by West Creek Conservancy | Aug 29, 2016 | West Creek Conservancy News
Lake Erie Starts With Me! Depending on where you are reading this, the title may or may not pertain to you. Looking at the image below, you’ll be able to roughly determine the boundaries of the Lake Erie and Ohio River Watersheds. Needless to say, wherever you...
by West Creek Conservancy | Aug 18, 2016 | West Creek in Action
Your backyard can be a lively place with a few wild additions to your yard and garden! Learn how to improve your backyard habitat for wildlife while enjoying family-friendly learning stations, wagon rides, musical entertainment & food trucks. Shop for native...
by West Creek Conservancy | Jul 12, 2016 | West Creek in Action
West Creek Conservancy shares our appreciation with the Great Lakes Brewing Company staff for coming out and planting a newly reclaimed site along West Creek in Parma. Though it was a very hot day, they worked hard and had fun! If you’re looking for a company...
by West Creek Conservancy | Jul 8, 2016 | West Creek in Action
West Creek Conservancy’s Parmadale initiative was featured in this month’s Parma Observer highlighting our desire to reclaim the area to relieve our over-stressed local sewer systems, and expand access to the park and its new trails, encouraging healthier...
by West Creek Conservancy | Jun 15, 2016 | West Creek in Action
Restoring native habitats, one plant at a time. Where Native Plants are Needed: Above, volunteers at the Confluence Restoration Area in Independence complete the reintroduction of native plants, such as those now being raised at Spring Hill Native Plant Nursery. Once...
by West Creek Conservancy | Jun 15, 2016 | West Creek in Action
Fulfilling a family’s wish along Bear Creek. Conservation through Collaboration: Through the generosity of the Gries family, and working with several partners, a site in Bedford along Bear Creek where abandoned homes once stood is now an unimpaired flood plain habitat...
by West Creek Conservancy | Jun 15, 2016 | West Creek in Action
Saving the best of Baldwin Creek. Where Healthy Lakes Begin: The headwaters of Baldwin Creek meander through 17 acres of undisturbed habitat, a recent acquisition by West Creek Conservancy in the southwest corner of Parma. Urban headwater areas like this provide a...
by West Creek Conservancy | Jun 15, 2016 | West Creek in Action
Delivering greater public access to parks and trails. Providing Access to Greenspace: Trailheads give neighborhoods ready access to parks. West Creek Conservancy helped establish the one above near Dentzler Road in Parma, on the western edge of West Creek Reservation....
by West Creek Conservancy | Jun 13, 2016 | West Creek Conservancy News
Dear Friends, We are thrilled to report to you that West Creek Conservancy reached two notable milestones in 2015; we began our 100th conservation project, and our total conserved habitat topped 1,000 acres. Considering that the median parcel size in all our projects...
by West Creek Conservancy | May 7, 2016 | Past Events
West Creek Conservancy hosted over 150 volunteers this year on a beautiful Saturday in May as part of one of Greater Cleveland’s largest “done-in-a-day” clean-up events, RiverSweep. West Creek has partnered with the Canalway Partners for the past 7 years to host a...
