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The Cleveland Metroparks have reached the current milestone of more than 25,000 acres total with the addition of over 100 acres in the West Creek Reservation.

Viewed as ‘last piece of the big puzzle,’ West Creek Conservancy purchases Parma’s Padua Park John Benson, cleveland.com © John Benson/cleveland.com/cleveland.com/TNS West Creek Conservancy purchased the 18-acre Padua Park, which is located at 2901 W Ridgewood Dr. in Parma. PARMA, Ohio — Acquiring greenspace in fully built-out communities is a difficult proposition; however, over the past 15 years the West Creek Conservancy has done just that in Parma. The latest acquisition announced on Thursday (March 4) by the nonprofit, which has a mission to conserve greenspace...

As Merriman Valley project gets underway, activists continue to lobby for more planning for the area Merriman Valley's parks and other green amenities are attracting both developers and preservationists. The initial round in the fight over development in the Merriman Valley is over, with the city of Akron recently granting Petros Homes the variance it needed to build 197 townhomes on Akron-Peninsula Road. So, now what? Development of the former Riverwood Golf Course site will probably start this summer, Petros Homes said. But for the broader valley, activists say they're now organized to bett...

Cleveland Metroparks adds 52 acres to West Creek Reservation By Chris M. Worrell - cleveland.com (TNS) CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland Metroparks recently added 52 acres critical to the protection of natural resources and to the development of future trail connections at West Creek Reservation. The acquisition includes property in one of the few Cuyahoga County communities in which Cleveland Metroparks did not previously have a footprint. “West Creek Reservation is one of our fastest-growing reservations, and we’re thrilled to add land in the City of Seven Hills to our Emerald Necklace,” ...

Reply(1) The amount of preserved space included in the Cleveland Metroparks property has grown by more than 24,000 acres over the past 10 years. (Courtesy of Rick Uldricks) CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OH — Recent land acquisitions have added more than 52 acres of preserved land to Cleveland Metroparks West Creek Reservation, including parkland in several communities including Seven Hills for the first time in the park district's 103-year history, officials announced this week. With the new acreage additions to the West Creek Reservation,Cleveland Metroparks has grown by more than 12 percent over the p...