What is NOWCorps?
Northern Ohio Watershed Corps (NOWCorps) was an AmeriCorps program funded through ServeOhio and sponsored by Tinker’s Creek Watershed Partners (TCWP) to restore watershed health in Northern Ohio by conserving natural resources, educating communities, and cultivating the next generation of environmental leaders. NOWCorps members supported this mission in many ways including:
- Ecological Restoration
- Supervising/recruiting Volunteers
- Education and Outreach
- Research and Data Analysis
- Building and Restoring Trails
- Empowering Communities
Members received 1:1 mentorship while serving at host sites throughout Northern Ohio including watershed groups, soil & water conservation districts, local government, & other nonprofits. Additional benefits of serving included:
- Semi-monthly living allowance
- Segal Education Award
- Loan forbearance
- Individual training stipend
- Monthly trainings at host site partners
- Professional development opportunities
- Paid orientation
- Healthcare for full-time members
- Member Assistance Program
Check out our NOWCorps 2024-25 Annual Report to learn more about our members and their service year experience!
Meet our 2024-2025 NOWCORPS team
Katherine
Serving as Arboretum Core &
Outer Trails Assistant at Holden
Forests and Gardens.
Sarah
Serving as NOWCorps Native
Plant & Pollinator Specialist
with Holden Forest and Gardens.
Jane
Serving as Watershed Steward and Natural Resources Tech with
Portage Soil & Water Conservation District
Anthony
Serving as Natural Resources
Technician with Cleveland Metroparks.
adam
Serving as Woodland Conservation and Biomes Assistant with Cleveland Botanical Gardens/Holden Forests and Gardens.
maggie
Serving as NOWCorps
Watershed Steward with Chagrin
River Watershed Partners.
Jacob
Serving as Conservation
Horticulture Assistant with
Holden Forests and Gardens.
brandon
Serving as Education Specialist
with Holden Forests and Gardens.
Danielle
Serving as NOWCorps Education
& Outreach Specialist with
Chagrin River Watershed Partners.
Quynh
Serving as NOWCorps Education
& Outreach Assistant with
Old Woman Creek National
Estuarine Research Reserve.
Nichole
Serving as Field Station
Assistant at The University of
Akron Field Station.
rachel
Serving as NOWCorps
Conservation Specialist with the
Nature Center at Shaker Lakes.
mikhayla
Serving as Ecological Restoration
Crew Member with The
Nature Conservancy.
Ava
Serving as Environmental Education Specialist with
Old Woman Creek NERR.
jake
Serving as Core Natural Areas
Assistant with Holden Forests
and Gardens.
Rosana
Serving as Conservation
Specialist with Holden Forests
and Gardens.
ellie
Serving as Working
Woods Specialist with Holden
Forests and Gardens.
harper
Serving as Soil Health & Urban Forestry Specialist with Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District.
alex
Serving as Watershed Outreach
Specialist with Summit Soil &
Water Conservation District.
Kristi
Serving as NOWCorps Watershed
Steward and Educator with Tinker’s
Creek Watershed Partners.
Ellery
Serving as Natural
Resources Technician with
Cleveland Metroparks.
Jacob
Serving as Natural Resources Technician with Geauga Park District.
jennifer
Serving as NOWCorps
Educator / Coordinator with Cuyahoga
Soil & Water Conservation District.
jaime
Serving as NOWCorps Community
Forestry Specialist with Western
Reserve Land Conservancy.
joshua
Serving as Education and
Outreach Specialist with
Cuyahoga County Board of Health.
Jarrod
Serving as Watershed Program
Assistant with Cuyahoga County
Board of Health.
hayley
Serving as NOWCorps Watershed Science Education and Outreach Specialist with Doan Brook Watershed Partnership.
cori
Serving as NOWCorps Education and
Outreach Specialist with
Tinker’s Creek Watershed Partners.
braque
Serving as Watershed Steward with Lake Soil and Water Conservation District
sophia
Serving as Natural Resource and Outreach Assistant with West Creek Conservancy.
sydney
Serving as Natural Resource and Outreach Assistant with West Creek Conservancy.
Len
Serving as NOWCorps Watershed Ed & Outreach Specialist with Doan Brook Watershed Partnership.
NOWCorps Class VI: October 8, 2024 - april 25, 2025
NOWCorps focused on four major activities to promote environmental conservation.
Conservation: Improving water quality is the heart of the collective mission. Our members enact strategies and techniques to support conservation initiatives including stormwater mitigation, erosion reduction, soil health, and more.
Stewardship: Engage in water quality testing and data collection, tree plantings, native plant installations, invasive vegetation removal, and more.
Education: Assist our partners with program design, implementation, and follow up. Certain programs will facilitate new relationships with schools, youth groups, public engagement groups, and volunteers.
Capacity Building: Support concrete strategies for volunteer recruitment, program expansion, and consistency among outreach. As a member you will obtain, improve, and retain the skills, knowledge, tools, equipment and other resources to be a true environmental steward.