Hi, Watershed Friends.
I cannot believe I'm saying this, but my time as a seasonal with WVP is coming to an end. I have enjoyed getting muddy in the field, sharing watershed stories, and getting to know each one of you. Your enthusiasm and passion for improving the heath of your local watershed is an inspiration. I'm so excited to see all of your future endeavors as watershed leaders in your community.
I'm actively looking for a new position related to natural resource management and environmental education (hopefully here in NEO). Please feel free to contact me about anything at hcomune162@gmail.com. I would love to hear from you.
I'm so grateful for our time together and I hope to reconnect with you sometime soon!
Be well,
Hannah Comune
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Hannah with volunteers at West Creek Reservation | September 2021
[Image Credit: Cleveland Metroparks Staff]
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Watershed Stories: Groundwater and the Great Lakes
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Groundwater is one of the most important resources of freshwater in the Great Lakes region. A volume of 1000 m3 of freshwater is stored in the Great Lakes Basin. While the Great Lakes provide most of the public water supply, 8.2 million people in the Great Lakes region rely on groundwater for their drinking water (Grannemann et al., 2000).
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Soil Types of Great Lakes Basin Aquifers
[Photo Credit: U.S. Geological Survey]
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Training: Safety & Sustainability
Talk: Get to Know Your Plant Neighbors*
Fri, Feb 18, noon - 1:15 p.m. @ WebEx
Talk: Urban Wildlife
Thu, Feb 24, 6 - 7:15 p.m. @ WebEx
Talk: See, ID, and Report Spotted Lanternflies*
Wed, March 2, 6 - 7:00 p.m. @ WebEx
Monday MeetUp: Rocky River Water Quality
Mon, March 7, 1 - 2:30 p.m. @ Rocky River Nature Center
*Open to the public
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Opportunities With Our Partners |
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Chagrin River Watershed Partners: History of the Cuyahoga River and Formation of the EPA | Click here** to register for this virtual event presented by Ohio EPA's Bill Zawiski on Wed, Feb 16, @ 7 p.m.
Cleveland Metroparks: Digital Emerald Necklace | Read and watch here
Friends of Euclid Creek: Scholarship Announcement | Learn more about how to apply here
Great Lakes Data Watershed: Intro Online Courses | Learn more about these Watershed Wednesday events here
Ohio State University: Collaborative Watershed Management in the Cuyahoga River Area of Concern (AOC) | Read and/or download the research paper here for this project by Scott D. Hardy of OSU's Ohio Sea Grant College Program
Ohio State University Extension – Ashtabula County: Northeast Ohio Pollinator Symposium | Wed, Feb 9, @ 7 p.m. and for two more Wednesdays at same time every other week you can think spring and pollinators; register here**
Ohio State University: 2022 Woodland, Water & Wildlife Conference | Wed, March 2, @ 8:30 a.m. Check out the agenda and how to register before Feb 23 here**
NOAA Sea Grant: Let's Talk TLEK | Listen here to Episode 3 of the On My Coast podcast for a discussion on Traditional and Local Ecological Knowledge, featuring Sabra Comet
Tinker's Creek Watershed Partners: Smart Snow Shoveling
Check out some tips here to reduce winter runoff and help keep our waterways clean
Western Reserve Land Conservancy: Creating Functional Ecosystems in Urban Settings | Register here** for this fourth of five virtual symposium sessions on Wed, Feb 23, @ 1 p.m.
**WVP volunteers can submit supplemental hours in Volgistics under (S:L) Conference/Symposium/Workshop/Webinar/Tour by Mar 2.
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The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) has developed a flood reporting tool for community science uses. This tool is an online data reporting system that will allow users to input observations for floods in their areas. For those of you who are interested in learning more about how this tool works, please view the WVP Past Events page here and look for the recording from the Feb 2 Report a Flood in Your Community Workshop. A brief tutorial of the tool can be found at timestamp 24:00.
Please feel free to reach out to NEORSD Watershed Team Lead, Meiring Borcherds at borcherdsm@neorsd.org with any questions regarding the tool.
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Ohio Researchers Study Wastewater for COVID Variants | Read on
Cleveland City Council Bans Large Balloon Releases | Read on
A Steller’s Sea Eagle, Native to Asia, Turns Up in Maine | Read on
Pristine Reef of Giant Rose-Shaped Corals Found Off Tahiti | Read on
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Corals Shaped Like Roses in the Waters off the Coast of Tahiti
[Photo Credit: Alexis Rosenfeld/@alexis.rosenfeld via AP]
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NR Specialist 1: Aquatic Research and Management (Seasonal)
Cleveland Metroparks - Fairview Park, OH | Apply here
NR Specialist 1: Aquatic Invasive Species Project Crew Member (Seasonal)
Cleveland Metroparks - Fairview Park, OH | Apply here
NR Specialist 2 - Invasive Plant Management Technician (Seasonal)
Graduate Research Assistant (Seasonal)
Student Environmental Workers: Water Quality Program (Seasonal)
Cuyahoga County Board of Health - Parma, OH | Apply here
Environment Compliance Inspector I
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District - Cleveland, OH | Apply here
Lab Analyst I
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District - Cleveland, OH | Apply here
Wastewater Analyst I, II, III / Industrial Inspector
City Water Reclamation Department - Solon, OH | Apply here
Internship: Surface Water Permitting and Stormwater (Part-Time)
Aquatic Ecologist
BSA Environmental Services - Beachwood, OH | Apply here
Environmental Laboratory and Sample Prep Technician
Summit Environmental Technologies - Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Apply here
Research Coordinator: H2Ohio Wetland Monitoring Program
REU Fellowships for Stone Laboratory
Biological Field Station Assistants for Stone Laboratory
The Ohio State University -- Put-in-Bay, OH | Apply here
Safety Administrator
Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District - New Philadelphia, OH | Apply here
Conservation & Parks Manager I
Great Parks of Hamilton County - North Bend, OH | Apply here
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