New Watershed Coordinator

Welcome to our new Coordinator, Gary Kapostasy.  Gary began his dutes with us on January 1st, replacing Lauren Sandhu who has moved on to a full time position with the University of Findlay.

Gary is an experienced, successful grant writer and organizer. He is the owner and manager of the only Permanent Natural Resources Conservation Service Lake Erie Emergency Protection Conservation Easement Grant authorized by the 2006 USDA Farm Bill.

He has been trained by The Miami Conservancy District to conduct stream water quality monitoring which focused on the application of benthic macroinvertebrates as a tool for measuring the environmental quality of aquatic ecosystems and the use of assessment tools such as the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s Invertebrate Community Index. As the watershed coordinator he will oversee the macroinvertebrate sampling done by the BRWP in June/July and September/October each year. 

Gary has served as the Chairmen of the O.E.A. State Legislative Committee where he helped organize teachers and fellow citizens to meet with members of the Ohio Legislature and members of the United States Congress to lobby around and advocate for issues impacting Education. During his tenure as Chairman he played a leadership role in retaining the collective bargaining rights of public employees in Ohio.

His academic training includes advanced degrees in Organizational Leadership, M.A. and Ed.S. from B.G.S.U. and post graduate training at Booth School of Business, University of Chicago.

 

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Your donation to the Blanchard River Watershed Partnership helps us:

• Educate the public on how to keep the river clean
• Work with farmers to promote Best Management Practices to protect the waterways
• Work with schools to educate students about environmental issues
• Coordinate with Federal, State and Local officials and agencies to promote policies aimed at protecting our waterways

 

 

Virtual Tour

The BRWP and the West Central Ohio Land Conservancy are proud to present the our collaborative video project Conservation and Agriculture: Where Land Meets Water. This video is a collaborative project which was created by the Blanchard River Watershed Partnership and the West Central Ohio Land Conservancy. Thank you to the The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation for making this video possible!

 

Spotted Lanternfly – Invasive Species

 

 

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