Things are hopeless unless everybody chooses for them not to be hopeless.
2008 Northeast Ohio Environmental Awards sponsored by the Biodiversity Alliance and Dominion. The guest speaker will be Dr. Michael Hutchins, President/CEO of The Wildlife Society.
Regular meeting of the Lake Erie Allegheny Partnership for Biodiversity, the regional conservation consortium.
Western Reserve Land Conservancy, the National Park Service and the Medina Raptor Center will host a program on the benefits of land conservation and how it benefits ecosystems and wildlife. Eddie Dengg, director of Western Reserve Land Conservancy’s Akron Area Field Office, will discuss the merits of conservation and Bill Jordan, the Land Conservancy’s Medina Summit Office manager and operator of the Medina Raptor Center, will display four rescued birds. The event is free and open to the public. Landowners abutting the Cuyahoga Valley National Park are invited to hear about the benefits of conservation.
For more information, contact Eddie Dengg at (330) 836-2271.
The West Creek winds eight miles through heavily developed areas of Parma, Seven Hills, Independence and Brooklyn Heights before unceremoniously joining with the Cuyahoga River through a pipe under a building. It’s a reminder of how many creeks and rivers, not so long ago, were buried below concrete. Today, a few daring visionaries believe Northeast Ohio is hungry for something new— a connection to more parks and nature close to home.
“We know that we can never completely restore West Creek to the way it was back in the 1800s. But we can make it so that people want the stream to be a part of their lives,” Neal Hess, watershed coordinator for the West Creek Preservation Committee, explains in the documentary film, “The Return of the Cuyahoga.”
Hess, David Vasarhelyi and Dave Lincheck were the dreamweavers of restoring West Creek and, with a small army of volunteers, spent years knocking on doors, organizing support, and finally building an organization to create a West Creek Reservation.
Cleveland Metroparks assumed management of the 400 contiguous acres of greenspace in the West Creek Reservation on January 1, 2006. The Park District's goal is to effectively protect, restore and enhance the ecological integrity of the West Creek Valley. (Read more).
Regular meeting of LEAP for Biodiversity, the regional consortium for conservation.
RSVP to Renee Boronka.
Big Creek Trail and Neighborhood Connector Plan
Public Meeting
The City of Brooklyn and project partners are seeking public input on the Big Creek Trail and Neighborhood Connector Plan. The study will develop preferred alignments for a three mile all-purpose trail expansion through the city that will seek to connect the Metroparks Zoo and Brookside Reservation to the Big Creek Reservation south of Brookpark Road. It will examine connecting parks, neighborhoods, civic and commercial areas throughout the city while identifying opportunities for interpretive exhibits and ecological restoration.
The $75,000 study is being funded by a $60,000 Federal Transportation for Livable Communities Initiative grant program administered through the Northeast Ohio Coordinating Agency with local matches from the cities of Brooklyn, Cleveland and Parma, Cleveland Metroparks, and Friends of Big Creek.
The meeting starts at 6:30 PM at Brooklyn City Hall, 7619 Memphis Avenue. For more information contact Donna Thompson, City of Brooklyn at 216-635-4224 or visit < www.friendsofbigcreek.org >.
Big Creek Trail and Neighborhood Connector Plan
Public Meeting
Wednesday, June 25th
6:30 pm
Brooklyn City Hall
7619 Memphis Avenue
Brooklyn, Ohio 44144
Discover the stunning tallgrass prairie, picturesque ponds and beautiful bird and butterfly habitat on the property of noted Ohio naturalist, Guy Denny. Learn more about prairie coneflower, switchgrass, prairie dock and other prairie species, as well as the intricate process of collecting seeds and the renewal brought by prairie fires. Contact the Ohio Environmental Council for more information.
This six-mile float is a beautiful natural experience! You'll enjoy abundant bird life, scenic vistas, and learn about the Little Miami River conservation efforts. Be prepared to get a little wet. Free for members of the Ohio Evironmental Council. See OEC for more information.
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the world's premier wetlands research facility with its world-renowned director, Dr. William Mitsch. This park was built at The Ohio State University to study how wetlands, sometimes called "nature's kidneys," function and how to create and restore them. Free for current Ohio Environmental Council members. Contact OEC for more information.
Experience the high sandstone ledges and passageways on a journey through time, long before the glaciers, as you read the geological evidence that shaped the high cliffs. Explore some less traveled areas, home to a variety of plants and animals found only in this micro-environment within Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Free. Limited to Legacy and Capitol Club members of the Ohio Environmnental Council. Reservation required, contact oec@theOEC.org or 614/487-7506.
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