Conewango Creek Watershed Association

Title: CCWA Regular Board Meeting
Location: Chautauqua Planning and Development office, Jamestown, NY
Description: 200 Harrison Street,
Jamestown NY 14701
Phone: (716) 661-8900

Start Time: 18:30
Date: 2012-02-21
End Time: 20:30

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Title: Snow Date: CCWA Annual Meeting
Location: Jamestown Audubon Center
Description: In the event that the Jan 31 meeting is cancelled due to bad weather, our Annual Meeting will take place on this date. Speaker will be Dr. Tom Erlandson talking about Celeron’s Expedition of our area. We will also have the presentation of the Volunteer of the Year award, light refreshments, and a short buiness meeting
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2012-02-08
End Time: 21:00

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Title: CCWA Annual Meeting
Location: Jamestown Audubon Center
Description: Starts at 7 pm. Speaker is Dr. Tom Erlandson talking about Celeron’s Expedition to Western NY and Northwestern Penn. We will also have light refreshments, a short business meeting and presentation of the Volunteer of the Year award.
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2012-01-31
End Time: 21:00

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Conewango and Chadakoin Cleanup a Success

Volunteer Bringing in a Load of Trash On Conewango Creek

The Conewango Creek Watershed Association (CCWA) held their 3rd annual Conewango Creek Cleanup on September 10^th.  “The 2011 Cleanup was a great success and covered several sections of the Conewango Creek as well as a section of the Chadakoin in downtown Jamestown,” stated John Gallagher, board member of the CCWA and cleanup organizer.  “Despite the threatening weather, which reduced our attendance somewhat, we still had a good turnout of hardy individuals who didn’t let the weather dampen their enthusiasm,” said Elizabeth Dropp, also a board member and cleanup organizer.   The cleanup ran from 8 am to 1 pm with a lunch for volunteers afterward at Larimer Park in Russell, PA.

The Conewango Creek segment of the clean up covered 13.8 miles and included three sections from Frewsburg down to Point Park that volunteers canoed.  People also cleaned up along the shores as well.  There were 43 volunteers that worked on these various sections.  Forty nine bags of trash were removed from the Creek.  The trash was estimated at 5000 lbs.  Volunteers also removed over one ton of recyclable metals .  “Despite having taken tires out for the Creek the last two years, we still removed 17 tires from the Conewango Creek,” said Gallagher.  Other items removed were a refrigerator, car door, 3 rugs, a 4 ft by 8 ft commercial sign, half a canoe, a wheel chair and three bicycles.

Fifteen volunteers covered 1.25 miles of the Chadakoin River from South Main Street to Harrison Street in Jamestown, NY.  They pulled out 25 bags of trash, 7 bags of clothing, 3 bags of plastics, 2 bags of aluminum cans. 1 bag of glass, a tent, a power saw, and several tires and a range of other miscellaneous items.

Hardy Volunteers Don't let Rain Stop Their Efforts to Clean up Chadakoin River

This year CCWA partnered with Jamestown Audubon Society to help fund the cleanup.  The Audubon received a grant from the “TogetherGreen Initiaitve”, which is a National Audubon and Toyota grant program to encourage citizens to get involved with hands-on community projects.  This grant paid for canoe rentals, t-shirts and some incidentals.  The TogetherGreen grant requires two volunteer projects to be run.  The 2011 Cleanup was one and the other will take place next April.  Details on this project will be announced in the future.

“We can’t thank our volunteers enough,” said Dropp.  “Without them, this couldn’t have happened.  We also need to thank all our business and organization sponsors who also helped to make this happen.  Due to their generosity, we were able to have gloves, bags, refuse disposal and a lunch for the volunteers.  If we had to pay for all those things, we couldn’t afford to have the cleanup,” says Dropp.

Businesses and organizations that supported our Cleanup this year were:  Jamestown Audubon Society, Jones Carroll, Inc, Mike’s AJ’s Texas Hots, Pine Grove Lions Club, Tractor Supply Company of Warren, Warren County Conservation District,  Big Lots of Warren and Jamestown, Tim Horton’s of Warren and Jamestown, Allegheny River Cleanup Committee, Ed Shults of Warren, Shields Farm, American Rivers, Ecklof Bakery, Domino’s Pizza of Jamestown, Everyday True Value and Boulder Canyon Natural Foods.  The Conewango Creek Cleanup is part of the larger Allegheny River Cleanup.  The Conewango and

Brokenstraw Creeks are tributaries that flow into the Allegheny River.  Cleaning the upper streams also helps to clean up the Allegheny.  The Allegheny River Cleanup ran from Saturday Sept. 10^th thru Sept 17^th.    More information can be found at www.alleghenyrivercleanup.com.

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Conewango Creek Cleanup 2011

The Conewango Creek Watershed Association is busy planning its Third Annual Conewango Creek Cleanup.  The cleanup will take place Saturday, Sept 10, 2011.  This is the first day of the regional Allegheny River Cleanup which will continue through the following Saturday, Sept 17th.  One phase of the cleanup will consist of canoe crews which will clean the main stem of Conewango Creek from Frewsburg to theAllegheny River.  There will also be people cleaning from shore in various areas.  This year we added a new section.  A crew cleaning from shore and in the creek will work on a section of the Chadakoin River in downtown Jamestown.  The 2009 and 2010 Cleanups were a fantastic success.  Last year there were 115 volunteers who removed 2000 lbs. of trash and 1600 lbs. of recyclables. 

Jamestown Audubon Society

Jamestown Audubon Society has joined us as a new partner this year.  Audubon received a grant from the TogetherGreen Program of the National Audubon Society which will cover some expenses for this event and another volunteer event next April.   The goal of the TogetherGreen Program is to increase volunteer participation in the community.

Volunteers will meet at Larimer Park in Russell as they did last year.  Registration will start at 8 am and go through approximately 9 am.  At approximately 9 am the canoe crews will go to their respective starting points and be on the creek by 10 am.  Canoes will be provided on a limited basis and volunteers can also use their own.  Shore crews will be assigned sections of shore to clean and also reach their starting points by 10 am.  Crews will clean until they complete their section or as much as they can before quitting at 1 pm.    

The Chadakoin crew will meet at the Chadakoin River Walk behind the Oriental Star Buffet (across South Main Street from Friendly’s Restaurant). Registration for this crew will begin at 10 am.  The Crew will clean until 1 pm.  They will clean the Chadakoin River from South Main Street to Buffalo Street.    Most of these volunteers will be wading in the creek to pick up trash so wear old but sturdy, protective shoes and long pants.

All volunteers are welcome to join the free picnic lunch which will go from 1:30 to 2:30 pm at Larimer Park in downtownRussell,PA.  We will be serving hot dogs, corn-on-the-cob, salads and other similar foods.  Some door prizes will be given away as an additional thank-you to our volunteers.

All volunteers must wear protective shoes and long pants.  Be prepared to get wet and muddy.  Remember to bring your own bug spray and sun screen.  Coffee, doughnuts water and snacks will be provided.  Local businesses from Jamestown and Warren are also supporting the cleanup.

To help us plan, please pre-register for the cleanup by emailing Liz Dropp at lizdropp@gmail.com, info@conewangocreek.org, or calling Liz at 814-489-3322.

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CCWA Schedules Member Picnic

The Conewango Creek Watershed Association has a member picnic scheduled for Saturday August 27^th, 2011 from 3:30pm to 6:30 pm.  The location is the Town of Carroll Park in Frewsburg, NY.    All members and potential members are welcome to come.  A light picnic meal with soft drinks will be provided free of charge.  A brief talk will be given.  RSVPs appreciated.

“This is a simple get together so members can get to know one another and the board members.  If you are not a member, you can join at the picnic,” says John Gallagher, Board Member from Jamestown, NY.  “This includes members from all three counties:  Warren, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua.  We would like to erase that state line in people’s minds for just a few hours.  The Conewango Creek watershed covers a majority of Chautauqua County and large portions of Warren and Cattaraugus Counties.  The Conewango Creek encompasses Chautauqua Lake, Cassadaga Lakes, the Conewango’s main stem, the Little Conewango and all their tributaries.  We all need to work together and what better way to start than to get to know your neighbors.”

Hot dogs, hamburgers, salads, chips and soft drinks will be served at no cost.  RSVPs are appreciated to help with planning.  The picnic will be held at Hale Memorial Park, (Town of Carroll Park) from 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm.  Winners for the CCWA 2011 Raffle will be drawn at 6 pm.  Being raffled off is an Old Town “Otter” model kayak, a Garmin eTrex Legend H handheld GPS receiver, a $50 gift card for Allegheny Outfitters Store (in Warren), and a hand carved and painted duck decoy (Wood Duck hen).  Membership applications will be available at the picnic, also.  The Town Park is on Parkway Drive just off Frew Run Road in Frewsburg, NY.

TO SEE A MAP and photo click HERE

You can RSVP at:  call Elizabeth Dropp at (814)-489-3322, John Gallagher at (716) 450-8508 or email us at info@conewangocreek.org.  We look forward to seeing you all there!

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Title: Shopping Cart Removal from Conewango Creek
Location: Behind Warren Mall and under Hatch Run Road Bridge
Description: The CCWA and the North Warren Volunteer Fire Dept. will remove carts from the Conewango at 6 pm on Aug 17th. Since the carts are so heavily embedded in the sediments, the Fire Dept will use a high pressure hose to loosen the sediment so the carts can be lifted out of the creek by CCWA and NWVFD volunteers. Removing carts behind the Warren Mall (old Mall) and under the Hatch Run Road Bridge which crosses the Conewango.
Start Time: 18:00
Date: 2011-08-17

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Title: Capacity Building Grant Meeting
Location: TBA
Description: Meeting with Peggy Outon from the Bayer Center for Non-profit Mgt. Details to be announced.
Date: 2011-11-11

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Title: Conewango Creek Cleanup – 3rd Annual
Location: Starts at Larimer Park, Russell, PA
Description: For details call 814-730-0519 More details to follow.
Start Time: 08:00
Date: 2011-09-10
End Time: 14:00

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Title: Regular Board Meeting
Location: South and Central Sewer District Offices, Gifford Ave. Celeron, NY
Description: For details call 814-730-0519
Start Time: 09:00
Date: 2011-10-11
End Time: 11:00

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