Watershed volunteers learning how to monitor wetlands.

October 2019.

[Photo credit: Cleveland Metroparks]

The Wonderful World of Wetlands

Greetings Watershed Stewards,

We hope many of you found a special way to celebrate World Wetlands Day on February 2nd! Perhaps you visited your favorite wetland in the parks, or maybe you decided to join Frog Watch? As we wade through six more weeks of winter, it is a fun time to imagine spring and the emergence of life from our wetlands. We look forward to the early bloomer skunk cabbage and the calls of the wood frogs in March!

You can learn more about the importance of wetlands, their degradation, and what we can do to help at the United Nations World Wetlands Day website here.

Thanks to those of you that recently joined us to process seeds and to monitor salt in our watersheds! We are thrilled with your passion and interest in supporting our local waterways. Be sure to join us in our upcoming learning, monitoring and restoration events. See event details below and sign up in volgistics!

Gratefully,

The WVP Team

WVP Hosted Opportunities

Watershed Stewards learning about the Izaak Walton League of America Salt Watch Program.

West Creek Watershed Stewardship Center. January 2023

[Photo credit: Cleveland Metroparks]

(R) Work Session: Invasive Plant Management

TODAY, Feb 8, Noon - 2 p.m. @ Brookside Reservation

(L) Monday MeetUp: Friends of Lower Lake*

Mon, Feb 13, 6 - 7 p.m. @ Online

(R) Work Session: Live Stake Harvest and Install

Fri, Feb 17, 2 - 3:30 p.m. @ Acacia Reservation

(L) Talk: 2022 Water Quality Monitoring Review

Tue, Feb 21, Noon - 1 p.m. @ Online

(M) Workshop: Macroinvertebrates ID 101

Thu, Mar 2, 2:30 - 4 p.m. @ Watershed Stewardship Center

(R) Volunteer Led Work Session: Tree Care & Site Stewardship

Fri, Mar 3, 1 - 3 p.m. @ Clark Field Parking Lot, Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation

(R) Work Session: Invasive Plant Management

Wed, Mar 8, Noon - 2 p.m. @ Brookside Reservation

*Open to the public, email us to register.

WVP volunteers, please log into Volgistics to register for primary events.

Regenerating Bioregions CoDesigning Our Future Together*

Thu, Feb 9, 3:30 PM @ Online and CWRU Tinkham Veale Ballroom

Thought leaders in environmental sustainability will guide guests through conversations on how we can steward our natural resources for generations to come. Register with our partners here.

Celebrating 50 Years of the Clean Water Act*

Tue, Feb 14, 7 - 8 p.m. @ Online

Join Chagrin River Watershed Partners to learn about how the Clean Water Act has brought life back to our water. John Navarro from Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife will talk about the ways water regulations have brought our wildlife back into our lakes, rivers, and waterways. Register with our partners here.

Inviting Biodiversity into Our Gardens: Five-part Virtual Symposium*

Wed, Feb 15, 1 - 3 p.m. Session 4 @ Online

Inviting Biodiversity into Our Gardens will inspire homeowners, horticulturists, botanists, naturalists, educators, conservationists, landscape designers, and others to learn more about the value of using native plants and trees to create and maintain healthy habitats. Join and explore the importance of restoring our increasingly fragmented and disappearing native habitats beginning in our own backyards—whether small or large. Register with our partners here.

Watershed Managers Association of Ohio Annual Student Scholarships:

ATTENTION: College Students

We invite you to apply for a $1,000 WMAO Scholarship through the Columbus Foundation. Each year, we offer one undergraduate and one graduate scholarship to recipients who are students with an academic focus on water resources pursuing a degree at an Ohio college or university.

Check out this informational video for guidance. More information and past recipients can be found on the WMAO website: Scholarships. Deadline to submit an application online is April 15, 2023.

If you have any questions, please contact Dennis Clement, Chair of the Education Committee.

Cleveland Metroparks | Digital Emerald Necklace*

Read and Watch here

*WVP volunteers can submit supplemental hours in Volgistics under (S) Watershed Partner Event by February 28. Contact us if you need assistance reporting any hours.

Under a New Ohio Law, Natural Gas Is Deemed as Green Energy | Read on

The First of Three Big Creek Parkway Detention Basins Slated for Construction in 2023 | Read on

Ohio Becomes the First State to Ban Invasive Species of Pear Tree | Read on

Several Have Died at Yellowstone National Park While “Hot Potting” | Read on

Alligators in Frozen Lakes Stick Their Snouts Out of the Ice to Survive Winter | Read on and watch videos here

An alligator pokes its snout above a frozen lake in Oklahoma.

This peculiar behavior helps it survive through the cold months.

[Photo Credit: U.S. Forest Service/David Arbour]

Forestry/Wildlife Specialist (deadline 2/8) 

Columbiana County Soil and Water Conservation District – Salem, OH | Apply Here 

Sustainability Coordinator (deadline 2/16) 

Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District – New Philadelphia, OH | Apply Here 

Intern – Water Quality Planning (deadline 2/10)

Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency – Cleveland, OH | Apply Here 

Administrative Support 

Water Management Association of Ohio – Chagrin Falls, OH | Apply Here 

Multiple Seasonal Natural Resources Positions

Cleveland Metroparks - Cleveland, OH | Apply Here

GIS Application Analyst I or II 

Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District – Cleveland, OH | Apply Here 

GIS Paraprofessional Intern 

Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District – Cleveland, OH | Apply Here 

Southeast Conservation Associate Director 

American Rivers – Ashville, NC |  Apply Here 

Part-Time Manager of Finance and Administration

Chagrin River Watershed Partners - Willoughby, OH | Apply Here

Staff Scientist 

Ecosystem Services – Charlottesville, VA | Apply Here  

Water Resources Engineers/Stream Restoration Design Engineer 

Davey Tree – OH, VA, MD | Apply Here