Check out this Western Reserve Land Conservancy slideshow featuring the people and places that made 2013 a great year for preserving our great natural resources and revitalizing our urban centers.
44. 8 more parks and preserves for people!
Parks in - Medina (3)
- Lorain (1)
- Portage (2)
- Cuyahoga (1)
- Lake (1) counties
Lake Erie Bluffs
is nationally
significant
46. 500 more acres of farmland protected
Highlights:
154-acre Daron family farm - Richland County
49-acre Fye farm - Lorain County
151-acre Maier farm - Portage County
48. Two additional
mergers expand
our footprint
Waite Hill
Land Conservancy
Little Beaver Creek
Land Foundation
New work in Columbiana,
Carroll & Jefferson counties
52. Our stewardship responsibility grows each year
• 6 staff monitored 34,482
acres (481 properties)
• 28 volunteers
monitored 17,000 acres
(171 properties)
• 2 pilots monitored 12,237
from the air!
53. Our stewardship responsibility grows each year
• 6 staff monitored 34,482
acres (481 properties)
• 28 volunteers
monitored 17,000 acres
(171 properties)
• 2 pilots monitored 12,237
from the air!
• It’s a dirty job,
but we’ve got to do it!
54. 9 Clean Ohio grants generated $4.75 million
Top successes:
- Lake Erie Bluffs
($1.2 million)
- Medina Marsh
($953 thousand)
- Sulphur Springs
Headwaters
($836 thousand)
55. 9 Clean Ohio grants generated $4.75 million
Top successes:
- Lake Erie Bluffs
($1.2 million)
- Medina Marsh
($953 thousand)
- Sulphur Springs
Headwaters
($836 thousand)
62. County land
bank growth
continues
About 50% of Ohio’s
88 counties are eligible
16 Ohio counties
now have land banks
Richland will be 17th
63. County land
bank growth
continues
About 50% of Ohio’s
88 counties are eligible
16 Ohio counties
now have land banks
Richland will be 17th
12 more counties
are interested
84. Thought leaders on many issues
Urban
Revitalization,
Land Banks &
$$ for Demos
1st Ever
Regional
Conservation
Report
85. Thought leaders on many issues
Vision for
Eastern
Ohio’s UPP
Region
1st Ever
Regional
Conservation
Report
Urban
Revitalization,
Land Banks &
$$ for Demos
86. Thought leaders on many issues
Urban
Revitalization,
Land Banks &
$$ for Demos
Vision for
Eastern
Ohio’s UPP
Region
1st Ever
Regional
Conservation
Report
Vacant
Property
Research