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Preserve, Protect, Restore

The mission of the Rocky River Watershed Council is to protect, restore,
and perpetuate a healthy watershed through public education, watershed planning, communication, and cooperation among stakeholders.

ROCKY RIVER BACKYARD
BUFFERS PROGRAM
Do you live in the Rocky River Watershed? Do you have a creek, stream or river on your property? Click here to get free trees to plant along your stream and to learn more about the Rocky River Backyard Buffers Program.

ROCKY RIVER E-NEWSLETTER
Click here to view the quarterly Rocky River E-Newsletter
The Flow

WRLC Awarded Grant to Protect the
East Branch of the Rocky River Watershed
Western Reserve Land Conservancy, in partnership with Cleveland Metroparks and Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District, received a grant to fund land acquisition and restoration projects within the East Branch of the Rocky River watershed from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s 319 Program.

The 319 Program provides funding to projects that contribute to the protection and enhancement of water
quality and the reduction of non-point source pollution www.epa.gov/owow/nps/cwact.html.

For more information on the project, contact Western Reserve Land Conservancy at (440) 729-9621.

East Branch of the Rocky River 319 Grant Project will:
-Protect 135 acres of open space with conservation easements
-Protect 4,500 linear feet of high-quality streams
-Protect 5 acres of wetlands
-Restore 1 acre of land to a healthy riparian buffer

Western Reserve Land Conservancy is working with landowners of large parcels within the project area that have expressed interest in preserving their properties with a conservation easement. Cleveland Metroparks is preparing for the restoration of riparian buffer within the Hinckley Reservation. Metroparks will remove invasive vegetation from the restoration site and replant the site with native vegetation. This new buffer will filter runoff waters and provide habitat for native fauna that inhabit the Hinckley Reservation.

A SPECIAL THANKS...
For the generous donations from:
Cuyahoga County Farm Bureau $2,000
City of Middleburg Heights $400

Big thanks to volunteers who made the May 12, 2007 Berea Stream Cleanup/Rain Garden planting and the June 2, 2007 Rocky River Cleanup so successful!

Check out the Rocky River
Watershed Action Plan
Click here for the PDFs

June 12, 2007 - Rocky River Pollution Event

ROCKY RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL MEETINGS
Date and Time	Location	Address	Notes
January 31, 2008, 7:00pm	Rocky River Nature Center	24000 Valley Parkway North Olmsted, OH 44070	Board of Trustees Election. Presentation by Harry Stark on the accomplishments of the 319 implementation grant. Click here for agenda
April 24, 2008, 7:00pm	TBD	TBD
July 31, 2008, 7:00pm	TBD	TBD
October 30, 2008, 7:00pm	TBD	TBD
BOARD MEETINGS
Date and Time	Location	Address	Notes