From the countryside to the city, Western Reserve Land Conservancy’s projects make news. Check out some of the stories people are talking about.
Dramatic Increase of Investor Ownership of Homes in Cuyahoga County Leading to Lower Housing Values and Lack of Compliance with Local Housing Codes
Real estate investors purchasing 1-3 family homes in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, tripled from 2004 to 2020, according to a new study [nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com] …
National Experts Attract Thousands of Attendees for Online Biodiversity Symposium on Pollinators and Wildlife
Western Reserve Land Conservancy – Ohio’s largest land trust – continues its free online series “Inviting Biodiversity into Our Gardens” with a …
Cleveland Foundation Awards Cleveland Tree Coalition Funding to Support Rebuilding the City’s Urban Tree Canopy
The Cleveland Foundation has awarded a $150,000 grant to the Cleveland Tree Coalition to fund the hiring of a full-time Director responsible …
Property Adjacent to Kingsville Swamp is Permanently Protected through Collaboration
Western Reserve Land Conservancy and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History have permanently conserved 29 acres of land adjacent to Kingsville Swamp …
Broad Partnership Leads to 984 Acres Conserved in Coshocton County
American Electric Power (AEP), Western Reserve Land Conservancy, Ohio Public Works Commission and Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) have worked together to …
Western Reserve Land Conservancy Offering Free Online Symposium to Invite Biodiversity into Home Gardens
Western Reserve Land Conservancy – Ohio’s largest local land trust – is hosting a free online symposium for backyard gardeners to learn …
Western Reserve Land Conservancy Opens 12 Owned Properties for Public Hunting Access
Thanks to a new Ohio program and the hard work of Land Conservancy staff, sportsmen and women can now hunt on land …
Western Reserve Land Conservancy Receives Additional Funding to Connect Cleveland Kids to Nature and Green Spaces
Cleveland kids will soon have better access to outdoor recreation and learning opportunities thanks to funding from Cities Connecting Children to Nature …
Western Reserve Land Conservancy Purchases Euclid Beach Mobile Home Park, 28 Acres along Lake Erie Shore on Cleveland-Euclid Border
Western Reserve Land Conservancy—Ohio’s largest land trust—has purchased the 28-acre Euclid Beach Mobile Home Park on the eastern edge of Cleveland in …
Saving Chagrin Falls’ Grove Hill
Chagrin Falls is a special place. Like many small towns, traditions endure and neighbors celebrate the history that unites them. The passion …
Healing and Closure Come for Imperial Ave. Residents as Garden of Eleven Angels Memorializes Lives Lost
Healing and closure have come for the residents of Imperial Avenue and the families of 11 women murdered on the block by …
Reforesting the Forest City: Cleveland Sports Franchises, Local Businesses Pledge Commitment to Trees
It’s unclear who coined the Cleveland nickname, Forest City. Maybe it was a former mayor in the mid-19th century, or maybe a …