Discover Our Great Outdoors

Everyone needs access to greenspace and nature. West Creek is protecting local natural areas, open spaces, streams and waterways right here in our community.

Annual Meeting

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 | Parma-Snow Library

Join us for West Creek Conservancy’s Annual Meeting on April 8th. We’ll recap 2024 and look ahead at 2025. Light food and refreshments provided. Space is limited, registration required. For more info, email info@westcreek.org.

April 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM at the Parma-Snow Library, 2121 Snow Road, Parma, Sari Feldman Auditorium.

UP! A Creek 2025

Saturday, June 28, 2025 | Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

Save the date! Our major annual fundraiser will take place on June 28, 2025 at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Enjoy small bites, drinks, raffles, live music, and more. This event brings together over 500 supporters for an evening of conservation celebration.

Registration and event details coming soon!

Our Projects

We’re reclaiming vacant urban lands and restoring streams, wetlands, woods and natural habitats right here in our community.

Our Events

West Creek hosts an exciting array of hikes, meetings, and other events throughout the year. We invite you to hear guest speakers, explore…

Donate

Your donations help us further our mission and protect local natural areas, open spaces, streams and waterways.

Our Mission

Our mission is to enrich the lives of all people in Northeast Ohio by conserving natural habitats, restoring the ecological value of our region’s lands and waters, and expanding opportunities to connect people from all cultures to experience nature and discover our great outdoors.

Carbon Credits

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.

News and Updates

Collaboration Plays an Important Role at West Creek

Collaboration Plays an Important Role at West Creek

Recognizing the importance of collaboration and partnerships, built on mutual goals and values, West Creek stepped in to acquire a critical property on behalf of the Medina County Park District. This acquisition is an example of West Creek’s ability to identify and...

West Creek Secures Funding for Bird Family Bog Preserve

West Creek Secures Funding for Bird Family Bog Preserve

West Creek is pleased to announce full funding for The Bird Family Bog Preserve from H2Ohio and Clean Ohio. The 171-acre property presented a rare opportunity to protect one of the few extant bogs in Ohio. The bog is the only historically known site in Ohio of the...

The Critters in the Stream

The Critters in the Stream

This article was written by our Summer 2021 intern, Caitlin Jurcago. The Cleveland Metroparks has set out on a summer-long mission to assess over one hundred streams within the park system to gain insights on the health of the ecosystems. Claire Weldon, an Aquatic...

Invasives Removal at Dusty Goldenrod Preserve

Invasives Removal at Dusty Goldenrod Preserve

This article was written by our Summer 2021 intern, Dana Lettl. In May of 2019, West Creek Conservancy, along with several other partners, including Friends of Euclid Creek and the city of Highland Heights, purchased 37-acre Dusty Goldenrod Preserve as part of a...

Field Work at Brooklyn City Halls’ Stickney Creek

Field Work at Brooklyn City Halls’ Stickney Creek

This article was written by our Summer 2021 intern, Natalie Feighan. Brooklyn Ohio’s Stickney Creek is located in Veterans Memorial Park, a public greenspace that provides the community with opportunities for recreation and exploration. At one point however, runoff...

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