Natural Resources Area Manager Josh Philipps demonstrates how to prep Sandbar Willow cuttings for watershed volunteers at Acacia Reservation, February 2023.

[Photo credit: Cleveland Metroparks]

March WVP Happenings

Greetings Watershed Stewards,

We are so grateful to all of the stewards who made February so Fabulous! Thanks to your efforts we helped monitor salt in our streams, repair a headcut using bioengineering, and tackle invasive porcelain berry at a historic ball field. We also enjoyed learning with you about macroinvertebrates, the Friends of Lower Lake efforts, and our 2022 monitoring achievements. You can see the recordings from our Monday MeetUp and the Monitoring overview by viewing our past events page, clicking on the links and using the password provided.

We have a lot of great events lined up for March that you can see below and on our website, but we wanted to make you aware of staff travel/limited availability this month. Stream Restoration Ecologist Elizabeth will be out of country having underwater adventures along the coast of Bonaire from March 8th-March 20th and will be at Stream Function Field training March 26th-March 31st. Community Science Assistant Bre Turner works a limited and varied 2-3 day work week. We are still working hard to get a new Watershed Volunteer Program Coordinator and Assistant hired and onboarded. Please forgive any delays in our response this month due to this staff shortage.

Shout out to our volunteers who stepped up to the plate to lead events in March to help fill this program gap. Thanks to Chris Wolf and Dan Leamon for helping to lead our tree care day at Lakefront Reservation March 17th and thank you to Mark Brody, Dave LeBrun and Margaret Rhynard for leading our West Creek neighborhood outreach event on March 29th.

We look forward to seeing you at an event soon! See event details here and below and sign up in volgistics!

Gratefully,

The WVP Team

WVP Hosted Opportunities

Watershed Stewards monitoring macroinvertebrates. 2022

[Photo credit: Cleveland Metroparks]

(R) Volunteer Led Work Session: Tree Care & Site Stewardship

Fri, Mar 17, 1 - 3 p.m. @ Clark Field Parking Lot, Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation

(L) Workshop: Aquatic Plant Prep

Mon, Mar 20, 6:30 - 8 p.m. @ The Watershed Stewardship Center, West Creek Reservation

(R) Work Session: Live Stake Harvesting & Planting

Tue and Thu, Mar 21 and 23, 10 a.m. - noon. @ Mill Stream Run Reservation

(O) Outreach Event: World Water Day Macroinvertebrate Display

Sat, Mar 25, Two hour shifts from 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. @ The Watershed Stewardship Center, West Creek Reservation**

(O) Volunteer Led Work Session: Neighborhood Outreach Flyer Prep Party

Wed, Mar 29, 1 - 3 p.m. @ The Watershed Stewardship Center, West Creek Reservation

WVP volunteers, please log into Volgistics to register for primary events.

**Trained volunteers use this google form to register

A tale of three strangers: Are all non-native species created equal?*

Thu, Mar 9, 7- 8 p.m. @ online

Join Curtis Wagner, Fisheries Management Supervisor with ODNR for this Chagrin River Watershed Partners hosted talk on non-native aquatic species in Ohio's waters. Register here.

Wild & Scenic Film Festival*

Fri, Mar 10, 6:00 p.m. @ Cleveland Museum of Natural History

The museum's Murch Auditorium will show selections from the Wild & Scenic Film Festival lineup of 2022 and 2023 films. These films will inspire a love of nature while bringing unique perspectives to environmental advocacy, justice and activism. Event Details here.

Chagrin River 2023 Speaker Series*

Tue Mar 21, Wed Mar 22, Tue Mar 28, Thu Mar 30 @ various times online

Join Chagrin River Watershed Partners virtually for a variety of water related topics. Sign up for the CRWP mailing list to get registration for upcoming talks.

See recordings from the speaker series here*.

World Water Day: The Power of Water*

Wed, Mar 22, 10:00 a.m. - noon @ Bedford Reservation

World Water Day celebrates the importance of fresh water. On this hike, Naturalist Jake Kudrna will show you the power of water by hiking to a tiny tributary with a trickling waterfall, then to the thundering Great Falls of Tinker’s Creek to see the value of these vastly different habitats. Sturdy footwear required, hiking poles recommended, some available to borrow. Event Details here.

World Water Day*

Sat, Mar 25, 11:00 a.m. - 4 p.m. @ The Watershed Stewardship Center

There is nothing more important to life on Earth than water! World Water Day is an international event celebrating all things H2O. Enjoy hands-on games, experiments and crafts. Check out an ice carving demonstration and snap a pic in the photo booth to commemorate the day. Visit with a variety of groups working to make sure our water systems stay clean and healthy at this fun and free family event. No registration required. Event Details here.

How to Build a Stream*

Thu, Mar 30, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. @ The Watershed Stewardship Center

Join a Naturalist to learn how healthy streams function and the ways they can become dysfunctional. We’ll build our own stream indoors, then walk out to West Creek to see different stream management techniques that have been used over time. Event Details here.

Friends of Euclid Creek Student Scholarships:

ATTENTION: Environmental Sciences Students

Friends of Euclid Creek is currently seeking applications from high school seniors or college students who are planning to pursue a degree/certificate within the field of environmental studies. A $1,000 scholarship – earmarked for educational purposes – will be awarded. The application deadline is April 1, 2023. For more information click here.

Cleveland Metroparks | Digital Emerald Necklace*

Read and Watch here

*WVP volunteers can submit supplemental hours in Volgistics under (S) Watershed Partner Event by March 31st. Contact us if you need assistance reporting any hours.

New Video Game Teaches Watershed Management | Read on

West Creek Conservancy’s 'Last Piece of the Puzzle' Involves Padua Park Floodplain Restoration in Parma | Read on

Conservation-Minded Bereans Hear Plans to Protect the Rocky River Watershed | Read on

How a TikToker Used Her Platform to Promote Citizen Science Efforts for East Palestine, Ohio | Read on

New Species of Voiceless Frog Discovered in Tanzania | Read on

University of Cincinnati assistant professor Lucinda Lawson led an international team that discovered

a new species of amphibian called the Ukaguru spiny-throated reed frog during a survey in Tanzania.

[Photo Credit: Christoph Liedtke]

Natural Resources Specialist 3: Watershed Volunteer Program Assistant (Variable) 

Cleveland Metroparks, Parma, OH | Apply Here 

Restoration Monitoring Assistant (deadline April 2)

The Nature Conservancy, Charlottesville, VA | Apply Here 

Wildlife Management Program Director 

Hocking College, Nelsonville, OH | Apply Here  (Page down to Natural Resources) 

Natural Resources Technician 

Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, Shaker Hts., OH | Apply Here 

Seasonal Biologist 

Summit County Metroparks, Akron, OH | Apply Here 

PhD Assistantship in River Freshwater Mussel Ecology

Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH | Apply Here

Surface Water Division Internships 

Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Columbus, OH | Apply Here 

Summer Internships: 8 Water Quality Intern Positions | Apply Here 

4 Vector Intern Positions | Apply Here 

Cuyahoga County Board of Health, Parma, OH 

Natural Resources Technician 

Lorain County Metroparks, Park District Wide | Apply Here 

Multiple Seasonal Natural Resources Positions

Cleveland Metroparks - Cleveland, OH | Apply Here

Southeast Conservation Associate Director 

American Rivers – Ashville, NC |  Apply Here 

Part-Time Manager of Finance and Administration

Chagrin River Watershed Partners - Willoughby, OH | Apply Here