4th Area Plan approved 2016-2020
James Sass, 13th President
Erie Basin RC&D maintains Circle of Diamonds status and National RC&D dues
Alaina Berry, an Ashland University Career Ready intern May thru August
PROJECTS:
RLF made 7 gap financing loans for total of $120,000 creating 11 jobs in Sandusky & Ashland County
Continue TSP Angie Palmer
Continue TSP Mike Patterson
Assisted with 4 mini grants $1550 total for Terra Small Business Basic Seminars, OFSWCD Ohio Envirothon, Fourth Grade Field Day, Huron SWCD Chase Heyman memorial fund Seneca SWCD E.A.R.T.H. Teachers Workshop, Ashland Area Council
S K Worm traveled to Ottawa Co. Fair (SWCD), the Ohio State Fair (ODNR), and Cuyahoga County Fair (Farm Bureau)
After 5 years of operation, we spent $1,000 to repair him
Launched an Indiegogo crowd funding campaign on April 1st with Mike Patterson’s (TSP) assistance
Joined Facebook
Erie Basin RC&D maintains Circle of Diamonds status and National RC&D dues
Mike Patterson started as TSP
PROJECTS:
Applied for RBEG #10 (RLF) for $99,000 –THIRD Time
RLF made 13 gap financing loans for total of $258,500 creating 30 jobs in Ottawa, Sandusky & Ashland County
Continue TSP Angie Palmer, migrant camp
Assisted with 5 mini grants $1750 total for Ohio Envirothon, Area II Environthon, Fourth Grade Field Day, E.A.R.T.H. Teachers Workshop, Ashland Area Council & Summer Supervisors School
S K Worm continued it’s travels
Kurt Heyman, 12th President
Erie Basin RC&D maintains Circle of Diamonds status and National RC&D dues
PROJECTS:
Applied for RBEG #10 (RLF) for $60,000
RLF made 7 gap financing loans for total of $210,000 creating 25 jobs in Sandusky & Ashland County
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
Assisted with 6 mini grants $1500 total for Ohio Envirothon, Area I & II Environthon, Fourth Grade Field Day, E.A.R.T.H. Teachers Workshop & Summer Supervisors School
Attended Erie SWCD 60th Annual Meeting on 9/9/2013
Attended Ottawa SWCD 52nd Annual Meeting 9/25/2013
S K Worm continued it’s travels
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
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
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
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
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
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
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