by Mill Creek Partnership | Jan 25, 2019 | Mill Creek Partnership News
Mill Creek is excited to share that the Xtinguish Celebration has been featured on the Cleveland blog Waiting for Next Year! We are excited for 2019 as we continue to share our conservation efforts and upcoming events. The following is an excerpt...
by Mill Creek Partnership | Jan 15, 2019 | Conservation News, Mill Creek Partnership News, Mill Creek Watershed News
This is a guest post from Robert Koonce, the Chief Development Officer with Boy & Girls Clubs of Cleveland. West Creek Conservancy recently complete the Morgana Bluffs Project which helped preserve a high quality wetland in Cleveland’s Slavic Village. Conservation...
by Mill Creek Partnership | Jul 5, 2017 | Mill Creek Partnership News
Great Lakes Commission: Great Lakes Emerging Champions Mini-Grant Program Deadline: July 31, 2017 Webpage: http://www.glc.org/wp-content/uploads/Emerging-Champions-RFP.pdf The Great Lakes Commission is awarding up to $20,000 for green infrastructure...
by Mill Creek Partnership | Jun 5, 2017 | Conservation News
In August 2014, toxins from algal blooms in Lake Erie shut down the city of Toledo, Ohio’s water supply, leaving half a million residents without potable water for more than two days. A new study co-authored by UT researchers shows that a virus may have been involved...
by Mill Creek Partnership | Mar 21, 2017 | Conservation News
Throughout Northeast Ohio, the use of Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) techniques has become a more common and visible means of managing stormwater runoff from developed land. The multiple benefits of GSI practices beyond water quality have been widely...
by Mill Creek Partnership | Mar 10, 2017 | Conservation News
The Envirothon is a national, academic, outdoor competition for high school students, which is designed to stimulate, reinforce and enhance interest in the environment and natural resources. The Envirothon tests students’ knowledge of natural resources in five...
by Mill Creek Partnership | Mar 10, 2017 | Conservation News
Each Spring, the Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District teams up with the National Wildlife Federation to host the NWF Backyard Habitat Stewards program. This program is a series of six classes designed to teach participants how to help people in their...
by Mill Creek Partnership | Feb 24, 2017 | Conservation News
A recent study by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reveals the influence of animal type and environmental variables on bacterial pathogen occurrence in streams under typical watershed conditions. In the United States, pathogens are a commonly reported stream...
by Mill Creek Partnership | Feb 6, 2017 | Conservation News
Holden Forests & Gardens and Western Reserve Land Conservancy have partnered to offer training opportunities for new Tree Stewards. During the Sherwick Tree Steward Trainings citizens learn how to plant, care for and maintain trees. These trainings are for the...
by Mill Creek Partnership | Feb 2, 2017 | Conservation News
The Center for Watershed Protection’s 2017 webcast series has been posted. Stormwater and watershed professionals are invited to participate in each session individually, select a package of three, or all six. Highlights of each session are included below. Full...
