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Sustainable Cuyahoga toolkit
Access for All: Innerbelt bike and...
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Recent blog posts

08/30/19 The Great Lakes, the Amazon: Saving the world's most precious ecosystems
08/19/19 Biomimicry in Healthcare comes to Cleveland
08/12/19 Sorting through the mess that is recycling
07/30/19 Replacing stereotypes of Cleveland at heart of Mobility Imperative
07/29/19 Mobility conversation heats up on highways, if they violated civil rights
07/26/19 Cleveland and its suburbs are not smart growth, says Smart Growth president
07/25/19 Climate conversation in Cleveland gets candid
07/05/19 Museum devoted to climate that also lives its ideals

There is funding for #CompleteStreets https://t.co/PPYSZAWQa7 4 days ago via Twitter

How shld #rustbelt cities act on #climateresilience reports? #ResilientCLE https://t.co/6xRzXZqPGb 5 days ago via Twitter

Public transit, sprawl, access to nature (the lakefront) are top concerns for Cleveland?s young professionals. https://t.co/wpU4zjcM5i 9 days ago via Twitter

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Best native plants for your garden
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Best local, maple syrup events

Featured projects

Sustainable Cuyahoga toolkit
Bike share
Cleveland EcoVillage

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CO2 concentration

Ten water saving tips

Ten water saving tips >

We're at the shore of Lake Erie, but we still have good reasons to conserve

Eco-friendly landscapes

Eco-friendly landscapes >

We look inside two local guides to native landscaping and their benefits.

10 best ecological restoration

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Cities are healthier as a whole when nature is invited in.

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