Hello Watershed Volunteers,
You have heard many stories and facts about the Great Lakes, right?
- Approximately 1/4 of the global freshwater supply is in the Great Lakes.
- They provide drinking water to 30 million people and habitat for 3500 different animal and plant species.
- The Great Lakes are important resources for drinking, habitat, and recreation.
- These great resources are threatened by climate change and pollution daily.
The Smart Great Lakes Initiative (SGLi), a region-wide collaboration between watershed groups, has recently developed a common strategy for addressing data-based decision making related to water quality. We welcome you to read this document to learn about steps this collaborative is taking to better protect our Great Lakes. Additionally, we welcome you to provide feedback on the document by sending an email with any comments to katie@glos.org before September 24.
Thank you all for everything you do to protect our watersheds!
Thanks,
Bre Turner
Community Science Assistant
WVP, Cleveland Metroparks
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WVP stewards and staff kayaking on Lake Erie | August 2021
[Image credit: Cleveland Metroparks staff]
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Photo Monitoring Challenge
Are you interested in helping document and tell the story of different stream restoration projects with Cleveland Metroparks? Check out Chronolog, an online software to document restoration progress through time-lapse.
To participate:
- Take a horizontal photo with your smartphone at the site station
- Email the photo to the address listed on the site station sign
- Enter the site ID in the subject line
- Record your time as a WVP monitoring independent project
More information about Chronolog and the stream restoration projects can be found here.
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Chronolog Station at Bonnie Park.
[Image credit: Cleveland Metroparks Staff]
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Watershed Stories: Carl Stokes |
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Last month, several volunteers and Cleveland Metroparks staff participated in Take a Hike with Cleveland's Historic Gateway Neighborhoods Corporation. While exploring the Canal Basin, we learned about one of Cleveland's most influential individuals, Carl Stokes.
Born in the summer of 1927, Stokes was raised in Outhwaite, which was Cleveland's first federally funded housing project. Despite growing up poor, Stokes felt as if he was living a luxurious lifestyle. After dropping out of high school and joining the army, Stokes received his bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota in 1954. A few years later, he graduated from the Cleveland-Marshall Law school and was admitted to the Ohio State Bar Association.
Carl Stokes accomplished many firsts during his life, most notably becoming the first black man to be elected as mayor to a major city. As the mayor of Cleveland, this platform gave him an even larger voice, allowing him to push the environmental agenda relating to clean water. Following the 1969 Cuyahoga River Fire, he helped to develop framework for the Clean Water Act of 1972. Carl Stokes left behind a legacy not only for the city of Cleveland, but for individuals such as ourselves, working to protect our local watersheds. Do you have a story to share of someone that has influenced your watershed stewardship journey? Let us know by sending an email to wvpinfo@clevelandmetroparks.com.
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(L) Stokes being sworn in as mayor | Cleveland 1967 (R) Carl Stokes addressing reporters after the Cuyahoga River Fire | Cleveland 1969
[Image credit: The City of Cleveland & The Philadelphia Tribune]
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(L) WVP stewards collecting Macroinvertebrates at Rocky River Reservation | August 2021 (R) WVP stewards planting at Brookside Reservation | June 2021
[Image credit: Cleveland Metroparks staff]
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Work Session: Native Planting @ Brookside Reservation
Sat, Sept 11, 10 a.m. - noon
Work Session: Tree Planting @ South Chagrin Reservation **NEW**
Tue, Sept 14, 12:45 - 3 p.m. and/or 3 - 5:15 p.m.
Work Session: Willow Harvesting @ West Creek Reservation **NEW**
Wed, Sept 15, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Work Session: Native Planting @ Mill Stream Run Reservation
Mon, Sept 20, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Work Session: Macroinvertebrate Monitoring* @ North Chagrin Reservation
Wed, Sept 22, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Monday MeetUp: Restoration with NEORSD @ Garfield Reservation
Mon, Sept 27, 10 - 11:30 a.m.
Work Session: Tree Care* @ Euclid Creek Reservation
Thu, Sept 30, 12:30 - 3:00 p.m.
*Open to the public
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Cleveland Metroparks: Digital Emerald Necklace | Read and watch here
The City Club of Cleveland: 2021 State of the Great Lakes | Watch here*
Kelly Brenner: How to Make a Wetland Container | Click here* and learn how to make your very own miniature wetland
SciStarter Citizen Science Podcast: Climate Change and the Environment | Listen here*
Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve: Brown Bag Science Fridays | Join this virtual session* at noon Fri, Sept 3 with Davidson Fellow, Haley Kujawa, as they discuss land use and climate change impacts
USDA Forest Service: Creating Vernal Ponds | Click here* to download this ecological restoration guide by Tom Biebighauser, who will be the keynote speaker for next year's Vernal Poolooza at Salt Fork State Park
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*WVP volunteers can submit supplemental hours in Volgistics under (S:L) Conference/Symposium/Workshop/Webinar/Tour by Sep 20.
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Historic Gateway Neighborhood Cooperation is hosting Take a Hike in-person tours throughout the month. If you would like to learn more about the legendary Carl Stokes, the Canal Basin tour at 10 a.m. on Sundays is for you.
To participate in the Canal Basin Tour, register online here. Be sure to arrive 15 minutes early prior to the start of the hike.
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Canal Basin Tour.
[Image Credit: Historic Gateway Neighborhood Cooperation]
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Ashtabula River Removed from the List of Environmentally Degraded Areas in the Great Lakes Region | Read on
650,000 Lead Pipes Still Carry Water in Ohio -- the Second Highest State in the Nation | Read on
Trout Are Reproducing in Lake Erie for the First Time in 60 Years | Watch video here
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The world's largest beaver dam -- located in Alberta, Canada -- as seen from a helicopter.
[Photo Credit: Parks Canada]
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NOWCorps Member Positions
Various Organizations Across Northern Ohio | Apply here
Environmental Project Manager
Independence Excavating - Independence, OH | Apply here
Administrative & Fundraising Coordinator
Tinkers Creek Watershed Partners - Twinsburg, OH | Apply here
Aquatic Ecologist
BSA Environmental Services - Beachwood, OH | Apply here
Water Treatment Operator
Lake County Department Of Utilities - Painesville, OH | Apply here
Commercial Divers (Part-Time, Seasonal)
Restoration Ecologist
Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship
Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve - Huron, OH | Apply here
Staff Biologists
ATAC Pond Management Specialists - Oregonia, OH | Apply here
Watershed Specialist (Temporary - Two years)
Licking County Soil & Water Department - Newark, OH | Apply here
Watershed Project Manager
Allen County Soil and Water Conservation District - Fort Wayne, IN | Apply here
Civic Organizer
Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Advocates - Minneapolis/Saint Paul, MN | Apply here
Laboratory Technicians (Temporary)
Normandeau Associates, Inc. - Bedford, NH | Apply here
Stormwater Outreach Coordinator
City Stormwater Office - Charleston, SC | Apply here
Fully Funded Ph.D. Position: Urban Hydrology and Geospatial Analysis
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. TX | Apply here
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