Working on a piece about the history and legacy of Native Americans on and near the Cuyahoga river led me to Native American activist Marie Toledo, and an interesting parallel of our family histories. Toledo’s father moved to Cleveland from the western U.S. as a part of the Indian Relocation Act of 1956. The act [...]
Five things anyone can do to help protect our rivers
The Cuyahoga River has seen a dramatic turnaround in health since its infamous burning in 1969. While legislation that sprung from the fire’s notoriety, like the establishment of the Clean Water Act, as well as the regulation of corporations are the largest factors in its improvement, there are still several things those who live on [...]
Improved Water Quality Encourages Accessibility
During a recent trip to different areas of the Cuyahoga, I was able to learn of all the ways the water is more accessible. People are boating along the river and there are various spots and trails you can now visit to see the newfound beauty of the river. During my interview with John Debo, [...]
Not just a plant: A small look into invasive flora in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Cuyahoga River
The Cuyahoga River runs for about 100 miles through Northeast, Ohio and through one of just 419 national parks in the United States. For decades and even centuries now invasive flora have existed in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) and the Cuyahoga River. In the CVNP during the year 1986 a study found that [...]
About Me
My name is Lydia Taylor, and I'm a second-year graduate student at Kent State University earning my M.A. in journalism. I graduated with my B.S. in multimedia journalism from Kent in 2018. My goal is to be a health reporter and help people across the nation find out more about their mysterious illnesses and what [...]
History Within History Itself
At this point, we've heard a lot about the Cuyahoga River's history — how it burned more than a dozen times decades ago, the way it helped fuel an environmental movement and how it went from hazardous to one of the most recreationally used rivers in Ohio. If you're walking along the Portage Hike & [...]
Andrea Irland: Beer, Boats and the Brecksville Dam
After an extensive campaign, the Cuyahoga River is now a designated water trail. The designation serves as an example of the river's transformation from a polluted waterway to a recreational river. Andrea Irland is with the National Park Service Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance program. She spearheaded the campaign to designate the river as a [...]
Field trips in college?
We all remember being kids in grade school and going on field trips multiple times throughout the school year. Getting to be with all our friends, while still learning in a different way. Suddenly, we all grew up and no longer went on these fun, learning experiences. Luckily for me and other students in my [...]
How the Stokes Brothers Changed the Cuyahoga River Forever
I recently had the chance to talk to India Nicole Burton, a co-director of the Cleveland Public Theatre's recent show about the Cuyahoga River, "Fire on the Water." During our interview she mentioned that the play alluded to the importance of Carl and Louis Stokes in helping with not only the Cuyahoga River, but environmentalism [...]
The beauty of Lake Erie
Growing up in Erie, Pennsylvania, the lake was always in my backyard. Recently, my environmental investigation class took a trip to where the Cuyahoga River dumps into Lake Erie just west of downtown Cleveland. Specifically, the newer path that was dredged for the river in recent years. Waves breaking across the barrier wall at Lake [...]
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