• Public Involvement & Education
• Storm Water Program
• Watershed Programs
• Conservation Easements
• Soil Fertility Analysis

Public Involvement & Education

Conservation education is one of Cuyahoga SWCD's major initiatives.  Education raises awareness of issues that affect our natural systems, which impacts the quality of life in our communities.  Cuyahoga SWCD offers various educational opportunities and resources:

Annual Education Programs

• Envirothon
   
• Forestry Camp
   
• Poster Contest
   
• Photography Contest
   
• National Wildlife Federation
  Habitat Stewards Training and Certification
   

Public Involvement Activities

• Stream Clean Up
   
• Stream Steward Patch Program (PDF - 128 KB)
   
• Stream Monitoring (PDF - 442 KB)
   

• Storm Drain Stenciling: Fact Sheet (PDF - 56 KB) & Project Handbook (PDF - 287 KB)

• Rain Gardens
   

Public Education

• Rain Barrel Workshops
   
• Speaker's Bureau
  (Each presentation is about an hour. Presentations are FREE. All you have to do is call us and we will arrange to present to your group - call 216/524-6580, ext. 22).
  
      Available presentations:
            1. Rain Gardens
            2. Seven Simple Steps to Clean Water
            3. Going Green In Your Own Backyard
            4. Low Impact Development
            5. Headwater Streets
            6. Rocky River Watershed/Rocky River Watershed Program
            7. Euclid Creek Watershed/Euclid Creek Watershed Program
            8. Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District: 
                  Who We Are and What We Do
                  (includes 13 minute video about Cuyahoga SWCD)
   

In 2010, the Cuyahoga SWCD will be focusing our outreach on Headwater Streets - Mimicking the Functions of Headwater Streams and Wetlands - Where Rivers Begin - in the Developed Community.
For for information on Headwater Streets, click here.

In 2009, the Cuyahoga SWCD focused outreach on Low Impact Development.  Low Impact Development comprises a set of site design approaches and small-scale storm water management practices that are designed to reduce runoff and associated pollutants from the site at which they are generated.  For more information on Low Impact Development, click here.

Teacher Resources

• Life Depends on Water  - Water Quality Resources and lesson plans
   
• Environmental Models: Enviroscape, Groundwater Model, & Streamulator (available to be borrowed or used in class presentation)
   
• Annual Teachers Workshop
   
• Lesson Plans (coming soon)

 

Please call Cuyahoga SWCD to learn more about the educational opportunities and resources we have to offer.  Requests for presentations and/or resources are on an availability basis.
-  First Come First Served Basis -