Happy New Year Everyone,
I will be sending out another email with more Friends of Euclid Creek information at the end of the month but in the meantime see the interesting events going on below:
Friends of Euclid Creek coming up
- 2022 Scholarship roll out - https://wwwfriendsofeuclidcreek.com/scholarship
- New 6 month 2022 Calendar of Events
- Kick Off event - February
- Frog Watch in the Dusty* Citizen Science Volunteer Opportunity
*Our Conservation Committee will document the frogs in the Dusty Goldenrod Preserve this spring. Volunteers will need to take training that includes identifying frog calls. The 1 1/2 hour class is on February 4 and offered by the Cleveland Metroparks. To sign up (it's free), visit https://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/. Contact Esther Trepal if problems signing up or want more information.
FOEC board is "under construction" working on 2022. We will keep you posted.
Other Organizations of Interest:
Native plants and habitat are the big conversation this year! So many organizations are zooming out great seminars via zoom right now. If you can't make the zoom class they are all now recorded. Sign up on their websites for more info. Winter is a great time to learn more to be ready for the spring:
Ohio State University
Tending Nature Speaker Series | Tending Nature (osu.edu)
Chagrin River Watershed Partners (Backyard Botanicals)
To register for this free virtual event, click the link below!
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/regi.../6189561490764080140
Western Reserve Land Conservancy
Pollinator Symposium – Session 1 – Western Reserve Land Conservancy (wrlandconservancy.org)
My Picks:
Climate change program videos
Nature Scoop- January
https://mailchi.mp/cac890808f84/nature-scoop-january-2022
History of the Chagrin River – Dr. Roy Larick of Bluestone Conservation
YouTube link - https://youtu.be/lDkVy6nIMrU
Best wishes for a safe new year,
Kelly Butauski
Friends of Euclid Creek, President