Tree Plantings, Tutorial and Watershed Story

Greetings Watershed Friends,

As we move into June, I want to reflect on all of your great work in May! Sixty-seven Watershed Stewards participated in independent projects and 16 events reporting over 300 hours! Bravo! Thank you for your efforts removing garlic mustard, maintaining green infrastructure, monitoring our watersheds and planting trees. We are looking forward to another great month with you and thank you for the positive impact you have on our local watersheds!

I am very excited to share the new animated Tree Planting Tutorial created by our very own Natural Resources Specialist Taelor Benoit. They did an excellent job of detailing our 7-step planting process in an enjoyable two minute video.

Let's talk more trees please! We are continuing our efforts this month to help reforest Garfield Park Reservation. Natural Area Manager Erik Shaffer spent a few days near the end of May improving the soil at Trolley Turn. This involved the addition of topsoil and the use of a spader to loosen up and prepare the soil for planting. What was once a parking lot can now transition to a future forest. Join Natural Area Manager Valerie Carter-Stone June 1st (today!), June 7th and June 8th to help with this transition.

Restoration Update. We have several restoration projects occurring this year including the Garfield Pond and Stream Restoration at Garfield Park Reservation and stream restoration projects at Foster's Run in North Chagrin Reservation and Johnson's Creek in Hinckley Reservation. All of these may include opportunities for volunteers to get involved with planting efforts. We anticipate some possible plantings in late June and early July, but advance notice may be short as we deal with permits, weather, and changing timelines. If you would like to be "on call" to help with these projects shoot us a note at wvpinfo@clevelandmetroparks.com so we can include you on a notification list to join our stream restoration fun.

Please continue to reach out to wvpinfo@clevelandmetroparks.com to provide feedback and support along with any questions. One of our team will get back to you as soon as we are able.

Fondly,

Elizabeth Hiser (she/her)

Stream Restoration Ecologist

How to Plant a Tree (June 2022)

Enjoy this succinct animated tutorial, and refresh your tree planting skills before our next event! Watch now to see how Cleveland Metroparks plants a tree. 

Why We Plant Trees (June 2022)

Planting trees results in many wonderful environmental, personal, and community benefits. From an environmental perspective, trees are known for reducing stormwater runoff by taking in rainwater, improving air and water quality by absorbing pollutants, increasing biodiversity by providing habitats for native wildlife, and helping to fight climate change by reducing greenhouse gases by storing carbon dioxide in their wood.

Volunteers planting livestakes. | North Chagrin Reservation, April 2022 [Photo credit: Cleveland Metroparks]

Tree Planting

Wed, Jun 1, 4:30 - 7 p.m. @ Garfield Reservation

Green Infrastructure Monitoring + Maintenance

Fri, Jun 3, 10 a.m. - noon @ Huntington Reservation

Tree Planting*

Tue, Jun 7, 5:30 - 8 pm @ Garfield Reservation

Chagrin River Macroinvertebrate Monitoring

Wed, Jun 8, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. @ North Chagrin Reservation

Tree Planting*

Thu, Jun 9, 5:30 - 8 pm @ Garfield Reservation

WVP Outreach Table: 4 Miles 4 Water Run/Walk

Sat, Jun 11, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. @ Flats East bank

Join our team: "Cleveland Metroparks" $5 off registration with code CMWVP5 for first 20 users, valid through 6/10.

Monday MeetUp with Chagrin River Watershed Partners

Mon, Jun 13, 6 - 7:30 p.m. @ North Chagrin Reservation

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

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

22nd Annual Rocky River Clean-Up*

Sat, Jun 4, 9:00 a.m. - noon, Rocky River Reservation. WVP volunteers register here. Not a WVP volunteer? Register here for adults, here for youth.

Great Lakes Data Watershed: Creating Your Own Alerts, Notifications, Text Bots, and Dashboards**

Wed, Jun 8, 7:00 p.m.: Click here to register and learn more about creating custom components without traditional coding.

Ohio Sea Grant: Freshwater Science: Can Walleye See the Bait on the Hook?**

Tue, Jun 14, Noon: Register with Ohio Sea Grant to learn about Dr. Suzanne Gray's work to link walleye vision, murky waters from harmful algal blooms and lure colors to determine the impacts algal blooms can have on visual hunters like walleye.

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.

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:R/O) Watershed Partner Event by Jun 30.

**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.

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Watershed Volunteer Program Coordinator (Part-Time)

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

Conservation Education Administrator

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - Cleveland, OH | Apply here Open Until 6/6/22

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.  

Biologist I, II, or III

Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District - Cuyahoga Heights, OH | Apply here Posted: April 25

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

Environmental Engineer 1

Summit County Department of Sanitary Sewer Services - Akron, OH | Apply here Open Until 6/3/22

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

Conservation Associate

Black Swamp Conservancy - Perrysburg, OH | Apply here Open Until 6/9/22

Captina Creek Watershed Coordinator

Belmont Soil and Water Conservation District - Saint Clairsville, OH | Apply here Open Until 6/13/22

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