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Portage Escarp
ment
Lake Erie
Lilly Creek
Babbitt Run
Burk Run
Green
Creek
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
lake plain
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Babbitt Run
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Creating
Portage Escarpment Ravine Preserves
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Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streamsLake Erie
Lilly Creek
Babbitt Run
Burk Run
Green
Creek
Portage Escarp
ment
lake plain
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Babbitt Run
Green C
reek
Lilly Creek
Bur
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Creating
Portage Escarpment Ravine Preserves
The Portage Escarpment is the hill above Euclid Avenue.
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streamsLake Erie
Lilly Creek
Babbitt Run
Burk Run
Green
Creek
Portage Escarp
ment
lake plain
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Babbitt Run
Green C
reek
Lilly Creek
Bur
k R
un
Creating
Portage Escarpment Ravine Preserves
The Portage Escarpment is the hill above Euclid Avenue.
On the hill, beautiful forested ravines have escaped development.
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streamsLake Erie
Lilly Creek
Babbitt Run
Burk Run
Green
Creek
Portage Escarp
ment
lake plain
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Babbitt Run
Green C
reek
Lilly Creek
Bur
k R
un
As we shift to sustainable concepts of development …
Creating
Portage Escarpment Ravine Preserves
The Portage Escarpment is the hill above Euclid Avenue.
On the hill, beautiful forested ravines have escaped development.
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streamsLake Erie
Lilly Creek
Babbitt Run
Burk Run
Green
Creek
Portage Escarp
ment
Let’s protect these features as Escarpment Ravine Preserves.
lake plain
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Babbitt Run
Green C
reek
Lilly Creek
Bur
k R
un
As we shift to sustainable concepts of development …
Creating
Portage Escarpment Ravine Preserves
The Portage Escarpment is the hill above Euclid Avenue.
On the hill, beautiful forested ravines have escaped development.
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Lake EriePortage Escarpment
Euclid’s Portage Escarp-ment face has been too steep to build upon.
(aerial photograph)
Portage Escarp
ment
Escarpment Ravine Preserves
lake plain
L Erie
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
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Lake EriePortage Escarpment
Euclid’s Portage Escarp-ment face has been too steep to build upon.
(aerial photograph)
Portage Escarp
ment
Escarpment Ravine Preserves
lake plain
L Erie
The slope thus has a great amount of clear greenspace.
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
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Lake EriePortage Escarpment
Euclid’s Portage Escarp-ment face has been too steep to build upon.
(aerial photograph)
Portage Escarp
ment
Escarpment Ravine Preserves
lake plain
L Erie
The slope thus has a great amount of clear greenspace.
Urban shrinkage relieves development pressure and has made for easier access to the area.
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
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(shaded elevation)
Euclid
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Moraine
Portage Escarpment
Portage Escarp
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Escarpment Ravine Preserves
lake plain
L Erie
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Deep ravines harbor much of the greenspace.
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(shaded elevation)
Euclid
Painesville M
oraine
Moraine
Portage Escarpment
Portage Escarp
ment
Escarpment Ravine Preserves
lake plain
L Erie
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Deep ravines harbor much of the greenspace.
The ravines are crucial features of Euclidian place and vital to our ecological health.
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(shaded elevation)
The ravines are crucial features of Euclidian place and vital to our ecological health.
Euclid
Painesville M
oraine
Moraine
Portage Escarpment
Portage Escarp
ment
Escarpment Ravine Preserves
lake plain
L Erie
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Deep ravines harbor much of the greenspace.
Let’s create ravine preserves
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Euclid
Painesville M
oraine
Moraine
Escarpment Ravine Preserves
Portage Escarp
ment
Escarpment Ravine Preserves
lake plain
L Erie
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
A series of preserves will help reinvigorate Euclid nature and provide basic ecological services.
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Euclid
Painesville M
oraine
Moraine
Escarpment Ravine Preserves
Portage Escarp
ment
Escarpment Ravine Preserves
lake plain
L Erie
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Richmond Heights already has two such natural areas.
A series of preserves will help reinvigorate Euclid nature and provide basic ecological services.
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Escarpment RavinesSource areas for streams leading down to Lake ErieChannels that maintain eco-functions & place richness
Euclid has
Summarizing the argument forEscarpment Ravine Preserves
Bab
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Run
Green
Creek
Lilly CreekBur
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Vacant parcels
Escarpment Ravines
Un-built due to steepness
Euclid has
Summarizing the argument forEscarpment Ravine Preserves
Bab
bitt
Run
Green
Creek
Lilly CreekBur
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They lie in
Source areas for streams leading down to Lake ErieChannels that maintain eco-functions & place richness
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Escarpment Ravine PreservesAcquire foreclosed and tax-delinquent vacant parcelsLegislate to keep ravine parcels free of building
Let’s make
Vacant parcelsUn-built due to steepness
Escarpment RavinesEuclid has
Summarizing the argument forEscarpment Ravine Preserves
Bab
bitt
Run
Green
Creek
Lilly CreekBur
k R
un
They lie in
Source areas for streams leading down to Lake ErieChannels that maintain eco-functions & place richness
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Turn vacant parcels toward ecosystem serviceProtect/enhance local waterways and Lake Erie
Escarpment Ravine PreservesAcquire foreclosed and tax-delinquent vacant parcelsLegislate to keep ravine parcels free of building
Let’s make
Vacant parcelsUn-built due to steepness
Escarpment RavinesEuclid has
Summarizing the argument forEscarpment Ravine Preserves
Bab
bitt
Run
Green
Creek
Lilly CreekBur
k R
un
They lie in
Source areas for streams leading down to Lake ErieChannels that maintain eco-functions & place richness
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Euclid
Painesville M
oraine
Moraine
Portage Escarp
ment
Escarpment Ravine Preserves
Following are outlines of four possible preserves in Euclid and the two extant reserves in Richmond Heights.
Escarpment Ravine Preserves
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L Erie
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Green Creek
Among our escarpment ravines, Green Creek stands out as a test case for creating a preserve.
Escarpment Ravine Preserves
The City of Euclid is well underway to creating such a feature.
Go to Bluestone HtsGreen Creekslideshare
Euclid
Painesville M
oraine
Moraine
Go to City of EuclidGreen Creek
proposal (pdf)
Portage Escarp
ment
Escarpment Ravine Preserves
lake plain
L Erie
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
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Lilly Creek
The Lilly Creek ravine straddles Euclid and Richmond Heights. It is the longest and deepest of our escarpment features. The ravine mouth lies behind the Charterhouse building.
Presently, there are no plans to preserve this ravine.
Euclid
Painesville M
oraine
Moraine
Portage Escarp
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Escarpment Ravine Preserves
Escarpment Ravine Preserves
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L Erie
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Babbitt RunThe Babbitt Run ravine lies between Richmond and Brush Roads.
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History would like to maintain 26 acres here as one of its natural areas. The City of Euclid must grant a conser-vation easement.
Euclid
Painesville M
oraine
Moraine
Go to Euclid Observer
Babbitt Runarticle (pdf)
Portage Escarp
ment
Escarpment Ravine Preserves
Escarpment Ravine Preserves
lake plain
L Erie
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
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Burk Run
At Hillandale, Burk Run begins as small ravines. The head-waters are ours to preserve.
Hillandale’s 80-some acres constitute Euclid’s most important green-space outside the Euclid Creek Reservation.
Euclid
Painesville M
oraine
Moraine
Go to Bluestone Hts
Burk Runbrochure (pdf)Porta
ge Escarpment
Escarpment Ravine Preserves
Escarpment Ravine Preserves
lake plain
L Erie
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
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Redstone Run
In 2013, the Friends of Euclid Creek purchased 8 acres of bluestone gorge on Redstone Run.
This parcel is a model for creating Euclid’s escarp-ment ravine preserves.
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Painesville M
oraine
Moraine
Go to Bluestone HtsRedstone Runbrochure (pdf)
Portage Escarp
ment
Escarpment Ravine Preserves
Escarpment Ravine Preserves
lake plain
L Erie
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
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Greenwood Farm
In 2004, the City of Richmond Hts bought the Greenwood Farm estate.
The purchase preserves 17 acres along Euclid Creek’s east branch.
Euclid
Painesville M
oraine
Moraine
Go to Richmond Hts
Greenfield Farmwebpage
Portage Escarp
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Escarpment Ravine Preserves
Escarpment Ravine Preserves
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L Erie
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