BIG CREEK CLEAN-UP
Big Creek is an impressive, yet often overlooked river that courses through Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and Brookside Reservation. It disappears via giant culverts directly beneath the Zoo's African Savanna, day-lighting again behind The Rainforest. At the Zoo, you can view the cavernous Big Creek river gorge from the bridge that connects Africa and Northern Trek.
Every one lives downstream! Pollutants in our waterways will eventually find their way into Lake Erie -- our region's primary source of drinking water and an important destination for recreation. Since 1995, committed Zoo staff and community volunteers have been active in stream stewardship at the Zoo.
The Zoo's Resource Management Committee sends a BIG THANKS to the 45 volunteers who helped to clean up the Zoo’s watershed at our 16th Annual Big Creek Cleanup on August 19 2010. Members of our local community, Friends of Big Creek, Zoo Volunteers, and Zoo Crew joined a team of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo staff in hauling metals, plastics, tires, and other assorted trash out of Big Creek. Service Maintenance recycled a whopping 1,660 lbs. of scrap metal, which totaled $132.75 for the Zoo’s General Recycling Fund. There is always much satisfaction—and astonishment—when you see what we haul out of our rivers. Among the “fun” finds were a vintage clock, a guard rail, and a naked Barbie doll! Special thanks to Donatos and ARAMARK for the complimentary pizza and beverages for our volunteers. BIG THANKS to all for a BIG JOB well done!
To learn more about Big Creek and other efforts to improve the health of our watersheds, please visit www.fobc.org and www.crcpo.org.
Big Creek Watershed
Big Creek is among the largest and most urbanized tributaries of the Cuyahoga River. It drains 38 square miles of land from densely-built neighborhoods like Old Brooklyn, Parma, Parma Heights, Middleburg Heights, Brook Park, North Royalton, Linndale and Cleveland. The river consists of two main branches: the East Branch, which has its headwaters in the City of North Royalton and the West Branch, which begins in the City of Brook Park.
The Zoo's Resource Management Committee sends a BIG THANKS to the 45 volunteers who helped to clean up the Zoo’s watershed at our 16th Annual Big Creek Cleanup on August 19 2010. Members of our local community, Friends of Big Creek, Zoo Volunteers, and Zoo Crew joined a team of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo staff in hauling metals, plastics, tires, and other assorted trash out of Big Creek. Service Maintenance recycled a whopping 1,660 lbs. of scrap metal, which totaled $132.75 for the Zoo’s General Recycling Fund. There is always much satisfaction—and astonishment—when you see what we haul out of our rivers. Among the “fun” finds were a vintage clock, a guard rail, and a naked Barbie doll! Special thanks to Donatos and ARAMARK for the complimentary pizza and beverages for our volunteers. BIG THANKS to all for a BIG JOB well done!
To learn more about Big Creek and other efforts to improve the health of our watersheds, please visit www.fobc.org and www.crcpo.org.
Big Creek Watershed
Big Creek is among the largest and most urbanized tributaries of the Cuyahoga River. It drains 38 square miles of land from densely-built neighborhoods like Old Brooklyn, Parma, Parma Heights, Middleburg Heights, Brook Park, North Royalton, Linndale and Cleveland. The river consists of two main branches: the East Branch, which has its headwaters in the City of North Royalton and the West Branch, which begins in the City of Brook Park.
Sent in by Miranda Beran (Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Youth Volunteer)
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