Monthly Working Group Meeting

Joint meeting of the Brooklyn Centre Naturalists & Friends of Big Creek

A healthy watershed is important to our quality of life but human
activity has degraded the natural landscape in our heavily developed
area. How can an individual have a positive impact and become a steward
of our precious resources? Join us for a discussion of simple measures
that add up!

Please register by e-mail to bcnaturalists@gmail.com
or by phoning Gloria at 216-351-0254.

Presenters:

The Use of Native Plants in Public and Private Landscapes - Joe
Mestnik, Partner, Firefly
Architecture.
Overview of the ReImagining Cleveland Grant Program, designed to create sustainable land
reuses of vacant city-owned land bank lots, including the grant recently awarded to Brooklyn Centre Naturalists.

Big or Small: Backyard Habitats Are Everywhere - Terry Duncan,
National Wildlife Federation
Habitat Steward.
A certified wildlife habitat can be found in an area as small as a patio, in urban as well as
suburban settings. All you need is the right combination of food, shelter, water, and a place for wildlife to raise their young. NWF ideas on how to build it so some of your favorite wild
friends will visit.

Trickle Down Methods of Storm Water Management - John Rakauskas,
Rakauskas Architecture.
John will look at some permeable paving practices that, along with rain gardens and other measures, can help slow down and reduce volume and improve the quality of the stormwater entering our streams. 

Big Or Small: How to Make a Rain Garden - Lisa Warner, Naturalist,
City of Fairlawn.
The basics of how to create a rain garden in a residential setting.