by West Creek Conservancy | Feb 13, 2025
Funk Bottoms 168 acres of protected land added to the Funk Bottoms Wildlife Area, including a restored 50-acre farm field. Project Summary The Funk Bottoms Wildlife Area is a nearly 2,000-acre wildlife area spanning Ashland and Wayne counties in the Mohican River...
by West Creek Conservancy | Sep 27, 2024
Caribe Bakery BioswaleThis project addressed stormwater runoff by installing a bioswale to capture rainwater on the Caribe Bakeshop property, located in a combined sewer community in Cleveland, Ohio. Project Summary Located in a community still served by a combined...
by West Creek Conservancy | Aug 1, 2024
Kinsman Swamp PreserveProject Completed A collaborative design-build effort to protect 36 acres of high-quality forested wetlands through the conversion of agricultural land back to riparian forest. Project Summary Decades of agricultural use had flattened the natural...
by West Creek Conservancy | Apr 6, 2023
Stickney Creek - Brooklyn Memorial Park RestorationStickney Creek (a tributary to Big Creek), within the confines of Brooklyn’s Veterans Memorial Park, underwent major stream and habitat restoration to stabilize the bank, reduce erosion and downstream...
by West Creek Conservancy | Jan 1, 2020
West Creek Headwaters Restoration “Buckeye” A stretch of the West Creek in Parma, that is sandwiched between a power equipment retailer and a senior living center had little ecological value. It was inundated with invasive species, had 700 linear feet of channelized...
