Timeline
Cool Timeline
2012
Erie Basin RC&D maintains Circle of Diamonds status and National RC&D dues
PROJECTS:
USDA Rural Development awarded RBEG #9 (RLF) for $99,999 to help fund RLF loan #36
RLF made 3 loans for total of $268,000 creating 16 jobs
Continue TSP Angie Palmer, migrant camp, NRCS Outreach Grant Agreement
Assisted OEC in hosting Lake Erie Ag Stakeholders Meeting; funded by Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grant of $4500
US EPA GLRI- assisted Huron SWCD with mailing and hosting and setting up two Cover Crop meetings. Received $467
Made $247 match grant to Bellevue Public Library for obtaining grant research books
Assisted with 3 mini grants $750 total for Ohio Envirothon, Fourth Grade Field Day & Back to the Wild
S K Worm continued it’s travels
2011
April: evicted-Moving backwards-lost Federal funding
Carl Watt, 11th President
April: Coordinator Mike Patterson Reassigned to other duties and Greg becomes Council Assistant
October 29th –20th Anniversary Living out of Boxes
Erie Basin RC&D maintains Circle of Diamonds status and National RC&D dues
PROJECTS:
USDA Rural Development awarded RBEG #9 (RLF)
Closed RLF loan is Sandusky County for $185,000 on Dec 5th which will use all of #9 funds
Time Warner Cable Grant for $2500 to rent SK Worm
Continue TSP Angie Palmer, migrant camp, NRCS Outreach Grant Agreement
North Central Conference, Steven Point, WI.
Joyce Morehart, Kurt & Sue Heyman,
Jerry & Pat Yeater, John Schaeffer & Ted Huss
Erie Basin Net Worth = $888,891
2010
3rd Area Plan approved 2011-2015
March -SK Worm delivered
Erie Basin RC&D maintains Circle of Diamonds status and National RC&D dues
PROJECTS:
8th RLF completed
Applied for RLF (RBEG) #9
SK Worm Project of the year
S K Worm traveled 4300 miles to 55 Events – viewed by 53,000 people
Developed and Printed 30,000 Coloring Books
Printed 15,000 tattoos
Produced Dirt Shirts
Assisted as Host of the North Central Conference at Attwood Lodge
Developed Web Site and Database
Continued NRCS Outreach Grant Agreement, migrant camp, and RLF
Assisted SWCD with GLRI for $800,000
2009
Gary Bauer, 10th President
SK Worm OEEF application submitted and approved
Erie Basin RC&D maintains Circle of Diamonds status and National RC&D dues
PROJECTS:
7th RLF grant completed
National Conference Albuquerque, NM
NRCS Grant Agreement– Outreach
Continued migrant camp, TSP, and RLF
2008
Moving forward
PROJECTS:
Sandusky River watershed complete
Continued Contribution Agreements administration, migrant camp, and RLF
North Central Conference, Rochester, Minnesota
John Schaeffer and Ted Huss
2007
July: Mike Patterson, Coordinator
Joyce Morehart, 9th President
PROJECTS:
Continued Contribution Agreements administration, hazard mitigation, migrant camp, library mini grants, and RLF
North Central Conference, Frankenmuth, Michigan
2006
Jan: Ed McConoughey retires
Received Crossroads R.C.&D. Partner Award
TSP Angie Palmer hired for computer work
PROJECTS:
Fiscal agent for NRCS Contribution Agreement-
$97,000.00
Continued Hazard Mitigation, buffer team, migrant camp, library mini grants, and RLF
National Conference, Savannah, Georgia
2005
Barbara Blackford, 8th President
2nd Area Plan approved 2006-2010
Received Girl Scout Award for outreach
PROJECTS:
5th and 6th RLF grant completed
Small Farm Conference
Continued Hazard Mitigation, buffer team, migrant camp, library mini grants, and RLF
North Central Conference, Dubuque, Iowa
Barb & Lloyd Blackford, Larry & Cheryl Passet
Howard Sachs, Chase Heyman, & Ed
2004
Moving forward
PROJECTS:
Small Farm Conference
Continued Hazard Mitigation, buffer team, migrant camp, library mini grants, and RLF
North Central Conference, Pokagon State Park
Barb & Lloyd Blackford, Larry & Cheryl Passet,
Joyce Morehart, Clara Kohlenberg, Howard Sachs, Chase Heyman, Ed & Greg
2003
Buckeye Hills R.C.&D. Hazard Mitigation Grant
Created the Downtown Revitalization Loan
Howard Sachs, 7th President
PROJECTS:
4th RLF grant completed
National Conference San Antonio, TX
Joyce Morehart, Ted Huss, Clara Kohlenberg
Ed & Marianne McConoughey
Malabar Farm mini grant $750.00
Back to the Wild mini grant $500.00
Continued Hazel Willis, buffer team, migrant camp, and library mini grants