Feb. 7 meeting

Be sure to attend the February 7 meeting where FOEC member Meiring Borcherds talks about climate change and the Euclid Creek watershed. The meeting starts at 6:30PM at the South Euclid Community Center. 

Our meetings normally start at 6:30PM at the South Euclid Community Center, 1370 Victory Drive (north off Mayfield, next to Giant Eagle) on the first Tuesday of the month.  

Meetings are free and open to the public. 

Coming up

Welcome 

Photo is from Daniel Hancock, a winner from our recent photo contest.

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

Our meetings normally start at 6:30PM at the South Euclid Community Center, 1370 Victory Drive (north off Mayfield, next to Giant Eagle) on the first Tuesday of the month.  Meetings are free and open to the public. Coming up are the following meetings:  

• February meeting  - The speaker for the February general meeting will be Meiring Borcherds talking about climate change and the impact on the Great Lakes and the Euclid Creek watershed. He will be doing this from the perspective of the Cuyahoga County Board of Health. 
• March meeting- The speaker for the March meeting will be Frank Greenland from the Regional Sewer District. He will be addressing the status of the Euclid Creek tunnel project and the status of the proposed sewer rate increase. 
• April meeting - April's meeting will feature our member to member forum.

Scholarship planning
If you would like to be on the committee for a proposed scholarship to be sponsored by FOEC to support environmental studies, please let me know at jeanette.evans@sbcglobal.net.  

Jim Bell

Thank you so much to Jim Bell for speaking at our January meeting, pictured with Barb Holtz. 

Jim Bell, Park Manager of Euclid Creek Metropark spoke at our January meeting, presenting park information and opening up the discussion to questions about the park, its programs, and perhaps opportunities for FOEC to participate in future events.   

Meeting minutes

Happy new year from the FOEC steering committee!

Thank you to Meiring Borcherds for taking this photo at our 2011 holiday party.

Front row from left - Barb Holtz, Carolyn Suguichi, Fran Hogg

Ken Messinger-Rapport (center, with plaque), Rick Evans, Jeanette Evans, Lou Drasler, Larry McFadden

Back row from left - Frank Skala, Gary Bloom, Stephen Albro

Meeting minutes - January 18 - Steering Committee Meeting 


Mary Kay, Carolyn, Barb Holtz, Ken, Lou, Jane Goodman, Fran Hogg, Jeanette, Rick Evans, and Frank Skala attended. Frank called the meeting to order and asked for a volunteer to run the meeting.  Fran agreed to run the meeting and asked Jane Goodman to discuss grants.


Grants
Jane Goodman discussed grants opportunities for our group and will forward information about available grants to the individuals who signed the list she circulated.


Scholarship

We discussed that this should be for high school seniors and looked at a proposed draft. Jeanette to work with Fran to schedule another meeting to work out more details.  

Treasurer's Report
Ken provided a report.  


Newsletter 
Barb Holtz discussed ideas for a newsletter. Fran Hogg can do the printing and mailing. 

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Be sure to attend the February 7 meeting where FOEC member Meiring Borcherds talks about climate change and the Euclid Creek watershed. The meeting starts at 6:30PM at the South Euclid Community Center. 

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

Our meetings normally start at 6:30PM at the South Euclid Community Center, 1370 Victory Drive (north off Mayfield, next to Giant Eagle) on the first Tuesday of the month.  

Meetings are free and open to the public. Let me know at jeanette.evans@sbcglobal.net if you have any questions. 

Photo is from Daniel Hancock.  

Happy New Year!

The Tuesday, January 3, 2012 is at 6:30 at the South Euclid Community Center. 

The program includes speaker Jim Bell, Park Manager of Euclid Creek Metropark presenting park information and opening up the discussion to questions about the park, its programs, and perhaps opportunities for FOEC to participate in future events.   

Bring your questions about Euclid Creek Metropark. 

Click on the following link for a map of the park which may help remind you of questions you wish to ask.

http://www.clemetparks.com/visit/index.asp?ispopup=yes&action=rmaps&reservations_id=1009

"Euclid Creek Reservation is named for the Euclid Creek which runs the length of the reservation. It features wooded hillsides where the rare rock chestnut oak grows. 

The reservation is located in Euclid, South Euclid and Richmond Heights. The southern portion of the reservation is the site of a 'ghost town.'

The village of Bluestone flourished in the late 1800s and early 1900s when its populace quarried the blue-gray siltstone for use in building sidewalks and other construction. 

Today, the only remaining exposure of bluestone is in Quarry Picnic Area.  

Deer, fox and other wildlife have relocated to the reservation because of the diminishing open spaces in adjacent areas."

Happy new year from the FOEC steering committee!


Thank you to Meiring Borcherds for taking this photo at our 2011 holiday party.

Front row from left - Barb Holtz, Carolyn Suguichi, Fran Hogg
Ken Messinger-Rapport (center, with plaque),
Rick Evans, Jeanette Evans, Lou Drasler, Larry McFadden
Back row from left - Frank Skala, Gary Bloom, Stephen Albro

February 7 meeting

Be sure to attend the February meeting where FOEC member Meiring Borcherds talks about climate change and the Euclid Creek watershed.

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

Our meetings normally start at 6:30PM at the South Euclid Community Center, 1370 Victory Drive (north off Mayfield, next to Giant Eagle) on the first Tuesday of the month.  

Meetings are free and open to the public. Let me know at jeanette.evans@sbcglobal.net if you have any questions. 

Photo contest winners

Congratulations go out again to winners in our recently completed photography contest

Best of Show: Autumn Leaves, Brianna Motley

Runner Up: River in Snow, Daniel Hancock

See you in 2012

Please check back here soon for details about our upcoming activities including upcoming photography contests. 

Mark your calendar for Tuesday, January 3 and Tuesday, February 7 for our next meetings.

Our meetings normally start at 6:30PM at the South Euclid Community Center, 1370 Victory Drive (north off Mayfield, next to Giant Eagle) - meeting on the first Tuesday of each month.

Meetings are free and open to the public. For questions, contact jeanette.evans@sbcglobal.net.

December update

Welcome

Some of the items covered in this update include:

* Thanks for the holiday party, fundraiser, and recognition
* See you in 2012

If you have any input for this update or any questions please let me know at jeanette.evans@sbcglobal.net.

Thanks for the holiday party - a great end to a great year
Our annual fundraiser and holiday party took place Tuesday, December 6. Thanks go to all involved.

The image of American Holly comes from the http://www.wildflower.org/ gallery.

See you in 2012

Please check back here soon for details about our upcoming activities. Mark your calendar for January 3 and February 7.

Our meetings normally start at 6:30PM at the South Euclid Community Center, 1370 Victory Drive (north off Mayfield, next to Giant Eagle).

Meetings are free and open to the public.

See the FOEC Year in Review video

Click on the following to see the wonderful video from Frank Skala.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQfSgljby4Y

Visit these interesting sites often

See these wonderful sites for interesting information about environmental issues related to the Euclid Creek watershed.

http://www.cuyahogaswcd.org/EuclidCreekFiles/enewsletter.htm
Thank you to Claire Posius for providing these newsletters.

http://friendsofeuclidcreek.nhlink.net/index.htm-
Thank you to Meiring Borchers for maintaining our web site.

http://www.highlandhtsgreen.com/

Thank you to Judy Dearden and all else who contribute to the Highland Heights Green Task Force and its informative web site.

Check out the presentation on energy efficient lighting recently presented by FOEC member Rick Evans at a Highland Heights Green Task Force meeting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMLarjHZLl4