Registration is now open for Stream + Wetlands Foundation’s 2025 Hydric Soils Training Class! Join us on September 9 & 10, 2025, at The Dawes Arboretum for this hands-on, field-based training. We’re excited to welcome back Frank Gibbs, PWS, CPSS, CPSC, as our esteemed instructor. 📲 Scan the QR code to register

Spring is here, and so is the Rolling Hills Meadow wetland restoration project! The Stream+Wetlands Foundation is thrilled to collaborate with Dawes Arboretum, the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER), and Microsoft’s Datacenter Community Affairs team to restore this wetland complex in Licking County, Ohio. Wetlands play a crucial role in preserving Ohio’s incredible aquatic ecosystems […]

USEPA has announced new rulemaking to redefine Waters of the United States. The Agency states the rulemaking will “…be guided by the Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, which stated that the Clean Water Act’s use of “waters” encompasses only those relatively permanent, standing or continuously flowing bodies of water forming streams, […]

Stream + Wetlands Foundation is excited to announce the regulatory approval and initial credit release from the Elk Creek Wetlands Mitigation Bank in Lorain County, Ohio. This 215-acre site will generate forested and non-forested wetland credits in the Black-Rocky watershed (HUC 04110001) west of Cleveland. Credits from the site can be used to offset impacts […]

2024 was an exciting year at Stream + Wetlands Foundation, and 2025 is on track to be equally impactful. Here’s a look back at some of the moments that defined our year. Thank you to everyone who contributed to our mission—we look forward to achieving even greater success together in 2025!

Applications will be available starting December 1st, 2024 for the Stream + Wetlands Foundation scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic year. The scholarship fund is held and managed by the Fairfield County Foundation (FCF), a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to enhancing the quality of life and economic viability of the Fairfield County community. The preliminary deadline for […]

Overview: Stream + Wetlands Foundation (S+W) offers paid summer internships to candidates interested in ecological restoration practices. Successful candidates must enjoy being outdoors and will work alongside experienced biologists and assist with restoration site monitoring and management activities (revegetation efforts, invasive plant management, field vegetation surveys). Occasional overnight travel will be required. Who should apply: […]

Stream + Wetlands Foundation has received its final credit release from the Granger Wetlands Mitigation Bank in Medina County, Ohio! The bank’s geographic service area for jurisdictional wetlands includes the Rocky River watershed west of Cleveland and the portions of the Cuyahoga River watershed in Summit and Cuyahoga Counties. The project restored a mosaic of […]

The Stream + Wetlands Foundation is proud to announce an upcoming partnership with The Dawes Arboretum, in collaboration with the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) and Microsoft’s Datacenter Community Affairs team, to restore vital ecosystems in Licking County, Ohio. This initiative, the Rolling Hills Meadow Wetland Restoration project, will transform approximately two and a half […]