Hello Watershed Volunteers,    Winter is coming, eventually! As temperatures change, we want to remind you take extra safety precautions in coming months when volunteering.  Please review our safety and sustainability training videos here for useful tips. We care about your well-being, so please remember safety first.  Best, Bre Turner Community Science Assistance

Important Safety Tips to keep in mind as the weather gets colder:

Safety Tips | Nov 2021 [Image credit: The Ohio State University]

Watershed Stories: History of WVP

A unique collaboration was formed between Cleveland Metroparks, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) and West Creek Conservancy in 2012. This partnership helped to build and fund the Watershed Stewardship Center at West Creek Reservation. To coincide with the opening of the center, Director of Natural Resources, Jenn Grieser and other Metroparks staff created the Watershed Volunteer Program (WVP) to connect residents with their local watersheds.

WVP stewards planting trees at Acacia Reservation | Nov 2016 [Image Credit: Cleveland Metroparks staff]

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WVP Hosted Opportunities

Work Session: Seed Cleaning @ West Creek Reservation Fri, Dec 10, 10 - 11:30 a.m. ~~FULL, email to be on the waitlist.~~ Virtual Talk: Water Quality Monitoring on a Watershed Scale @ WebEx Mon, Dec 13, 6 - 7 p.m. Orientation: LinkUp with Watershed Volunteer Program* @ WebEx Wed, Dec 15,12 - 12:45 p.m. Sat, Jan 15, 10 - 10:45 a.m. Wed, Jan 19, 6 - 6:45 p.m. Workshop: Aquatic Plants* @ WebEx Fri, Jan 7, 10 - 11:30 a.m. Workshop: Urban Watershed 101 @ West Creek Reservation Sat, Jan 15, 1 - 3 p.m. *Open to the public

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We Are Recruiting New Stewards

WVP is opening recruitment to Northeast Ohio community members who want to connect, learn, and give back! Two upcoming LinkUps in January will be our virtual interactive orientation to kick off the new year. Please share with anyone you feel may be interested and is 16+ years old. You may also wish to direct them to our website to learn more about the program.

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Opportunities With Our Partners

Cleveland Metroparks: Digital Emerald Necklace | Read and watch here Cuyahoga SWCD: The Euclid Creek Newsletter | Read or download here Holden Forests & Gardens: Seeding Science with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Register here** for this virtual lecture on Wed, Dec 15 at 7 p.m. Interagency Ecological Restoration Quality Committee (IERQC): Continuous Improvements to a long-term eDNA Monitoring Program | Click here to view the playback of this webinar with Maren Tuttle-Lau from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Midwest Fisheries Center Ohio Sea Grant: Stone Lab Virtual Field Trips | Check out the fish and macroinvertebrate modules here Wild Ones: How Native Plants Can Be Used to Improve Environmental Quality | Register here for this webinar on Dec 9 at 7 p.m. **WVP volunteers can submit supplemental hours in Volgistics under (S:L) Conference/Symposium/Workshop/Webinar/Tour by Dec 18.

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In the News

CHEERS Partnership Receives Nearly $1 Million to Advance Transformative Shoreline Project on Cleveland's East Side | Read on Western Reserve Land Conservancy Buys Euclid Beach Mobile Home Park to Ensure Public Role in Future of a Key Lakefront Property | Read on These Trees Grow in CLE: Groups Record and Track Remaining Pre-1796 Moses Cleaveland Trees | Read on Medina County Park District Plans New Nature Preserve in Litchfield Township | Read on Walleye Windfall: Lake Erie’s Booming Walleye Population Keeps Ohio’s Economy Going | Read on Tuvalu Minister Stands Knee-Deep in the Sea to Film COP26 Speech to Show Climate Change | Read on or listen and watch here

Tuvalu's foreign minister stands knee-deep in seawater to highlight how climate change is leading to a rise in sea levels. [Image Credit: Tuvalu Ministry of Justice]

Jobs

Project Manager II - Watershed Programs Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District – Cleveland, OH | Apply here Ecological or Water Resources Engineer BioHabitats – Cleveland, OH | Apply here Water Resources Design Engineer Environmental Design Group - Cleveland, OH | Apply here Conservation Technician Lorain Soil & Water Conservation District - Elyria, OH | Apply here Research Coordinator Kent State University - Kent OH | Apply here Natural Resources Assistants (Seasonal, Part-Time) Parks, Recreation & Public Facilities Department - Mentor, OH | Apply here Biologist / Environmental Specialist CT Consultants - Mentor, OH | Apply here Macroinvertebrate Taxonomist EnviroScience - Stow, OH | Apply here Conservation Science Manager Metroparks Toledo - Fallen Timbers, OH | Apply here Ag Technician Warren County Soil and Water Conservation District - Lebanon, OH | Apply here Civil Engineer (Planning) Great Parks of Hamilton County - Cincinnati, OH | Apply here Conservation & Parks Manager II -- Woodland Mound Great Parks of Hamilton County - Anderson, OH | Apply here Permitting Specialist MAD Scientist Associates - Westerville, OH | Apply here Master Gardener Coordinator (Part-Time) Penn State University – Jim Thorpe, PA | Apply here

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