Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Upcoming Events

Monday Creek Public Meeting
Submitted by Matt Miller, AmeriCorps*VISTA with the Monday Creek Restoration Project

Monday Creek Restoration Project will hold its next potluck and public meeting on Tuesday March 27th, from 6:30pm to 8:00pm, at the Nelsonville Public Library. The library is located at 95 W. Washington St. in Nelsonville, just off the square and across from the Post Office. Guest speaker Mitch Farley of the ODNR Division of Mineral Resources Management will speak about the work currently being done in the LostRun subwatershed of Monday Creek to reduce the discharge of Acid Mine Drainage. The Lost Run area is less than 3 percent of the whole Monday Creek Watershed, yet represents 9 percent of the total AMD problem in Monday Creek. Mitch Farley, also a resident of southeast Ohio, has worked closely with MCRP over the last decade to implement a number of successful grant-funded reclamation projects, including the Lost Run Project. Please bring a potluck style dish or beverage to share. Turn out and show your support for your local watershed groups!
For more information, contact MCRP at (740) 394-2047, or vista@mondaycreek.org


Youth Act to Hold Bake Sales
Submitted by Liz Bonny, AmeriCorps*VISTA with the Youth Act Program

The Youth Act program will be holding two bake sales in the next couple of weeks. The first sale is Thursday, March 29, and will be held at Trimble High School.This bake sale will be raising money for garbage cans for Glouster’s downtown. The Trimble students are partnering with Sunday Creek Watershed group for this project. The next one will be on Sundays, April 1, at the Athens Kroger. The sale will be held from noon until 4:00 p.m. The money raised from this bake sale will benefit the recycling program at Alexander Middle School. Anyone who wishes to contribute baked goods, contact Liz Bonny at 740-767-4938.

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