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This page includes Euclid Creek Watershed Plans, Fact Sheets, Brochures, Maps and Friends of Euclid Creek Resources.  Click on a category above to view the related publications.  

Redstone Run Highland Reserve

In May 2013, this 8.71 acre property on Highland Road in Richmond Heights was purchased for conservation as part of a larger effort to protect water quality in the Euclid Creek Watershed. This property contains 1,000 linear feet of Redstone Run, a tributary to the East Branch of Euclid Creek, and is made up of steep shale slopes leading down to the creek. The land was purchased to protect the high-quality plant and animal habitat and to protect the site’s steep slopes from development or deforestation. The property retained in its natural state provides an ideal ’land lab’ for research and educational activities and will enhance the overall beauty of this portion of Euclid Creek.

This rugged, heavily-wooded piece of land is unique in that it lies at a point where the stream cuts through hard bluestone terrace to create a small gorge in the soft shale below. Redstone Run takes its name from an outcrop of Berea Sandstone which, when quarried, has a pinkish color. In the early 1800s the site was used for a water-powered sawmill. The sites steep slopes and mature trees make it an absolute beauty.

Partners from Friends of Euclid Creek, West Creek Conservancy, and Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District worked together to purchase the property with full support of Richmond Heights City Council. Acquisition funds were generously provided by the Clean Ohio Fund and the Friends of Euclid Creek raised remaining funds through their Land Conservation Fund.

Get involved with your local watershed group and take part in keeping your watershed clean and healthy.
To schedule a tour of the property, please call the West Creek Conservancy at 216-749-3720.

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South Euclid 2020 Euclid Creek Project

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The Euclid Creek Watershed Planning Guide

Cuyahoga County Planning Commission Vision for the Euclid Creek Watershed, 2005.

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Top 20 Rain Garden Plants

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Village of Mayfield - Headwater Stream Assessment and Restoration Potential

In 2004, the Cleveland Metroparks surveyed headwater streams in the Euclid Creek Watershed looking for insects, salamanders and fish to assess the relative health of the stream. Headwater streams are small creeks and streams at the beginning / origin of the watershed (the small tributaries).

73 sites were inventoried to assess stream health and to identify stream segments in need of restoration. Sites were then analyzed to identify sites that should be prioritized for restoration. A report explaining the findings and the meaning of scores is included below. And each Watershed Council communities' maps are below.

Stream Assessment report completed in 2009 (add link here later).

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Village of Mayfield - Watershed Fact Sheet

Watersheds located in Mayfield Village and general information about each watershed and what the Village is doing to help watersheds in Cuyahoga County.

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Village of Mayfield - Wetland Inventory, 2007

In 2006, Cuyahoga SWCD hired the Davey Resource Group to conduct a GIS mapping based Wetlands Inventory and Restoration Assessment for Cuyahoga County through a Great Lakes Commission grant.

The final product was a map and inventory list of wetland sites greater than 0.22 acres in size. Since wetlands are so scarce statewide and in Cuyahoga County, efforts to protect these last remaining wetlands is critical.

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Watershed-Friendly Stream Maintenance Guide for Communities

This manual seeks to help communities establish a watershed-friendly stream maintenance program and provides suggestions for how to deal with typical maintenance issues.

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Wildwood Lacustrine Wetland and Stream Restoration Project - Brochure

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Woods for Waters - A guide to planting riparian buffers for healthy streams

Please download this great guide providing detailed recommendations on how to restore our streamside buffers for healthy waterways.

Click on the website above to learn more about the Cuyahoga ReLeaf program.

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