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2013

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

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