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...
by West Creek Conservancy | Mar 17, 2016 | Watershed News
Tree Training in a Day is a workshop for Tree Commissions, mayors and local government decision makers, workers managing urban forests and stormwater practices, students interested in a career in forestry or arboriculture, and people who want to preserve, protect, and...
by West Creek Conservancy | Mar 2, 2016 | Watershed News
West Creek Conservancy has partnered with Cleveland Metroparks to help secure and protect some land in the Heron Rookery in North Royalton. Executive Director Derek Schafer put it best when he said, “The Heron Rookery Project was a great opportunity to utilize the...
by West Creek Conservancy | Dec 2, 2015 | West Creek in Action
West Creek Conservancy has been a driving (no pun intended) force for the Hemlock Creek Trail in the City of Independence, which will ultimately be the largest community connector for the Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP). Nearly 2 miles in length, the trail will...
by West Creek Conservancy | Oct 8, 2015 | West Creek Conservancy News
Metroparks, partners quietly exalt and nurture the fragile Cuyahoga Erin O’Brien | Thursday, October 08, 2015 Tucked away in Parma in the heart of the West Creek Reservation sits a beautiful and living facility that will fill even the most jaded visitor with...
by West Creek Conservancy | Oct 6, 2015 | West Creek in Action
Project summary West Creek Conservancy is in the process of creating a free mobile device app to promote coastal and river access, watershed stewardship and public engagement in Ohio’s portion of the Lake Erie Basin. The app will use a phone’s GPS capability to locate...
by West Creek Conservancy | Sep 8, 2015 | West Creek in Action
Baldwin Creek begins in North Royalton, and flows in a westerly direction through the cities of Parma, Middleburg Heights, Strongsville, and Berea before entering the East Branch of the Rocky River near the Berea Water Treatment Plant. It is home to Coe Lake, Lake...
by West Creek Conservancy | Jul 15, 2015 | West Creek in Action
I’m helping to make a Greener Greater Cleveland. On the back of West Creek Conservancy t-shirts is a statement that inspires me at my internship every day: “I’m helping to make a Greener Greater Cleveland.” To me, the best part about interning with a nonprofit...
by West Creek Conservancy | Jul 15, 2015 | Donor Insight
Our Road to Conservation From Jeff and Christine Smith My wife and I were looking for some wooded property to build our home. We found the perfect site and were able to make a deal with a seller, who was Pinnacle Sports of Medina. Everything looked good but the...
by West Creek Conservancy | May 28, 2015 | Past Events
Press Release West Creek Conservancy’s Annual River Sweep a Success. Parma, OH, May 9, 2015: Each year hundreds of volunteers from across the community team up to beautify the Cuyahoga River Valley at Ohio’s largest done-in-a-day cleanup event. This year West Creek...
