Dike 14 Environmental Education Collaborative

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The Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve is an existing 88-acre former dredge disposal site that has become an extraordinary wildlife haven adjacent to Gordon State Park/Cleveland Lakefront State Park at the northern end of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in the heart of Cleveland, Ohio. Over the years, The Nature Preserve has become naturalized and provides a exceptional opportunity for access to Lake Erie as well as access to a remarkable diversity of birds that either make their home in or use the area as a rest stop during migration, plants and other wildlife. From 1979 to 1999 sediments dredged from the Cuyahoga River and Cleveland Harbor filled the dike. Closed since 1999 as a disposal site. Citizen scientists have identified over 280 species of birds, numerous butterflies, 16 species of mammals (red fox, coyote, mink, deer) 2 species of reptiles, 26 Ohio plant species ( wildflowers, grasses) and 9 species of trees and shrubs!

Contact any member of the Environmental Education Collaborative for more information, updates or resources:

Cleveland Botanical Garden
Renata Brown
(216) 721-1600
www.cbgarden.org

Cleveland Metroparks
Dr. Bob Hinkle, Jim Kastelic, Wendy Weirich
(216) 341-9225
www.clemetparks.com

Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Harvey Webster, Nancy Howell, Renee Boronka
(216) 231-4600
www.cmnh.org

Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District
Jan Rybka, Amy Roskilly
(216) 524-6580
www.cuyahogaswcd.org

Cuyahoga Valley National Park Association
Deb Yandala
(330) 657-2796
www.cvnpa.org

Earth Day Coalition
Chris Trepal, Dawn Wrench
(216) 281-6468
www.earthdaycoalition.org

Lake Erie Nature and Science Center
Bev Walborn
(440) 871-2900
www.lensc.org

The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
David Wright
(216) 321-5935
www.shakerlakes.org

Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Cleveland Lakefront State Park
Carol G. Ward
(216) 881-8141 ext. 3001
www.clevelandlakefront.org

The Ohio Lepidopterists
Susan Gallagher
(216) 932-7815

Jerry Wiedmann
(440) 254-4230
www.ohiolepidopterists.org

Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society
Mary Anne Romito
(216) 741-2352
www.wcasohio.org

Northeast Ohio Green Map
updated 03/2012 by Northeast Ohio