Posted on 02/16/21 by Brent in Storm Water Services
In Northeast Ohio construction activity does not stop just because a few snowflakes are coming down. Projects have deadlines and extreme weather is just another logistical bump along the road to completion. As such, all typical erosion and sediment controls associated with the stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWP3) need to be managed without interruption. Often times the weekly... read more
Posted on 02/10/21 by Elizabeth in Euclid Creek Watershed
Hi, Everyone, It's February already! I hope you have been enjoying our events via Zoom. The recordings are now being posted on our event-registration page with the event. 2021 Events Registration | Friends Euclid Creek (friendsofeuclidcreek.com) So far we have presented John Barber discussing removing invasive plants, and Stephen Love of the Cleveland Foundation on their environmental grant initiatives.... read more
Posted on 02/02/21 by Colleen in Educational Outreach
George Washington Carver was born into slavery around 1861 on the plantation of Moses Carver in Missouri. What can be said about the man who would later become one of the renowned scientists of the twentieth century? George’s mother, Mary, also had other children, a son and a daughter. During a raid of the Carver’s farm, George, his mother... read more
Posted on 01/26/21 by Elizabeth in Educational Outreach
This February help us Love Lake Erie by picking up litter with us! If we each pick up a few pieces we will easily surpass our challenge goal to remove at least 500 pieces of litter from the county watersheds. American Rivers sponsors all of our cleanups and they have introduced us to an App called Litterati. If you... read more
Posted on 01/19/21 by Jakob in Urban Agriculture
If you look at the manicured parks and trees lining the streets around your city, you may notice that these trees are not typically fruit bearing. While we have addressed some of the reasons this is the case in this article about allergies, there is a recently growing movement to plant trees and plants that bear fruit in... read more
