Euclid Creek Watershed

Public Involvement Public Education (PIPE) Program 2016 Event Series - PIPE Committee Work Plan (Annual Update)

Education Theme for 2016 Lake Erie Starts Here – Everyone lives in a watershed, and in Cuyahoga County everyone lives in the Lake Erie watershed. Because of this watershed connection, our activities at home, at school at work and throughout the community directly impact not only Lake Erie, but also our local waterways. Outreach and involvement activities will identify this connection and provide recommendations and opportunities to make a positive watershed impact to various target audiences.

Beachwood

Involvement / Education Event: Rain Barrel Workshop and Compost Seminar – Thursday, May 26, 6:30-8:30pm – 34

attendees learned about composting (photo below) and made 15 rain barrels to take home and install

Rain Garden Maintenance at Hilltop Elementary School – November 11, 17 3-5th

grade students participated in cleanup

Education Events: Rain Barrel program Mandel Jewish Day School – Thursday, March 10 –

Beachwood’s Vild presented on rain barrels to 47 6th grade students – ECWP, donated demonstration rain barrel to school

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Entrovation CLE – Sat., April 30 - 11am-6pm - first year at High School and on a Saturday – FOEC and Doan Brook volunteers made 60 contacts at event (attendees pinned their watershed – map below)

Eaton Health and Wellness Fair – Wednesday, June 15 – Tinkers and Mill Creek

watersheds worked event on behalf of CLEB/Euclid Creek and made 50 contacts

Beachwood Service Department Open Houses (“Honking and Hauling” theme)

Friends of Euclid Creek Board meetings held at Beachwood Service Department – 1/7, 1/19, 2/17, 3/16, 4/20, 5/17, 7/20, 10/4, 10/17, 11/16

Cleveland

Involvement / Education Events: Wildwood Spring Cleanup with Metroparks - Saturday, May 14 – 10am-noon, 10

volunteers cleaned up 15 bags of trash and removed erosion netting (photo below)

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A Day in the Life of Euclid Creek event – July 16, 9:00am-2:30pm – Wildwood Park, Euclid Creek Reservation – Stop 3 of the day – electrofish shocking demonstration and hike around wetland restoration project; then discussed results from day over pizza

o Event held - 121 participants-of those 84 from community (30 of those children), 19 volunteers, 18 staff.

Wildwood Park Fall Cleanup Day – Wetland Restoration Activity with Metroparks–

Saturday, September 17 – 10am-noon – 15 participants planted 13 streamside shrubs and maintained young trees in restoration site

CASE Class on Lake Erie 2016– Glenn Odenbrett teacher - having students develop survey to gauge response to Lacustrine Wetland project and taxpayer dollars allocated to project, presented to class on scope 9/21 and heard final presentations 12/9

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Education Events: Wildwood Restoration Project Tour – Tuesday, May 24 – 15 Laurel School

juniors/seniors learned about restoration and watershed issues as part of ‘How Great is Lake Erie’ class tour

Wildwood Restoration and Park Tour – Friday, June 3 – 21 Girl Scouts taken on tour of Wildwood with FOEC member / plant expert

2016 National Public Works & Safety Week Open House (NPWW) – Friday, May 20 – Cuyahoga SWCD participated – provided lesson plans to 4 school groups

Euclid Beach Blast – Cancelled moving forward Euclid Beach Adopt-A-Beach monthly beach cleanups (Wildwood Park-Euclid

Beach/Villa Angela) - organized by Stephen Love – monthly-ish cleanups Cleveland Stormwater Management Steering Committee

o Serving on Steering Committee, ongoing meetings ~ bimonthly Friends of Euclid Creek Elections/Picnic - Euclid Creek Reservation-Wildwood Park

hike – June 3, 45 attendees Friends of Euclid Creek 15 Year Anniversary Hike Series –Euclid Creek Reservation-

Wildwood Park hike - Tuesday, September 6, 6:30-8:00pm – 1.5 miles, 13 attendees Euclid

Involvement / Education Events: Green Creek Ecological Inventory - led by Roy Larick, with support from NEORSD

and Euclid Creek o Sat., June 11 and Saturday June 18 – finished up measuring / mapping large

trees for ravine inventory (Dominion/WRLC Watershed Grant funded project)

Euclid Tributaries Monitoring – led by Roy Larick, Paul Kovalcik and Lou Rifici o Volunteer training 6/27, 7 attendees – to monitor Euclid tributaries monthly for

three months

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Rain Barrel Workshop at Euclid Senior Center – Thur., Sept. 15, 36 participants put

together 38 rain barrels

Green Creek Planting/Cleanup – with Euclid Schools – Alliance for the Great Lakes /

Royal Bank of Canada grant funded o Sat., June 18 cleanup led by City of Euclid – 3 participants o November 3 Riparian Planting led by City of Euclid and EC Watershed

Coordinator with Euclid High School SAVE Environmental Group – 18 students planted 20 trees and 10 native shrubs along the stream

Education Events: Lakeland Civic Association – Thursday, April 7 – presentation on Rain Barrels to

community group, 37 attendees

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Friends of Euclid Creek 15 Year

Anniversary Hike Series –Euclid Creek Reservation-Highland area hike - Tuesday, May 3 – discussed watershed and wildflowers – 21 attendee

Illegal Dumping Calls – multiple calls from resident of apartment building about dumping in forest behind parking lot and call from resident watching company dump in storm drain – coordinated response with City as lead; more calls and completed Illegal Dumping Brochure and tailored brochure for City of Euclid

Fullerwood Neighborhood Association – Thursday, June 30 – presentation on Rain Barrels and Rain Gardens – 11 attendees

Sims Park Beach Adopt-A-Beach cleanups - organized by Anne Roberto - monthly cleanups, Sunday mornings

Highland Heights

Involvement / Education Events: Green Cleaning for Inside and Out Workshop – at Community

Center – July 21, 6:30-8:30pm - in partnership with Highland Heights Green Task Force – 7 participants

Education Events: Bishop/Hawthorne Conserved site – plant success monitoring June 3, conservation

easement markers installed and plants spreading

Highland Heights Community Day – Saturday, July 23 at Community Park

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Lyndhurst Involvement / Education Event: Rain Barrel Workshop at Acacia Reservation – Saturday, June 4, 26 participants put

together 23 rain barrels

A Day in the Life of Euclid Creek event – July 16, 9:00am-2:30pm – Acacia

Reservation – Stop 1 of the day – Chemistry monitoring and tour of restoration project. Found illegal dumping incident in Euclid Creek during the event – cooking grease dumped in upstream storm drain!

o Overall event - 121 participants-of those 84 from community (30 of those children), 19 volunteers, 18 staff.

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Hawken Storm Drain Stenciling – Sept. 16 – 11 students

stenciled 78 storm drains and passed out education flyers to 200 households – with new Lake Erie Starts Here stencil

Acacia Tree Planting – November 5 – Holden Arboretum, Western Reserve Land Conservancy and Cleveland Metroparks planting with community assistance – 48 volunteers planted 220 native trees

Education Events: Cleveland Metroparks Acacia Dam Modification project, GLRI funded – project and

public meetings around concept design in 2016 o Pond Design Presentation / public meeting led by Cleveland Metroparks at

Acacia, March 20, 50 attendees

Friends of Euclid Creek 15 Year Anniversary Hike Series – Saturday, June 18 - Cleveland Clinic-Lyndhurst Campus hike and talk about restoration, stormwater issues – 25 attendees

Rain Garden resident call – follow up discussion

with city about ordinances prohibiting rain garden installation / downspout disconnection, May/June

Friends of Euclid Creek 15 Year Anniversary Hike Series – Tuesday, August 2 (7-8:30pm), 21 attendees & Saturday, November 5 (9:30-11am), 15 attendees - Acacia Reservation hikes and talk about restoration work , 2.5 miles

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Acacia Restoration Plan Public Meeting – August 11, 35 attendees – construction to start in October!

Revising Rain Barrel Downspout Disconnection Ordinance – to allow rain barrels, heard by Council in August, passed September 6, 2016

Lyndhurst Home Days – September 9-11 at Lyndhurst Park Mayfield Heights

Involvement / Education Events: City Park Girl Scouts Cleanup – Saturday, April 16 - 22 Girl Scouts and troop leaders

in troops 70637, 70814, 70453 and 70454 participated in cleanup and planting (photos below)

Education Events: Mayfield Heights City Council Presentation on Watershed Program– November 14,

30 attendees

Hillcrest Hospital Earth Day event – April 19, 11am-2:30pm, talked about stormwater and watershed issues with 300 employees at Euclid Creek table

Rockwell Automation Earth Day Fest, Mayfield Heights Office – April 20, 11am-1:30pm– Euclid Creek Table at event – Joe Newman and Rick Glady (FOEC) made contact with 76 people

Stormwater Management Plan update meetings with City staff – March 9, \May 17, Sept 22

Mayfield Heights Community Unity Days – June 24-26 at City Park

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Mayfield Village Involvement / Education Events: Rain Barrel Workshop at Community Room – Wednesday, Nov. 2, 6:30-8:00pm, 13

attendees put together 6 rain barrels

Education Events: Stormwater Management Plan update meetings with Village staff – January 29 and

February 5

EcoFair at Mayfield Library – every other year (2017 next fair)

Residential site visit and recommendation on where to site rain garden (Washington Blvd.), July 22

Richmond Heights

Involvement / Education Event: Demonstration Pollinator Garden Girl Scouts Installation and Bioswale Cleanup at

Greenwood Farm – Friday, April 15 - 38 Girl Scouts Troops 70075, 71597 installed prairie and Troops 70644, 71597 and 70633 participated in bioretention cleanups (photos below)

Prairie Installation photos (before/after)

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Bioswale Cleanup A Day in the Life of Euclid Creek event – July 16, 9:00am-2:30pm– Greenwood Farm

– Stop 2 of the day - monitoring activity and tour of Green Infrastructure project Event held - 121 participants-of those 84 from community (30 of those

children), 19 volunteers, 18 staff.

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Education Events: Redstone Run site – plant success monitoring June 3

Redstone Run– invasives treatment in July, 2016 (EnviroScience $500 for year)

City Hall Re-Leaf Project – invasives strategy to develop for 2016

Signage for Richmond Heights Streams – December Deliverable

Received funding for Richmond Heights Watershed signage (FOEC/NEORSD Service Agreement) – up to 16 signs to mark 4 named tributaries in Richmond Heights in 2016

Similar in design to existing Euclid Creek signs – will work with Richmond Heights on that

Greenwood Farm's Annual Fall Fun Fest - September 17 – 1:00pm-5:00pm Could not recruit enough volunteers for FOEC participation

South Euclid

Involvement / Education Event: Nine Mile Wetland Girl Scouts Cleanup – Saturday, April 16 - 24 Girl Scouts from

Troops 70120, 70776 and 70887 participated in wetland cleanup (photos below) Education Events: Rock the Block Event - Saturday, June 18, noon-9pm – couldn’t recruit enough

volunteers to participate South Euclid Harvest Festival – September 10 – 11am-3pm – made 50 contacts at

event

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Friends of Euclid Creek 15 Year Anniversary Hike Series – Saturday, October 8, 1-3pm - Lyndhurst/S. Euclid walk-Schaeffer Park off Professor Rd. – neighborhood hike, 3.0 miles – 6 participants

All Watershed Events / Education:

EarthFest 2016 at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds, Berea – Sunday, April 17, Watershed Collaboration display at event, FOEC volunteer worked 1 shift, made 30 contacts

Friends of Euclid Creek 15 Year Anniversary Celebration Events Throughout Year – 15 miles for FOEC – 7 hikes planned totaling 15 miles to participate in:

May 3, 6:30-8pm, Euclid Creek Reservation-Highland parking lot, 2.5 miles

Jun 18, 9:30-11am, Cleveland Clinic - Lyndhurst Campus, 2

Jul 16, 12:30-1:15pm, A Day in the Life of Euclid Creek @ Wildwood Park, 1.0 mile

Aug 2, 7-8:30pm, Acacia Reservation-Cedar Rd. parking lot, 2.5 miles

Sept 6, 6:30-8 pm, Euclid Creek Reservation-Wildwood parking lot, 1.5 miles

Oct 8, 1-3pm, Lyndhurst/S. Euclid walk-Schaefer Park off Professor Rd., 3.0 miles

Nov 5, 9:30-11am, Acacia Reservation-Cedar Rd. parking lot, 2.5 miles

Day in the Life of Euclid Creek event (July 21) – FOEC sponsoring event Euclid Creek Watershed Summit (October 6) – FOEC sponsoring event

A Day in the Life of Euclid Creek Event – July 16, 9:00am-2:30pm – Wildwood Park & Highland Picnic Area, Euclid Creek Reservation & Acacia Reservation Event planning meetings – 3/15, 4/11, 7/12 Event held - 121 participants-of those 84 from community (30 of those children),

19 volunteers, 18 staff.

Stream Naming Project – Euclid Creek Watershed resident, Charles Sawyer, to research and propose stream names for unnamed streams in Euclid Creek. Mr. Sawyer and Ms. Posius will coordinate on how to outreach on effort to streamside property owners, Watershed Council communities, etc. Ongoing initiative.

Stormwater Control Measure (formerly known as BMP) Trainings will be offered by CSWCD staff to PIPE communities that have features in

community (detention/retention basins, bioretention, permeable pavement, green roofs…) to train those maintaining features

Letters sent to communities late February: have heard from Beachwood, Euclid, Highland Heights, Mayfield Heights (4/12 training) and South Euclid

Targeted Streamside Property Owner Mailing – December Delivery Building off of 2015 riparian planting brochure Designing brochure for streamside property owners

– annual deliverable – first one Life at the Water’s Edge #1 on Stream Management

Funding through FOEC/NEORSD Service Agreement

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Targeted Mailing Property Owners with Large Lots and room to reduce grass or impervious – Spring 2017 Deliverable Letter to see if property owner wants to reduce impervious or grass for green

infrastructure or native plant meadow or more watershed friendly practice and offer to provide technical assistance

Euclid Creek Watershed Program Meetings: Euclid Creek Watershed Council Meetings (3/year) March 24 - Hosted by City of South Euclid – 15 participants June 23 – Hosted by City of Cleveland – 13 participants October 6 – 2nd Watershed Summit – Mayfield Village Community Cntr – 52 attendees PIPE Committee Meetings (2/year) February 12 - Hosted by City of Richmond Heights July 27 - mid-year work plan email update October 6 – 2nd Watershed Summit – Mayfield Village Community Cntr – 52 attendees Technical Committee Meetings (scheduled as needed) January 26, Mayfield Village - Phase 2 TMDL/SWMP and Watershed friendly

Stream Maintenance workshop - 14 attendees Euclid Creek Volunteer Monitoring Program Committee Meeting Training as part of A Day in the Life of Euclid Creek event Friends of Euclid Creek General Meeting and/or Board Meetings (monthly) Watershed Coordinator project and event update at monthly meetings – Participated in board / board committee meetings: 3/15, 4/20, 6/23, 7/20, 10/4, 10/17, 11/16 Participated in Anniversary planning meetings: 3/10, 5/17 Participated in membership meetings/hikes: 3/1, 4/5, 5/3, 5/17, 6/7, 6/18, 8/2, 9/6, 10/8,

11/5, 12/6

Stormwater Articles to Watershed Communities: 1st Article – Lake Erie Starts Here – distributed on 2/8 2nd Article – Don’t Fertilize Lake Erie – distributed on 8/18 3rd Article – Putting your Garden to Bed – distributed on 10/17 4th Article – Winter Watershed Tips – distributed 12/16 Annual Education Poster: Lake Erie Starts Here, Poster Delivered October 27 Euclid Creek Newsletters: Issued Winter Newsletter - 12/24/15 and delivered to communities Issued Spring Newsletter – 4/19/16 and delivered to communities Issued Summer Newsletter – 8/16/16 and delivered to communities Issued Winter Newsletter – issued end of 2016/early 2017 Targeted PIPE Mailing: Lake Erie Starts Here - Annual mailing sent to 10% of Watershed Community's

households in November

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Broadcast Emails to Euclid Creek Distribution list: monthly eblasts to be sent out 2/26, 4/1, 5/31, 7/5, 7/28, 8/23, 9/23, 10/3, 10/28,

11/22, 12/21 Facebook / Twitter page for Friends of Euclid Creek Provide weekly or more frequent updates on events/conferences, interesting water

related articles/news/facts, and partners’ related events.

Volunteer Hours dedicated to program in 2016 892 volunteers gave 2,006 hours of their time to the

Euclid Creek Watershed Program – a monetary value of $47,273.

Work Plan approved by PIPE Committee at February 12 meeting in Richmond Heights.