Hike West Creek Reservation

This will be an approx. 5-mile hike with a hill or two to climb. There will options for shorter distances. A one-mile flat option is available. No stream crossings this week.

LUNCH AT BLUE GINGER....ASIAN BISTRO
1061 W. PLEASANT VALLEY RD
PARMA 44134 (opens at noon)
Great Menu: https://www.bluegingeroh.com/

$5.00 VOLUNTARY DONATION IS TRULY APPRECIATED (per season)
AND HELPS TOWARD THE WEBSITE COST

A little history:
1998
WCPC = West Creek Preservation Committee
WCPC develops and publicly presents the vision for the West Creek Preserve and Greenway
WCPC receives its first project grant for educational outreach (from Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Network)
News reports indicate multiple proposals to build a combined shopping complex and golf course on city and privately-owned land along West Creek, which would destroy Parma’s largest remaining green space
Following a successful WCPC initiative petition in which over 6,000 voter signatures are gathered in 10 days, Parma voters reject by 72% a proposed golf course and choose to protect natural habitat on 162 acres of city-owned land and dedicate it as West Creek Preserve
WCPC is awarded its first foundation grant for educational outreach (from Gund Foundation):
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http://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/Resource.ashx?sn=west-creek-reservation-map