve%20albro/index.html).

Thank you to everyone who took fliers to distribute for the photography contest.

June 1 Meeting Recap

Our Tuesday, June 1 at 7:00 p.m. included a a presentation by Derek Schafer. Mr. Schafer is with the West Creek Land Trust Initiative.

Mr. Schafer is also the Conservation Project Manager for The West Creek Preservation Committee (http://www.westcreek.org/wcpc.html).

Jason Husher talked about urban farming. He has obtained grant money and taken vacant residential property in Cleveland and made it into an urban farm. http://www.localfoodcleveland.org/ has some related information.

Stephen Love talked about an Adopt A Beach program and July 17 event at Euclid Beach.

Save July 6 for our FOEC Picnic

Please plan to attend the FOEC picnic this Tuesday July 6^th. Come as early as 5:30. There will be plenty of food and refreshments, and some games. It is a potluck gathering, so bring along a small something to share. From 6:00 to 7:00 we’ll eat and then at 7:00 we’ll have a short monthly meeting. One of our meeting items will be the election of new officers.

The picnic will be in Euclid Creek Park at the Rear Quarry Reserved Picnic Area and Shelter House. From the Euclid Creek parkway road (across from the Ranger office) turn east and proceed down the hill on the Rear Quarry access road. Follow it through the gate and to the end and the shelter house.

Functions: Rear Quarry Reserved Picnic Area Features: Electricity Swings Water

Music of Nature and the Nature of Music

The Folk / Bluegrass band 'Timberwolves' with FOEC member Larry McFadden will be performing prior to the lecture The Music of Nature and the Nature of Music - http://www.cmnh.org/site/ClassesandPrograms/Lectures/ExplorerSeries.aspx - the Cleveland Museum of Natural History site gives more details -this Friday from 5:30 pm to 7:30pm - Fri, Jun 4, 2010, 7:30 pm Dr. Patricia Gray, Clinical Professor and Senior Research Scientist of BioMusic Part of the Explorer Series of Lectures

If we rely on artifacts alone, the evolutionary trail of music can take us back just 50,000 years. But there are other ways to study the roots of music-making and musical structures. By looking at other species and their abilities to perceive and manipulate patterns of sound and time, we may advance our understanding.

Dr. Patricia Gray of the Music Research Institute at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro will discuss the deeper roots of human musicality. This program is in conjunction with the current exhibit Wild Music: The Sounds and Songs of Life. To purchase tickets for this lecture, please call (216) 231-4600, ext. 0, to speak with a Museum Operator. Or purchase your tickets at the front desk prior to the presentation.

July 17 Euclid Beach Event

July 17th the Euclid Beach Adopt-a-Beach team and Arts Collinwood are going to be having an all day event at Euclid Beach! (http://www.majesticmoinedmogul.com/adoptsignup/Form.php?id=52&visitdate=1) Please let jeanette.evans@sbcglobal.net know if you can help at this event to represent FOEC.




Black-eyed susans are a great native and non-invasive choice.