May, June, July meetings

Every month Friends of Euclid Creek gathers to raise our awareness about watershed issues and how we can help. We’d like to invite you to join us! Here’s what’s coming up, starting at 6:30 PM, for each meeting:

• May 6: Redstone Run Highland Reserve field trip to the property conserved in Richmond Hts. last year by FOEC. Discover more about the forest cover as well as the geology of the area with archeologist, Roy Larick, and arborist, Alan Klonowski. We start at 6:30. Let me know at jeanette.evans@sbcglobal.net if you have any questions. See the map below. 
• June 3: Annual Meeting and Picnic in the Cleveland Metroparks Euclid Creek Reservation.
• July 1: Member Talks—We want to hear from you! Our annual Member Talks invite FOEC members to share a 5 - 15 minute presentation on a watershed topic of their choice.

This map shows the location of the Redstone Run Highland Reserve property. Please let me know at Jeanette.evans@sbcglobal.net if you have any questions.

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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January/February/March

Happy New Year to everyone!

Hope your holidays were filled with joy and fun. This new year make a resolution to join us for FOEC meetings and events. We'd love to have you take part!

January 7, 2014 - MEETING CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER 
MARCH 4, 2014 - MEETING RESCHEDULED

6:30 p.m.

South Euclid Community Center

Speakers: Beyond Pesticides and Good Nature Organics - We'll hear about environmental and health problems associated with pesticides and herbicides as well as organic lawns.

February 4, 2014
6:30 p.m.

South Euclid Community Center
Connie Hausman, Cleveland Metroparks; Restoration Ecologist, will talk to us about the Acacia Reservation.

 

If you have any questions, please let me know at jeanette.evans@sbcglobal.net. 

See you in 2014

Please stay tuned for details on our January meeting. Best wishes to you for the holiday season and new year.This photo from Daniel Hancock is from our last photo contest.

A Wonderful Holiday Party

Hats off to all who made our holiday party so enjoyable. Here is a list of awards presented at the party. Congratulations go out to our wonderful award recipients 

• Volunteer of the Year Award - Connie Herron
• Good Neighbor Award - Joseph Phillips of Hollywood Scapes 
• Community Partner Award - Derek Schaefer
• Public Official Award - Chris Vild, Service Department, Beachwood, Ohio
• Tom Jenkins Award - Fran Hogg (thank you to Anna Julnes for this great picture of Fran Hogg at the party) 

December holiday party

You are invited to Friends of Euclid Creek's Holiday Gathering 

Tuesday, December 3, 2013 
Doors open at 6:30pm and dinner at 7:00pm 
Mayfield Village Community Room (at NW corner of SOM Center Road and Wilson Mills Road)

Celebrate the season by joining FOEC for this festive, fundraising event! Good company, good food and good music for a great cause. 

$22 in advance, $25 at the door (make checks payable to "Friends of Euclid Creek"). 

Please RSVP by November 27 to Barb Pophal at 216-481-4397.

This image of American Holly is from wildflowers.org

November meeting

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

Stay tuned for an update on this graphic to include the funds we recently raised for our land conservation projects including the Redstone Run property in Richmond Heights. Thank you to Clare Posius for providing the graphic. We are still actively accepting donations as we have not yet reached our goal.