UP! A Creek 2026
Saturday, September 19, 2026 | Windows on the River
Our major annual fundraiser will take place on September 19, 2026 at Windows on the River. Enjoy small bites, drinks, raffles, live music, and more. This event brings together over 500 supporters for an evening of conservation celebration. Tickets available soon!
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West Creek Conservancy is partnering with City Forest Credits to support tree planting and preservation projects in northeast Ohio communities. Companies can buy available credits from local projects and invest where people live, work, and play.
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2016 Report to the Community
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...
RiverSweep 2016: A Done-In-A-Day Clean-up Event
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...
Tree Training in a Day
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...
Conservancy Assists Cleveland Metroparks to Expand Mill Stream Reservation
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...
West Creek is Making Connections with the Hemlock Creek Trail
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...
Watershed Stewardship Center Featured in Fresh Water Cleveland
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...
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