Several events connected to Bluffton are part of the 2015 programming of the Blanchard River Watershed Project, according to Phil Martin, director.

• The BRWP will still have two Great Lakes Commission grants in the Upper Riley Creek and Lower Riley Creek watersheds during 2015. Both grants are for Best Management Practices with the farmers.

• The BRWP will continue its Water Quality Monitoring during late June and September. It will again monitor 21 sites on the Blanchard River, Lye Creek, Riley Creek and Little Riley Creek. Volunteers are needed to help. Call Phil Martin at 419.422.6487 if you would like to help.

• The second annual “Crossing the Little Riley Creek Watershed” golf scramble is planned for Saturday, June 13, starting at 9 a.m. at the Bluffton Golf Club More details on this event will be posted soon.

The winter newsletter of the watershed project is now on the Icon. It is an attachment at the bottom of this story.