Hello, Watershed Friends!

What does water mean to you? World Water Day (March 22) is about celebrating what water means to people, its true value and how we can better protect this vital resource for all. Water holds different meaning to different people. Join the conversation leading up to World Water Day about what water means to you in social media using the tags #WorldWaterDay #Water2me #NEOwatershedsteward. Or send us a message at wvpinfo@clevelandmetroparks.com.

I am looking forward to seeing you soon at an upcoming WVP event or out enjoying our local watersheds. 


Be well,

Lisa Meranti
WVP Coordinator

P.S. See you online Friday at noon for the Showcase of Forest Health & Restoration? Details here.
WVP Happenings
Opportunities @ Home
Watershed Volunteer Program

  • Showcase of Forest Health & Restoration | Register to join us Fri, Mar 19 at noon here
  • WVP Safety Message from Safety Manager Joe Lambert | Watch recording here*

Cleveland Metroparks Education/Publications

  • Digital Emerald Necklace | Read and now watch here
  • CHEERS (the Cleveland Harbor Eastern Embayment Resilience Study) | Join the self-guided Eastern Lakefront Scavenger Hunt here

IERQC Webinar: Improving Community Health and Wellbeing through Ecological Restoration | Register here* for this event on Thu, Mar 25

The Doan Brook Watershed Partnership: Bringing Nature Home 2021 Webinar Series | Get details and register here*

Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist Spring Course | View information and registration specifics here*

Ohio Wetlands Association: Vernal Poolooza 2021 | Get the scoop on these virtual presentations and register for them here* --or-- watch them at a later time here*
In Celebration of
World Water Day

  • Visit here* the official website for World Water Day
  • Attend the Drink Local Drink Tap WWD virtual celebration; register here*
  • Attend Global Water Institute WWD webinar: Water is a Human Right, Right?; register here*
*WVP volunteers can submit supplemental hours in Volgistics under (S:L) Conference/Symposium/Workshop/Webinar/Tour by March 29.
Outdoor Opportunities
When we work together, we adhere to social distancing guidelines and best safety practices.
 
  • PRACTICE GOOD HYGIENE
  • RESPECT SOCIAL DISTANCING
  • WEAR PPE

Invasive Plant Removal
Mon, Mar 29, 3:30 - 6 p.m. @ Big Creek Reservation

Live Stake Installation
Fri, Apr 2, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. @ Mill Stream Run Reservation

Supplemental Event: Stream Sweeps**
April 3, 17, -AND- 18, 1 - 3 p.m. @ Doan Brook watershed

**Open to the public and WVP volunteers are eligible for service hours

Special Project Opportunity
Photo Monitoring
Help document Cleveland Metroparks stream restoration projects! With Chronolog you can upload photos to monitor the following restoration projects:

  • Euclid Creek stream restoration | Acacia Reservation 
  • Bonnie Park dam removal and wetlands restoration | Mill Stream Run Reservation
  • Jackson Field stream restoration | South Chagrin Reservation -- NEW
  • Brookside stormwater bioretention | Brookside Reservation -- NEW
  • Astorhurst wetlands | Bedford Reservation -- NEW
  • Garfield pond/stream | Garfield Reservation -- NEW
In the News
Steelhead bonanza luring crowds: NE Ohio fishing report for weekend of March 12-14 | Read on

Great Lakes Regional Executive Director, Mike Shriberg: Cleveland Shows Why Healthy Waterways Are Crucial | Read on

ODNR: Support Sandhill Cranes and Other Wetland Species with an Income Tax Donation | Read on

Healthy Rivers: Canadian Communities Use DNA Tool to Keep Tabs on Freshwater Quality | Read on

World's Rarest Seals Have a Secret Breeding Cave in Cyprus | Read on
An endangered Mediterranean monk seal. (Image credit: Shutterstock)
Scholarships
Conservation Action Grant & Scholarship Fund | Apply here

Friends of Euclid Creek Scholarships | Apply here

Ohio EPA Environmental Science and Engineering Scholarships | Apply here
Jobs
Crooked River CWMA Coordinator
The Nature Conservancy - Rock Creek, OH | Apply here

12-Month Laboratory Paraprofessional Intern
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District - Cuyahoga Heights, OH | Apply here

Summer Laboratory Paraprofessional Intern
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District - Cuyahoga Heights, OH | Apply here

Summer Biology Paraprofessional Intern
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District - Cuyahoga Heights, OH | Apply here

Biologist / Environmental Specialist
CT Consultants, Inc. - Mentor, Ohio | Apply here

Part-Time Environmental Laboratory Technician
EnviroScience - Stow, OH | Apply here

Part-Time, Seasonal Wetland Field Technician
The Ohio State University - Columbus, OH | Apply here

Zookeeper (Aquarist)
Columbus Zoo - Powell, OH | Apply here

Seasonal Water Quality Technician
Kings Island - Mason, OH | Apply here

Conservation Intern
Five Rivers MetroParks - Dayton, OH | Apply here

College Co-Op Positions
Metropolitan Sewer District - Cincinnati, OH | Apply here

Summer Wetland Field Technicians
State Division of Watershed Stewardship - Dover, DE | Apply here

Upper Peninsula Seasonal Aquatic Resources Field Technicians
Trout Unlimited, Eastern Conservation Dept. - Ironwood, MI | Apply here

Researcher
University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI | Apply here