Euclid Creek August / September News & Summer Newsletter Please find the Euclid Creek Summer Newsletter by clicking here. This edition covers the following:  Day in the Life of Euclid Creek Recap  Upcoming Events & Meetings  Friends of Euclid Creek Updates: - President's Message - Watershed Wildlife - Scholarship Announced - 15 Year Anniversary Upcoming Events  Acacia Reservation Restoration Starting this Fall  Urban Ravines: a means to regenerate local ecology  Watershed Action Plan Update  Illegal Dumping, a Continuous Problem in Watershed  Euclid Creek Watershed Summit Announcement

Featured Events FOEC Fifteen Miles with Friends - Hike #4 Anniversary hike at Let's continue the 15th anniversary celebration of Friends of Euclid Creek. Join us Acacia for the fourth hike in our series of Fifteen Miles with Friends. We will hike one and a Reservation half miles in the Euclid Creek Reservation- Wildwood Park in Cleveland. After on August completing this hike you will have reached the 3/4 point in your 15 miles! 2, Hike #3

When: September 6, at 6:30-8:00pm Where: Wildwood Park, Euclid Creek Reservation, Cleveland - park entrance at E. 174th Street and Lakeshore Blvd., 44110 Who: The hike will be led by Chris Vild, Vice President of FOEC. Hike difficulty: Flat to moderately rolling portions, slow pace; mostly paved with some creek/wetland edge walking. Parking: Park/meet up at the Wildwood Picnic Shelter.

Come out and see the restoration project three years after project completion and all of the wildlife enjoying the native habitat.

Please contact Ken Rapport at 216-287-8693 with additional questions. To see details about our last two scheduled hikes, click here.

Wildwood Park Fall Wetland Cleanup Saturday, September 17, 10:00am-noon, Wildwood Park – Euclid Creek Reservation, Cleveland

Volunteers will help with planting native streamside plants, cleaning up trash, removing invasives and other maintenance activities in the wetland and streamside restoration area at the Wildwood Lacustrine Wetland.

Contact Claire Posius to register and for details - 216-524-6580x16 – register here (waivers required for those under 18 years of age, waivers on website)

National Wildlife Federation Backyard Habitat Stewards Training

Sept 1, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, Highland Heights Community Center

NWF will teach you how to help people in your community create and restore wildlife habitat in backyards, schoolyards and other private and public areas. NWF will provide you with training to become a Habitat Stewards volunteer. Topics covered include habitat, landscaping, native plants, birds, reptiles, insects, and more, all taught by experts in interactive sessions. Helping to develop habitat sites, creating your own habitat, and assisting with educational or other events will count towards the 30 hours of volunteer time required after the training. More details, click here. Registration deadline extended to August 26, 2016.

Check Out Our Weekly Blogs! Cuyahoga SWCD and Friends of Euclid Creek are posting weekly tips on our Blog page and we hope you learn something new each week! Recent blog topics include:  Illegal Dumping a Continuous Problem in Local Watersheds  Salt in our Waterways  A Reflection on My Summer Watershed Internship, Annie Roberto

And much more...click here to get to the Blog site.

Events/Meetings This Month Backyard Biodiversity Bash - Saturday, August 27, Noon - 4:00pm, Watershed Stewardship Center at West Creek Reservation, Parma Learn how to improve your backyard habitat for wildlife while enjoying family-friendly learning stations include an interactive rain garden exhibit, wagon rides, native plant sale & food trucks. For details, click here. Great Lake Erie Boat Float, 8th Annual - September 10, 10:00am, Edgewater Beach, Cleveland Metroparks Lakefront Reservation. Registration deadline is Sept. 3. For details, click here.

South Euclid Harvest Fest, 5th Annual - September 10, 11:00am-3:00pm, Quarry Park North (711 South Belvoir Blvd.). Join South Euclid's celebration of local food, community gardens and community groups. Stop by our FOEC table at the event! More details, here.

Rain Barrel Workshop, City of Euclid - Thursday, September 15 – 6:30-8:00pm – Euclid Lakefront Senior Center, 1 Bliss Lane, Euclid, 44123 – register here

Euclid Creek 2nd Annual Watershed Summit - Thursday, October 6, 5:00- 7:00pm, Mayfield Village Community Room, 6621 Wilson Mills Road, 44143 Please join Euclid Creek Watershed Program partners for our second joint watershed meeting as we celebrate the accomplishments of the year. Representatives of the Euclid Creek Watershed Council (ECWC), its Committees, Friends of Euclid Creek and watershed partner agencies will update you on the progress we've made in restoring the watershed in 2016. Please RSVP by October 4, details here.

Education/Training Opportunities Safe Waters, Healthy Waters - August 31, 1:00 - 2:30pm webcast at Ohio EPA offices, 2110 East Aurora Road, Twinsburg, OH 44087 This free webcast highlights lessons from the recently released, Safe Waters, Healthy Waters: A Guide for Citizen Groups on Bacteria Monitoring in Local Waterways by the Center for Watershed Protection. The guide provides step-by-step instructions to create a customized bacteria monitoring program, methods to investigate potential pollutant sources, and resources for putting collected data to use. It focuses especially on human sewage and monitoring techniques to identify specific sources of sewage. The webcast will also feature success stories coming out of Surfrider Foundation and Hudson Riverkeeper's bacteria testing programs. Training hours provided: 1.5 To register, please click on this link

Ohio Watershed Leaders Conference - September 8, 10:00am - September 9, 1:30 p.m., Loveland, Ohio; For more details, click here.

OWA 2016 Wetland Summit - September 10, 9:00am - 4:00pm, Fellowship Hall, Richfield, Ohio; For more details, click here.

Just Announced Rain Barrel Workshop – Mayfield Village - Wednesday, November 2 - 6:30-8:00pm – Mayfield Village Community Room, 6621 Wilson Mills Road, Mayfield Village, 44143 –register here

Check out our Partner Organizations' Information/Events Euclid Beach Adopt-a-Beach Team Beach Cleanups, Cleveland. More info. here.

Sims Park Adopt-a-Beach Team Beach Cleanups, Euclid. More info. here .

Bluestone Heights—Euclid Creek and surrounding watersheds, information here.

Greenwood Farm Historical, Cultural & Arts Association, Richmond Heights - information and events here.

Highland Heights Green Task Force, Highland Heights - meetings and information here. Watershed Volunteer Program (WVP) - Cleveland Metroparks Watershed Stewardship Center, Parma - Learn how to become a Certified Watershed Steward or about watershed opportunities throughout the region, click here.

Composting Seminars & Bin Sales offered by Cuyahoga Solid Waste District (SWD) - information here.

Claire Posius Euclid Creek Watershed Coordinator Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District 6100 West Canal Road Valley View, Ohio 44125 [email protected] Ph: 216.524.6580 x16 Fx: 216.524.6584 Euclid Creek Website

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