Perhaps one of the most direct effects on the Cuyahoga River are the streams that contribute to it. Streams are considered as tributaries that flow into the river. The health and life of these streams are a significant reflection of the river itself, and studying them provides great insight on the river's future. The Cuyahoga [...]
Category: Watershed
Barberton: Responding to Rising Waters
The City of Barberton has a long history of flooding; more than 100 years. Barberton sits at a convergence point where Mud Run, Hudson Run and Wolf Creek all flow into the Tuscarawas River. Mayor William Judge called the city "the punchbowl of Summit County." And he's right. Residents deal with flooding nearly every summer [...]
Amateur Paddlers Present Unnecessary Danger to River Recreation
Heavy rains this Summer left much of the Cuyahoga River swollen and many surrounding communities flooded. At least fifteen people were rescued in Kent alone. This led the local fire department to issue a warning to potential kayakers against paddling in high waters. John Kobak is with the Keelhaulers Canoe Club, an organization that teaches [...]
Your local watershed
During my time in this environmental investigations class I learned a number of new things such as the growth of wildlife in the river, the river's powerful history and even how our local sewers impact the health and quality of our waterways. One of the things that my not-so-science-brained self learned this semester was that [...]
Meet Lisa Meranti: One of the Many Watershed Stewards in Northeast Ohio
Lisa Meranti likes to say, "Spread the message downstream." She's been with the Cleveland Metroparks for a more than three years as the Watershed Stewardship Program coordinator. The stewardship program is a type of citizen science — it combines education programs about the watershed along learning how to reach out to the community and get [...]
