Tinkers Creek Watershed Partners

Watershed Volunteer Program Virtual Orientation
2022-01-19 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | OH, United States
Click on the Registration Link HERE

Chipotle Fundraising Event on Groundhog Day and World Wetlands Day!
2022-02-02 16:00 - 20:00 | Chipotle Twinsburg, 2640 Creekside Drive, Twinsburg, OH, 44087, United States
We are hosting a Chipotle fundraiser!
Join us for our Groundhog Day and World Wetlands Day fundraising event on Tuesday, February 2, 2022, from 4:00-8:00 pm at the Twinsburg Chipotle, 2640 Creekside Dr, Twinsburg, OH 44087.
Just show the flyer on your phone, mention the fundraiser, or use code HBC7G4J and order online with pickup between 4:00-8:00 pm on the Chipotle app or on their website.

TCWP Stormwater webinar series
2022-02-16 13:00 - 15:00 | OH, United States
Join us for the first in our series of Stormwater webinars!
Click here to register!

Presentation 1: Asset Management Foundations for your Organization
Many organizations are looking for ways to streamline their organizational workflows, provide their resources with improved tools to support O&M activities, and enhance project/budget planning processes. All of these are major drivers in the development of an Asset Management Program. This presentation will provide a high-level overview of developing a practical asset management program that can support all levels of your organization. The high-level items of the program development will focus on Organizational Asset Management Framework, Asset Inventory, Levels of Service/KPI’s, O&M, and Risk Management/CIP Support.

Presenters:

Andrew Faley: Andrew is an Asset Management/GIS Manager for Stantec with over 28 combined years of experience in Asset Management, GIS and Information Solutions. Mr. Faley provides a practical and programmatic approach in developing Asset Management/ GIS Programs for utility organizations from planning, through design, development, implementation and support. Mr. Faley is a Geographic Information System Professional (GISP) and Project Management Professional (PMP).

Laith Alfaqih:Laith has 19 years of experience utilizing a multidisciplinary asset management approach across different sectors and effectively partnering with stakeholders to develop robust and sustainable solutions. These solutions are developed to provide organizations with the best solutions that fit their culture and journey towards reliability and resiliency.

Presentation 2: An Asset Management Approach to Project Prioritization
The lack of stormwater management regulations during Ohio’s peak development period has resulted in extensive, costly, and complex improvements to mitigate flooding and structural risks throughout Greater Cleveland. To address this challenge, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District developed an asset management-based data-driven strategy under their Regional Stormwater Management Program (RSMP). The strategy categorizes both stormwater infrastructure assets and assets impacted by flooding, erosion, or structural deficiencies, assesses risk and its annual probability of occurrence at each asset, prioritizes and plans construction projects, and tracks the overall success of the RSMP. Come learn about an exhilarating asset management approach to project prioritization that leverages stormwater model data to cost-effectively sequence stormwater projects based upon Probable Annual Risk (PAR) score reductions at flooded assets!

Presenters:

David Anderson: David is a water resources engineer at Stantec with over 6 years of experience in modeling and geospatial analyses to support planning and design projects. David has performed H&H modeling in combined, sanitary, and stormwater systems with a wide variety of hydrologic methods and H&H platforms.

George Remias: Mr. Remias has over 24-years of stormwater management experience throughout the Midwest. He is the Manager of Stormwater Strategic Support for the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District. He has a Bachelor of Science in both Physics and Civil Engineering and is a Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio.

Tinker’s Creek Watershed Partners offers our stormwater webinar series to complement our annual stormwater conference. The 2022 OH Stormwater Conference will take place May 11-13, 2022.
TCWP will be hosting webinars on the third Wednesday of each month from February through April and July through September at 1:00 – 3:00 pm EST. You can register for multiple sessions through the registration page, and then you will receive a separate link to each webinar. Each session earns 2 CEUs, certificates to be sent to the registration email after the webinar. All sessions include speakers/topics related to stormwater practices, restoration, and engineering.
Registration ends at 4 pm the day before each webinar. (The Zoom link will be sent out the day before the event).

If you have questions or need more information, please email Sara Borse at sara@tinkerscreekwatershed.org.

Click here to register!

Aurora Shores Rain Barrel Workshop
2022-03-12 10:00 - 11:00 | Aurora Lake Marina, 863 Collica Cove, Aurora, OH, 44202, United States
To register: https://tinkerscreek.org/events/barrels-march/

TCWP stormwater webinar series
2022-03-16 13:00 - 15:00 | OH, United States
Join us for our second webinar in the series.

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Presentation: Designing MTDs with Maintenance in Mind
Manufactured Treatment Devices (MTDs), similar to non-proprietary stormwater BMPs, must be maintained to perform as intended. However, majority of effort and focus is placed upon the initial design and construction of stormwater treatment facilities, with little thought as to how these systems will be maintained long-term. This presentation aims to help engineers better understand how to design MTDs with maintenance in mind, and the factors that impact MTD maintenance cost.
Speaker Bio:
Dana Hinaman is the Stormwater Consultant for Ohio and Kentucky specializing in stormwater solutions. She provides assistance to local engineers and regulators with the selection and design of post-construction BMPs. She is a OSWA Member and on the Marketing Committee handling social media. Dana started her career with Contech in 2016 and is a graduate of Valparaiso University with a degree in Civil Engineering specializing in stormwater and environmental engineering.

Presentation: The Impact of PSD on BMP Performance
Decades of BMP performance data have made it clear that for passive stormwater treatment, the removal of suspended solids is directly correlated with the particle size distribution (PSD) of the influent solids. In fact, PSD is so integral to the performance of some BMPs, that performance standards like 80% TSS reduction are potentially misleading without additional PSD context. This presentation will review multiple sources of performance data for stormwater BMPs to highlight the impact of PSD on TSS removal efficiency, reexamine current regulatory standards, and investigate the impact of PSD in stormwater BMP designs.
Speaker Bio:
Chris Allen is a Regulatory Manager for Contech Engineered Solutions. He has a BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Cincinnati with focused coursework on Water Resources. Chris began working for Contech as a Stormwater Design Engineer specializing in stormwater treatment and detention design. As a regulatory manager, he works in the Great Lakes area to manage regulatory approvals as well as provide technical assistance for stormwater products to regulators, design engineers, and consultants.

Tinker’s Creek Watershed Partners offers our stormwater webinar series to complement our annual stormwater conference. The 2022 OH Stormwater Conference will take place May 11-13, 2022.
TCWP will be hosting webinars on the third Wednesday of each month from February through April and July through September at 1:00 – 3:00 pm EST. You can register for multiple sessions through the registration page, and then you will receive a separate link to each webinar. Each session earns 2 CEUs, certificates to be sent to the registration email after the webinar. All sessions include speakers/topics related to stormwater practices, restoration, and engineering.
Registration ends at 4 pm the day before each webinar. (The Zoom link will be sent out the day before the event).

If you have questions or need more information, please email Sara Borse at sara@tinkerscreekwatershed.org.

Click here to register!

2022 Watershed Stewards Training Day
2022-03-23 11:30 - 12:30 | Tinkers Creek Headquarters, 10075 Ravenna Road, Twinsburg, OH, 44087, United States
Tinker’s Creek Watershed Partners will be hosting a training for the upcoming season of its Watershed Monitoring Program. New and experienced volunteers are welcome and encouraged to attend! Staff will be giving a brief overview of the program’s history, procedure, and how to sign up. If you would like to volunteer but cannot attend the training, please contact TCWP staff at 330.963.6243 or kchapel@tinkerscreekwatershed.org

Rain Barrel Workshop | Hudson | April
2022-04-19 18:00 - 19:00 | Hudson City Hall, 1140 Terex Road, Hudson, OH, 44236, United States

TCWP stormwater webinar series
2022-04-20 13:00 - 15:00 | OH, United States
Join us for our third webinar in the series. Click here to register!
Presentation: Nashville Zoo Stormwater Retrofit: Applying Level Spreader and Check Dam Design Principles to Restore Riparian Area and Protect Receiving Stream
This presentation will explore the challenges and constraints of dissipating the energy of runoff from a detention basin that had been scouring the riparian area adjacent to a stream at the Nashville Zoo as well as the ways in which off-site stormwater pollutants were captured to improve water quality.
Presenter: Steven E. Casey, P.E., CPESC (Civil and Environmental Consultants, Inc.)

Presentation: Stream Stabilization: Design Challenges and Lessons Learned
This presentation will explore the challenges and constraints of designing a stream with in-stream stabilization techniques that can be utilized as stand-alone measures or in conjunction with permanent bank stabilization techniques to prevent bank failure, achieve grade control, create riffles and restore stream sinuosity.
Presenter: Dustin Doherty, P.E., MS4-SCP, CPESC (Civil and Environmental Consultants, Inc.)

Registration ends at 4 pm the day before each webinar. (The Zoom link will be sent out the day before the event).

If you have questions or need more information, please email Sara Borse at sara@tinkerscreekwatershed.org.

Click here to register!

Hudson Earth Week Celebration Event
2022-04-23 12:00 - 16:30 | Hudson City Hall, 1140 Terex Road, Hudson, OH, 44236, United States
Join us at the City of Hudson’s Earth Week Celebration Event from 12:00-4:00 pm!

Visit vendors from local and regional environmental organizations like Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources, Summit Metro Parks, Tinker’s Creek Watershed Partners and more.

There will be a FREE collection truck for paper shredding, FREE collection truck for e-waste (old electronics), FREE electric vehicle (EV) car show, live music, a youth art exhibit, and more.

Plus, you’ll receive complimentary raffle tickets just for showing up – use them in our drawing for various prizes, including a rain barrel painted by Hudson High School students.

For more details on Earth Week Celebration activities, Click Here!

Summit Metro Parks Otter Open House
2022-04-24 12:00 - 15:00 | Liberty Park Pond Brook Conservation Area, 3973 E Aurora Road, Twinsburg, OH, 44087, United States
Join us at the Summit Metro Parks Otter Open House at Liberty Park, Pond Brook Conservation Area from 12:00-3:00 pm!

Visitors of all ages are invited to celebrate the presence of river otters in our waters! Learn about these playful creatures and where to find them through interactive displays, games, a craft and more. A naturalist will lead several short walks in search of otters along Buttonbush Trail.

Maple Heights Stream Cleanup-Volunteers Needed!
2022-04-24 14:00 - 16:00 | 14445 Broadway Avenue, Maple Heights, OH, 14445 Broadway Avenue, Maple Heights, OH, 44137, United States
Join us in Maple Heights for a stream cleanup at 14445 Broadway Avenue, Maple Heights, OH 44137 from 2:00-4:00 pm. We are partnering with Cuyahoga SWCD at this site but they are also hosting stream cleanups at various sites from 2:00-4:00 pm. Check out the list of locations below! Registration is requested! Register here!

Help us celebrate Earth Day with stream cleanups in Solon, Valley View, Bedford Heights, Maple Heights and Oakwood. Come join in this clean water initiative! Help protect our local streams and Lake Erie!
Assistance is needed at these locations:

Chagrin Valley Engineering, LTD., 22999 Forbes Road, Oakwood, OH 44146
5101 Naiman Parkway, Solon, OH 44139
Bedford Heights Service Garage, 25401 Solon Rd, Bedford Heights, OH 44146
Maple Heights – 14445 Broadway Avenue, Maple Heights, OH 44137
Valley View – Oxbow Orchard, 6765 Canal Rd., Valley View, OH 44125 (next to sign)

Details:

Wear long sleeves and pants. Boots or work shoes are recommended.
No open-toed shoes.
Bags and work gloves will be provided
Children under 18 must have adult supervision

For more information: Jacki Zevenbergen, Cuyahoga SWCD 216/524-6580, ext. 1006
By registering for this event, you agree to the terms of our waiver for yourself and for any minors you are bringing.

May Day Hike
2022-04-30 10:00 - 12:00 | Trumbull Woods Park, 3200 Middleton Road, Hudson, OH, 44236, United States
Join us for a wildflower and history walk!
Friends of Hudson Park Ambassador, Sue Ramlo will give us the history of both Trumbull Woods and the family that lived there.
Kate Chapel, Senior Project Manager, Tinker’s Creek Watershed Partners will identify flora and fauna that the Trumbulls appreciated, and why it’s important to protect these parts of our watershed. Come prepared to hike with sturdy. closed-toe shoes, and your own water.
Space/parking is limited! Please sign up with Kate Chapel
(kchapel@tinkerscreekwatershed.org or 330-963-6243) prior to
the event.

Ohio Stormwater Conference 2022
2022-05-12 08:00 - 2022-05-13 17:00 | Kalahari Resort and Conference Center, 7000 Kalahari Drive, Sandusky, OH, 44870, United States
CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
May 12-13, 2022
The conference will be held at Kalahari Resort and Conference Center. It is located at 7000 Kalahari Dr, Sandusky, OH 44870.

The 2022 Ohio Stormwater Conference is an annual conference dedicated to advance the knowledge and understanding of comprehensive stormwater management for those dealing in all aspects of planning, design, implementation and regulatory compliance. The conference will provide updates on environmental issues, new technologies, regulatory information and pollution prevention. The 2022 Ohio Stormwater Conference is a great opportunity to strengthen your skills and knowledge in an intensive workshop setting with other colleagues. The 2022 Conference is the premier event for addressing municipal, industrial, and construction stormwater issues and has become one of the largest regional stormwater events in the United States. The Tinker’s Creek Watershed Partners and the Ohio Stormwater Association pride themselves on offering timely information on critical stormwater issues from the most influential and experienced leaders in the field.

The 2022 Conference will present updates and the latest information regarding stormwater issues including:

Latest in LID and retrofitting practices
Leadership and Ethics
Legal policies
Industrial regulatory compliance
Regulations, Permits, and Policies
Case Studies on a number of stormwater related issues
NPDES Phase II Stormwater Issues
Sustainable Development
Stormwater Treatment
Modifying Public Behavior/Public Outreach
Scientific Advances
Effective BMPs
Meet the leading vendors of the most innovative stormwater equipment, products, services, and technology
Network with other stormwater professionals, engineers, and practitioners

To learn more about the event and sponsorship opportunities, please visit the https://ohstormwaterconference.com/.

Foraged and Invasives Dinner
2022-05-24 18:00 - 21:00 | Forest City Brewery, 2135 Columbus, Cleveland, OH, 44113, United States
Please join Tinker’s Creek Watershed Partners for our Foraged and Invasives Dinner at Forest City Brewery. The event will take place in the Waldorf Hall at Forest City Brewery in Cleveland, Ohio. Waldorf Hall is adjacent to Forest City Brewery’s tasting room and Ohio’s oldest beer garden.

Dinner includes a selection of locally foraged and invasive species ingredients in each dish prepared by Driftwood Catering. TCWP staff will be on hand to talk more in-depth about locally foraged species, where to find them, their uses, and how to recognize them. Native plant seller, Plant It Native, will be onsite selling native plants to take home.

Come early for live music from local band, The Morning Bird! Each registration includes two drink tickets (beer, wine, or soft drinks), hors d’oeuvres, food stations, access to a photo booth, and three raffle tickets (donated baskets and native plant centerpieces). Off-street parking is included in the ticket price!

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Passed hors d’oeuvres and local band, The Morning Bird
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Interactive food stations

Register here.

For information on Sponsorship Opportunities, click here.

If you are unable to attend this premiere event, but would like to make a donation to Tinker’s Creek Watershed Partners, please visit our donation page.

Thank you to our Sponsors!
TCWP Business Member:

Thank you to our Platinum Sponsor!

Thank you to our Bronze Sponsor!

Macedonia Rain Barrel Workshop
2022-05-25 18:00 - 19:00 | Macedonia City Hall, 9691 Valley View Rd, Macedonia, OH, 44056, United States

Native Plant Discussion
2022-06-15 16:30 - 18:00 | Twinsburg, 1669 Twinsburg Road, Twinsburg, OH, 44087, United States

TCWP stormwater webinar series
2022-07-20 13:00 - 15:00 | OH, United States
Presentation: Discussion of Ohio’s Laws, Rules and Code of Ethics for Professional Engineers & Surveyors provided by the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers & Surveyors
There will be a morning (9:00-11:00 am) and an afternoon (1:00-3:00 pm) option available for this presentation. (Pick only morning or afternoon). The charge is $50 for this session.
TCWP will be hosting webinars on the third Wednesday of each month from February through April and July through September at 1:00 – 3:00 pm EST. You can register for multiple sessions through the registration page, and then you will receive a separate link to each webinar. Each session earns 2 CEUs, certificates to be sent to the registration email after the webinar. All sessions include speakers/topics related to stormwater practices, restoration, and engineering.
Registration ends at 4 pm the day before each webinar. (The Zoom link will be sent out the day before the event).

If you have questions or need more information, please email Sara Borse at sara@tinkerscreekwatershed.org.

Click here to register!

Reminderville Rain Barrel Workshop
2022-08-16 18:00 - 19:30 | Aurora Shores Marina, 863 Collica Cove, Aurora, OH, 44202, United States

TCWP stormwater webinar series
2022-08-17 13:00 - 15:00 | OH, United States
Speaker: TBD

Tinker’s Creek Watershed Partners offers our stormwater webinar series to complement our annual stormwater conference. The 2022 OH Stormwater Conference took place May 11-13, 2022.
TCWP will be hosting webinars on the third Wednesday of each month from February through April and July through September at 1:00 – 3:00 pm EST. You can register for multiple sessions through the registration page, and then you will receive a separate link to each webinar. Each session earns 2 CEUs, certificates to be sent to the registration email after the webinar. All sessions include speakers/topics related to stormwater practices, restoration, and engineering.
Registration ends at 4 pm the day before each webinar. (The Zoom link will be sent out the day before the event).

If you have questions or need more information, please email Sara Borse at sara@tinkerscreekwatershed.org.

Click here to register!

Macedonia Rain Barrel Workshop Aug. 17
2022-08-17 18:00 - 19:00 | Macedonia City Hall, 9691 Valley View Rd, Macedonia, OH, 44056, United States

Warrensville Heights Summer Festival
2022-08-20 12:00 - 17:00 | Green Park, 4501 Green Rd., Warrensville Heights, OH, 44128, United States
We are excited to announce we are participating in the City of Warrensville Heights Summer Festival. It will be held on Saturday, August 20 (12:00pm-10:00pm) and Sunday, August 21, 2022 (12:00pm-7:30pm). Festivities will be at Green Road Park, 4501 Green Road. There will be food, activities, and music there to create a fun time for everyone! TCWP will be set up with fun activities for kids and families on Saturday, August 20th from 12noon – 5pm. Hope to see you there!

Storm Water Solutions Conference and Exhibition
2022-09-16 | OH, United States
The storm water and erosion control industries continue to evolve. With this evolution, comes a new national conference and exhibition built to meet the future head-on. Storm Water Solutions, a Scranton Gillette Communications brand, partners with noted industry leader, Harry Stark, to announce the Storm Water Solutions Conference & Exhibition 2017, a new national event for storm water and erosion control professionals to be held November 7-9, 2017 at the Tinley Park (IL) Convention Center, located in south-suburban Chicago.
The new Storm Water Solutions Conference & Exhibition 2017 will include comprehensive stormwater training sessions, presentations and exhibits. This venue will be great to network with those in the stormwater field from around the country.
Call for abstracts will begin in early 2017 and registration will open summer of 2017. If you can only attend one national conference in 2017, this will be the one! This event promises to be unique and you won’t want to miss it.

TCWP stormwater webinar series
2022-09-21 13:00 - 15:00 | OH, United States
Speaker: TBD

Tinker’s Creek Watershed Partners offers our stormwater webinar series to complement our annual stormwater conference. The 2022 OH Stormwater Conference took place on May 11-13, 2022.
TCWP will be hosting webinars on the third Wednesday of each month from February through April and July through September at 1:00 – 3:00 pm EST. You can register for multiple sessions through the registration page, and then you will receive a separate link to each webinar. Each session earns 2 CEUs, certificates to be sent to the registration email after the webinar. All sessions include speakers/topics related to stormwater practices, restoration, and engineering.
Registration ends at 4 pm the day before each webinar. (The Zoom link will be sent out the day before the event).

If you have questions or need more information, please email Sara Borse at sara@tinkerscreekwatershed.org.

Click here to register!

*Virtual* Ethics & Engineering Professional Development Workshop
2022-10-13 09:30 - 15:30

2022 Drinkers for Tinker's Sponsorship Opportunities
2022-10-18 18:00 - 20:00 | OH, United States
It’s that time of year again. Our annual Drinkers for Tinker’s event is scheduled for Tuesday, October 18th at Hop Tree Brewing.
Click below for more information about our 2022 Drinkers for Tinker’s Sponsorship Opportunities.
https://tinkerscreek.org/events/2022-drinkers-for-tinkers-sponsorship-opportunity/

Drinkers for Tinker's 2022 Fundraiser & Night Out
2022-10-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Hop Tree Brewing, 1297 Hudson dr, Hudson, OH, 44236
https://tinkerscreek.org/events/drinkers2022/

Stormwater webinar
2022-10-20 10:00 | webinar, OH, United States

Annual Holiday Open House
2022-12-08 13:00 - 16:00 | Tinker’s Creek Watershed Partners Offices, 10075 Ravenna Rd, Twinsburg, OH, 44087, United States

Sustainability for Teens: Easy ways to help the environment.
2023-01-25 15:30 - 17:00 | Twinsburg Library, 10050 Ravenna Road, Twinsburg, OH, 44087, United States
