The Board elected Gail Clement, Consulting Geologist, as its Chairperson for 2013, and Steve Estes as Vice-Chair. Judy Lewis will continue as Secretary, and Lee Luedeker, Treasurer. Other Board members include Cindy Dunn, Morgan Stine, and Josh Myers.

For the past three years, OCWC grant management team has received guidance, feedback and advice from the Watershed Improvement Commission. Even though the OCWIP has been completed, this citizen’s steering committee is being asked to continue in its ‘mentor’ role with the BMP implementation, and also to adjust its scope to include all (non-political) water issues pertaining to the Oak Creek Watershed. A limited number of environmentally concerned citizens and community leaders are being invited to join the WIC. For further information contact barry@oakcreekwatershed.org

In Memory

Jim McInnis, Master Watershed Steward, died December 10, 2012. Jim was born Dec. 26, 1933, in Mexico, Maine and is survived by his wife Harriet and daughter Melissa Theriault as well as others in his family. Jim was known for his Oak Creek fishing expeditions and volunteered his time as a member of OCWC during the development of the Oak Creek Watershed Improvement Plan shown here on a sampling session. The OCWC has set up the Jim McInnis MWS Scholarship Fund in his memory to help out future Watershed Stewards entering the program. You are welcome to donate to it on our website. Thank you for your continuing support and helping us to maintain a standard of excellence for watershed stewardship. We hope 2013 will be the Year of Sustainability in all we do together.