Date post: | 06-Aug-2015 |
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Climate
Highest Temperature: 28 Degrees Celcius
Lowest Temperature: 6 Degrees Celcius
July= warmest month
Avg. Annual rainfall:99.1cm
Avg. Annual snowfall:154.9cm
January=coldest month
Flora
21 of the 943 plants classified as rare in the state
Approx. 80% of vegetation in park is forest
BloodrootWingstem
Spring BeautyGoldenrod
FaunaRaccoons and beavers abundant
One Bald Eagle nest in the park
Bats can be found but are rare due to white nosesyndrome
Bald Eagle Grea
t Blue H
eron
Raccoon Prothonotary Warbler
Otter
History
Park occupied by humans for over 12000 yrs
Primarily used as transportation route forgoods
DID YOU KNOW?The park was
only given national park status
in 2000!
Native
Americans
sought
refuge in
the park
Activities
Bird watching, fishing, hiking, even golf!
Water sports like canoeing/kayaking
Scenic train ride
Bibliography
http://www.nps.gov/cuva/index.htm
http://parks.mapquest.com/nationalparks/cuyahogavalleynationalpark
A collection of other websites which I haveforgotten the name for.... XPA few others....WikipediaGoogle Images