Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

ReImagine a Greater Cleveland
Issues of vacancy, abandonment and foreclosure have had a profound effect on the well-being of the nation's neighborhoods and residents. These negative forces have mobilized community development professionals and policymakers in Cleveland to develop innovative efforts to turn the tide and fight for our neighborhoods.
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GreenCityBlueLake is the online home for the exciting people, projects, and ideas creating a more sustainable future in Northeast Ohio. Find out how you can make a donation or become a sponsor of the site.

Our vision
Educated people are our greatest asset, but what and how do we teach? The interdependent, global society of the 21st century demands new lessons and approaches to learning. So we are teaching the habits of healing, regeneration, collaboration, the ability to think in whole systems. We are celebrating creativity and provocative questions. We are developing civic spaces in which to share, learn, debate, and invent our future. Most of all, we are listening to this place, discovering how to live here, learning how to love this part of the planet. And we hope that if we can pass this love on to our children, they will stay here and be able to find their own future.
Main sections in education are below.
This site is inspired by the memory of Richard Shatten, a former board member of EcoCity Cleveland,
who pushed Northeast Ohio to think strategically about regionalism and sustainability.
A service of the GreenCityBlueLake Institute at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.
Operating support provided by The George Gund Foundation.
The GreenCityBlueLake name and logo are registered service marks of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.

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