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In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Cleveland was nicknamed The Forest City. The abundance of trees meant there was an inexpensive commodity readily available to a growing city. Fortunately, the early city fathers and philanthropists worked hard to replant trees on city streets and in the parks. Unfortunately, many of those legacy trees, if not already fallen... read more

Typical detention basin with low flow concrete channel.

We've got plenty of old stormwater detention basins throughout Cuyahoga County. You'd recognize them if you saw them, big depressions with concrete channels running from one pipe to another across the basin. In the past when designing for flood control, we made it our goal to get water from one place on our properties to another as quickly... read more

Wood Chip filled filter sock does not meet the specifications of the Rainwater and Land Development manual when used as perimeter control.

The Environmental Protection Agency lists sediment (soil particles in water) as the most common pollutant in rivers, streams, lakes, and reservoirs. Roughly 70% of the sediment in any body of water is from human land use and the other 30% is from natural erosion and deposition processes. A method to minimize the amount of sediment escaping from large areas... read more

Photo Credit:  Viette's Beautiful Gardens

I love wildlife and creating wildlife habitat, but combining the lifestyles of humans and wildlife isn't always easy. You need to have some kind of management plan, an open mind and a lot of patience/tolerance. The goal of this blog series is to learn about various "nuisance" species, how to recognize the signs, why they do what they... read more

Today is ‪#‎WorldWaterDay‬, a day dedicated to celebrating the importance of water for our daily lives – from sustaining life to fishing to recreation. Think of something you can do today to help our local waterways: recycle unused prescription medicine at a designated drop off location, sign up for a stream cleanup or an activity like 4 Miles 4 Water pick up... read more

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