A Monitoring Celebration

Greetings Watershed Friends,

Water chemistry monitors have collected 240 samples across the Euclid Creek, Rocky River and Cahoon Porter watersheds since 2019. Our monitoring program has made great strides to protect our waters thanks to our dedicated monitors. This June, we would like to celebrate these accomplishments. We would like to welcome YOU to come and celebrate with us! We hope you can make it. 

Best,

Bre Turner(she/her)

Community Science Assistant

P.S. June is National Oceans Month. Click here to learn more about the history of National Oceans Month. 

Watershed Reflections

Thank you Watershed Stewards for your efforts so far this month!

• Congratulations to our twelve newly Certified Watershed Stewards! We look forward to your continued journey with WVP!
• Jordan Bucci
• Claire Ebner
• William Ferguson
• Barbara Forslund
• Eric Golla
• Kevin Jones
• Kathryn O'Connor
• Bill Prescott
• Sally Suren
• Erin Tilbert
• Patricia Tsevdos
• Chris Wolf
• We now have 228 trees planted at Trolley Turn in Garfield Reservation. We are looking forward to seeing this previous parking lot become a forest!
• We had a great monitoring session at Wolf Picnic Area where we discovered that the permeable pavement is in need of vacuuming. Natural Resources staff will be working with Park Operations staff to clean up the pavers and refresh the gravel aggregate. 
• Applause to the seven WVP stewards who attended (and reported their hours in volgistics!) the Rocky River Cleanup and helped remove a truck bed full of trash from the watershed! 

Volunteers with bags of garlic mustard. | Bedford Reservation, April 2022 [Photo credit: Cleveland Metroparks]

Garlic mustard leaf covered in aphids. | Hinckley Reservation, May 2022 [Photo credit: Cleveland Metroparks]

Watershed Stewards Discover Garlic Mustard Aphids

We’d like to give a special shoutout to Watershed Stewards Kevin Harrison and Bill Ferguson for their recent garlic mustard aphid find! Bill tells the story of the discovery as follows, “Prior to the start of removing a large patch of invasive Garlic-Mustard plants from a wooded area above Whipp's ledges in the Hinckley Reservation, Elizabeth Hiser, Stream Restoration Ecologist, described to our group of volunteers the discovery of a European aphid in the northeast section of the Metroparks that specifically targets the Garlic-Mustard plant. We were requested to keep a sharp eye out for any specimens of this aphid for collection and study by Holden Arboretum...

Volunteers setting up a permeable pavement infiltration test. | Huntington Reservation, June 2022 [Photo credit: Cleveland Metroparks]

Yellow Flag Iris Control

Wed, Jun 15, 9:30 a.m. - noon @ North Chagrin Reservation

Green Infrastructure Maintenance*

Sat, Jun 18, 10 a.m. - noon @ Huntington Reservation

Water Quality Monitoring Training

Wed, Jun 22, 1 - 5 p.m. @ Mill Stream Run Reservation

WVP Outreach Table: Cuyahoga River Rally

Sat, Jun 25, various shifts @ Hart Crane Park

Water Quality Monitoring Celebration

Sat, Jun 25, 2 - 3 p.m. @ Garfield Reservation

Invasive Plant Removal

Wed, Jun 29, 5:30 - 8 p.m. @ Big Creek Reservation

*Open to the public; WVP volunteers, please be sure to log into Volgistics to register not the public link

Webinar: A Summary of Spotted Lanternfly Ecology and Biocontrol Effects*

TODAY, Jun 15, 2:00 p.m. EDT: Register here to join Dr. Ann Elizabeth Hajek, an entomology expert, of Cornell University in this informative webinar.

ODNR Upper Cuyahoga Canoe Float*

TODAY, Jun 15, 6:00 p.m.: Register with ODNR by email to join Becky Donaldson for a early evening canoe float.

ODNR Scenic Rivers Stream Quality Monitoring**

Thu, Jul 7, 6:00 p.m.: Register with ODNR by email to join Becky Donaldson for a Scenic Rivers stream quality monitoring workshop.

Chagrin River Watershed Partners: Online Public Survey

Complete the 5-minute survey to provide your ideas on Chagrin's riverfront here.

Chagrin River Watershed Partners: 2021 Annual Report

Read more here.

Cleveland Metroparks: Digital Emerald Necklace

Read and watch here.

Cuyahoga River Area of Concern: Gorge Dam Removal Support**

Show your support for the removal of the Gorge Dam on the Cuyahoga River; learn more about the dam, removal project, and submit a letter of support-- Click here for a sample letter and here for more information.

*WVP volunteers can submit supplemental hours in Volgistics under (S:L) Conference/Symposium/Workshop/Webinar/Tour by Jun 30.

**WVP volunteers can submit supplemental hours in Volgistics under (IP:M) ODNR Scenic Rivers Stream Quality Monitoring by Jun 30.

Two Plead Guilty to Cutting and Selling a 200-Year-Old Tree from Cleveland Metroparks | Read on

Lorain Looks to Turn the Spoils of Dredging into Sellable Topsoil as Part of a New Program | Read on or watch video here

Waterfowl Rescue: Family of Geese Saved from a Rooftop on the Maumee River in Toledo | Read on

The Viscosity Effect: A Newly Found Connection Between the Riparian Zone and Water Quality | Read on

Central Park Climate Adaptation Experiment: Lab Studying Effects of Heat Waves, Record Rains, and Algae Blooms on Green Spaces | Read on

Mexico’s Pink Lagoon: The Ecological Danger Lurking Behind the Tourist Attraction | Read on

A man paddles his boat across the pink waters of La Escobilla lagoon in Oaxaca, Mexico.

[Photo Credit: Universidad del Mar]

Watershed Volunteer Program Coordinator (Part-Time)

Cleveland Metroparks - Parma, OH | Apply here Open Until Filled

Green Infrastructure Specialist 1 (Seasonal)

Cleveland Metroparks - Parma, OH | Apply here Open Until Filled

Environmental Scientist

Water & Land Solutions, LLC - Charleston, SC | Apply Here Open Until Filled

Stormwater Specialist II

Summit Soil & Water Conservation District - Akron, OH | Apply here Selection will begin June 13, Open until filled

Stormwater Program Manager

Conservation Educator

Licking Soil & Water Conservation District - Newark, OH | Apply here Open until filled

Cuyahoga County Program Officer 3 - Plastic Bag Coordinator

Cuyahoga County - Cleveland, OH. To apply, click on the "find a career" link posted at cuyahogacounty.us/human-resources and then select "Consumer Affairs" in the agency drop-down tab.  

NOWCorps Program Director

Tinker's Creek Watershed Partners - Twinsburg, OH | Apply here Open Until Filled

Deputy Executive Director

Tinker's Creek Watershed Partners - Twinsburg, OH | Apply here Open Until Filled

Senior Watershed Programs Manager

West Creek Conservancy - Parma, OH | Apply here Open Until Filled

Outreach Technician (Part-Time)

Stark Soil & Water Conservation District - Massillon, OH | Apply here Open Until 6/10/222

Field Biologist: Lake Management Applicator

Jones Fish Hatcheries & Distributors - Columbus, OH | Apply here Posted: 5/5/22

Engineering Associate: Analysis

Miami Conservancy District - Dayton, OH | Apply here Open Until Filled

Engineering Associate: Construction

Miami Conservancy District - Dayton, OH | Apply here Open Until Filled

Entry Level Biologist

AECOM - Cincinnati, Ohio | Apply here Anticipated Start 2nd Quarter 2022