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As long as most anyone alive remembers, Glen Helen has been protected as a nature preserve. Hugh Taylor Birch insisted on it in 1927 when he deeded the land to Antioch College in his daughter’s memory. But when David Neuhardt set his attorney’s eyes on the dated document, he saw holes and risk all over it. read more »
A 74-acre marsh and wetlands property along East Sandusky Bay will now be added to the Wyandot Wetland Meadows Preserve, a part of Erie MetroParks' East Sandusky Bay MetroPark. read more »
The birds, plants and critters of the forest can breathe easier now that the project is fully funded, the property is under the protection of the National Parks Service, and threats of a housing development have been put to rest, said David Vasarhelyi of the Trust for Public Land. read more »
Springfield Bog Metro Park is blooming with color. Springfield Bog features 108 acres of wetlands, including a 12-acre kettle bog, 5-acre bog and a now overgrown 91-acre wetland. The 256-acre park was created with help from the Trust for Public Land, a national land conservation agency. read more »
The Cuyahoga Valley National Park is ''in the money'' in terms of completing the sale of undeveloped land at Blossom Music Center. That's the way Bill Carroll of the Trust for Public Land described the good news from the National Park Service. read more »
With 4 1/2 riverfront acres secured by the Trust for Public Land's Parks for People project at her disposal, the more than 800 members of the Cleveland Rowing Foundation are aiming to get the Flats hopping again with kayaks, canoes and more. read more »
It's hard to traverse wetlands where the ground squishes and slops and the muck and mire try to suck off shoes. Such wetlands are filled with unusual and fragile plants that unknowing visitors can destroy. Those were among the dilemmas Metro Parks, Serving Summit County faced as it began developing its new Springfield Bog Metro Park. read more »
