Posted on 07/10/19 by Justin in Urban Agriculture
Since installing our pollinator garden last year, people have come out of the woodwork to compliment us. Our primary goal was to create pollinator habitat; however, beautification was a close second. Often, those compliments come with the question, “what is that?” This blog will address that question in a pictorial form. Please scroll through the pictures, and watch... read more
Posted on 07/02/19 by Jared in Rocky River Watershed
“When I bought this house 20 years ago, you could hop across the creek out back. Now it’s a so deep and wide that I can’t even wade across it.” If I had a dollar for every time I’d heard that on a landowner assistance site visit… But why does this happen, and why is it happening now, all throughout... read more
Posted on 06/28/19 by Elizabeth in Educational Outreach
We have been immersed in our first Master Rain Garden Workshop the past three weeks! This weeks class was all about digging! If you are building a rain garden this year here are some tips we teach in the class to help make sure your rain garden is the right depth, that it is level, and that you... read more
Posted on 06/18/19 by Jacki in Educational Outreach
Hi there, my name is Lindsey Schneider and I’m spending my summer as a Cleveland Foundation intern hosted by Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District. To give a bit of background information on the Cleveland Foundation Summer Internship Program, it began back in 1999 as an opportunity to expose undergraduate students to the non-profit and public sector scene... read more
Posted on 06/11/19 by Janine in Educational Outreach
On June 22, the city of Cleveland and the Cuyahoga River will celebrate a half-century of cleaner water. Cleveland, a Rust Belt city, often heralded as the “Mistake on the Lake” has rebounded from rust to blue. So, having been of a certain age in 1969, I want to take you on a quick tour through the decades. In... read more