Hello Watershed Volunteers,
We hope you are having a treemendous fall. Trees play an important role in creating healthy watersheds. Trees create shade that help cool streams. This tree cover keeps the stream temperature “just right” for the creatures living there. Among many other benefits, trees are also essential for bank stabilization and nutrient filtering. This month, WVP offered numerous ways to get involved with planting and learning more about trees! Please check the WVP calendar to see our upcoming events. Thank you for everything you do to protect our watersheds. You are unbe-leaf-able!
Breoni Turner
Community Science Assistant
Cleveland Metroparks
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Chippewa hike | March 2021
[Image credit: Cleveland Metroparks staff]
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WVP stewards after tree planting at Garfield Reservation | October 2021
[Image credit: Cleveland Metroparks staff]
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Work Session: Tree Planting*
Thur, Nov 11,1 - 4 p.m. @ Bedford Reservation
Monday MeetUp: Brandywine Creek Stream Restoration*
Mon, Nov 15, 3 - 4:30 p.m. @ Hudson
Work Session: Seed Cleaning
Fri, Dec 10, 10 - 11:30 a.m. @ West Creek Reservation
*Open to the public
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RRWC board members at CLE Market
[Image credit: Cuyahoga Soil & Water staff]
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Rocky River Watershed Council Seeks New Board Members
Passionate about the environment and looking for new ways to get involved? The Rocky River Watershed Council (RRWC), an all-volunteer advocacy group, is seeking new board members. The RRWC is dedicated to improving the watershed of the Rocky River and its tributaries through public education, watershed planning, and cooperation among stakeholders. The Council is governed by a 15-member Board of Directors, elected to two year terms at the Annual Meeting in January.
No experience necessary, but WVP volunteers may be particularly suited. Board members help coordinate events like tree plantings, stream-cleanups, and must attend monthly business meetings.
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Cleveland Metroparks: Digital Emerald Necklace | Read and watch here
Doan Brook Watershed Partnership: Annual Meeting | Details and registration info here
Grounded Hope: Protecting Ohio's Water | Read and listen here
TREE Fund: Webinar Series | Watch recordings here**
Ohio State's EPN Breakfast Presentation: Restoring Streams and Wetlands- Whose Job Is It Anyway? | Details and registration info here for this live streaming on Tue, Dec 7 at 7:15 a.m.
Watershed Volunteer Program
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Virtual Talk: Here Comes the Rain Talk* | Details here about the Thur, Dec 2 at 2 p.m.
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Virtual Talk: Water Quality Monitoring on a Watershed Scale | Details here about the Mon, Dec 13 at 6 p.m.
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Recording: Know the Flow with Hyfi* | Watch WVP recording from Oct 25 here
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Recording: Restoring Fish Community* | Watch WVP recording from Nov 3 here
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Watershed Stories: Decade of Restoration |
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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has defined 2021-2030 as the Decade of Ecosystem Restoration. This initiative aims to prevent and reverse the degradation of ecosystems across the world. In order to successfully restore the ecosystems worldwide, people from all levels of government, private sector, educators, and civil society must work together to develop long-lasting solutions.
WVP volunteers participate in a variety of restoration projects, including invasive species removal, native plantings, and tree care. These projects are helping to prevent further ecosystem degradation and are building resilience against climate change.
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WVP volunteers restoring wetlands at West Creek Reservation | September 2021
[Image credit: Cleveland Metroparks staff]
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Stanford Run Restoration Improves Ecosystems in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park | Read on
Ohio Plans to Stop Using Controversial Road Deicer AquaSalina | Read on
Independence Rain Garden Renovation a Community Effort | Read on
Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Set for Jefferson and Cuyahoga Counties | Read on
Biologists Find Extremely Rare Endangered Spotted Gar in Lake Erie | Read on
Invasive-Native Crayfish Hybrids Discovered in Missouri | Read on
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This spotted gar, recently found in Lake Erie, measured in at just under 21 inches.
[Photo Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife]
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Stream Restoration Ecologist (#21293)
Research & Database Manager (#21376)
Laboratory Paraprofessional Intern
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District - Cuyahogha Heights, OH | Apply here
Civil/Environmental Project Engineer
Independence Excavating – Independence, OH | Apply here
Technical Lab Analyst
Assistant Laboratory Technician
Water Pollution Control Plant Operator I
City Water Pollution Control Plant - Painesville, OH | Apply here
Conservation Technician
Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District - Burton, OH | Apply here
Ditch Maintenance Technician
Seneca Conservation District - Tiffin, OH | Apply here
Macroinvertebrate Taxonomist
Algal Taxonomist
Water Quality Coordinator
Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District - New Philadelphia, OH | Apply here
Conservation Specialist
Holmes Soil and Water Conservation District - Millersburg, OH | Apply here
Permitting Specialist
MAD Scientist Associates - Westerville, OH | Apply here
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