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Kinetico Volunteers Create Trails on Protected Property

NEWBURY, Ohio, July 8th, 2008—About 25 volunteers from Newbury-based Kinetico Incorporated, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of water treatment products, rolled up their sleeves and made a difference June 17 at a property preserved by Western Reserve Land Conservancy.

The volunteers cleared and mulched trails at Seneca Ponds Park, a 48-acre tract preserved by the Land Conservancy for the Portage County Park District. The district officially opened the Streetsboro park on June 21. The park is an oasis of woods, wetlands and wildlife of the Tinker's Creek watershed nestled among industrial facilities and the turnpike off of Mondial Parkway in Streetsboro. More than a mile of hiking trails have been created.

The volunteer event was coordinated by Anne Murphy, director of stewardship and conservation resources for the Land Conservancy, Pete McDonald, the Land Conservancy’s stewardship specialist, David Chew of Kinetico and Christine Craycroft, the park district’s executive director.

Thanks to the work of the Park District and these volunteers, the trails at Seneca Ponds were ready for the park’s official public opening, McDonald said. “It’s just another good example of how the land can bring people and diverse organizations together for a greater cause,” McDonald said. “This park will be a valuable resource for the community, especially for the employees of the surrounding businesses who want to get out and enjoy nature for a lunch-time or after-work walk.”

Kinetico, which was founded in 1970 by two engineers, Bill Prior and Jim Kewley and is now headed by President and CEO Shamus Hurley, has a reputation as an innovative company and a leader in its field. Its residential and commercial products include water conditioners, water softeners, drinking water systems (reverse osmosis), carbon filters, waterplants, aeration systems and neutralizers. The firm created a revolutionary water softener product design incorporating non-electric, demand-operated, twin tank operation with counter-current regeneration.

Western Reserve Land Conservancy is a local but nationally recognized nonprofit conservation organization. The Land Conservancy works with landowners, governments and other groups to preserve the scenic beauty, rural character and natural resources in a 14-county region of northern Ohio.