Two bald eagles, who have returned to the Pinery Narrows area of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park for more than a decade, have come back again and appear to be actively tending a nest.
Demolition in Ohio City signals big visible first step toward creation of park at Irishtown Bend
Updated Feb 09, 2021;
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CLEVELAND, Ohio The ground shook. Debris rained down as the sharp teeth of an excavator bucket chewed at the concrete innards of a three-story, brick-faced building. A man in heavy work clothes and a hard hat sprayed water from a hose to keep the dust down.
That was the scene Monday as contractors began tearing down the former Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority “Big 8′ apartment complex on West 25th Street in Ohio City, a block south of Detroit Avenue.
After more than a decade of planning, dreaming, designing, and grant-writing, the demolition marked the first highly visible step toward the creation of a 23-acre park at Irishtown Bend overlooking the Cuyahoga River and the downtown skyline.
Bobcat spotted in Summit County; what does it mean for Northeast Ohio ecosystems? Q&A
Updated Feb 07, 2021;
Posted Feb 07, 2021
A bobcat was captured on a trail camera in Furnace Run Metro Park in Richfield, marking the first verified sighting of a bobcat in Summit County since 2017. (Courtesy of Summit Metro Parks)
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AKRON, Ohio – The Summit Metro Parks recently announced a bobcat was photographed in Furnace Run Metro Park in Richfield, marking the first verified bobcat sighting in the county in years and raising questions about what their growing presence could mean for Northeast Ohio.
For answers, cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer spoke with Laurie Brown, wildlife research technician for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, and Mike Johnson, chief of conservation for Summit Metro Parks.
Imagine seeing the vast expanses of Glacier National Park or the Grand Canyon from a different vantage point than everyone else. Instead of hiking the most popular trail, you’re traversing the park by dogsled or pedaling a fat-tire bike across the snow. Instead of driving the same scenic route as other cars, you’re floating or flying above it all in a hot-air balloon or helicopter. Here’s how to make that happen.
Travel by Train
Photo: Courtesy Rocky Mountaineer)
Skip driving and hop aboard a train. This year the company Rocky Mountaineer will introduce a new route on a glass-domed train between Denver and Moab, Utah. The two-night journey will begin near Rocky Montain National Park and overnight at Glenwood Springs, Colorado, before arriving near Arches and Canyonlands National Parks (from $1,250). To see Glacier National Park, book a four-day getaway package (from $1,059) with Amtrak Vacations. You’ll disembark at Montana’s East Glacier Park station, the
37 great sledding hills in Northeast Ohio
Updated Feb 01, 2021;
Posted Feb 01, 2021
There are plenty of great sledding hills to check out in Northeast Ohio. (Photos from cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer archives)
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CLEVELAND, Ohio Though the winter season in Cleveland can often be full of gray days and slush, it also brings its own kind of fun in the form of sledding.
Every snow day, local kids break out their toboggans, tubes and sleds to speed down locally renowned hills. During the coronavirus pandemic, social distancing is a manageable feat on a sledding hill and face masks are a welcome accessory in frigid temperatures.