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    Cuyahoga Valley

    National Park Ohio

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  • Canal Visitor Center Closure

    Canal Visitor Center will be closed for construction, starting Monday, May 6, 2013. It will reopen with new exhibits in early 2014.

  • Riverview Road Closure

    Riverview Rd from the Cuyahoga Falls line north to the Peninsula line will be re-paved, beginning the week of April 22. Expect delays. Flaggers will direct traffic. Final resurfacing and striping will take place following the Memorial Day holiday.

  • Bald Eagle Closure in Effect

    RR tracks, and 30 foot right of way on either side, are closed to all foot traffic from the Rt. 82 Bridge at Station Rd, north to the RR tracks at. The Cuyahoga R. downstream of the Brecksville Dam to the Fitzwater Rd Bridge is closed to water activities.

Exotic Plant Management Removal Program

NPS Collection

Volunteer lopping multiflora rose

©NPS COLLECTION

Habitat Restoration Schedule

Operation Restoration
Saturday, April 7, 10 a.m. - noon
For years, our native plants and trees have lost space, nutrients, water, and sunlight to invasive plants. Join park staff to learn how CVNP is removing problem plants and restoring wild areas. Help prepare seedlings for the Cuyahoga Valley's first native plant nursery! To register call 330-657-2753. Additional information will be e-mailed to participants.

Remove exotic plants:
Second Thursdays of the month, 1 - 4 p.m. (May - November)
Fourth Saturdays of the month, 9 a.m. - noon (May - November)

Collect seeds from native plants:
Every Tuesday, 1 - 4 p.m. (August - October)

Plant a butterfly garden:
June 16, 9 a.m. - noon

How do you manage an invasive plant infestation?
Find out by attending a work session in one (or more) of these special areas of Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Enthusiastic volunteers are always needed. Help conserve biodiversity in the park by removing invasive plants.

No pre-registration is required (unless otherwise noted). Work sessions are open to people of all ages but children under 16 must have a parent or guardian with them and all volunteers under 18 must have a signed parental approval form in order to participate. All volunteer forms are provided at the beginning of the work session.

Participants should bring drinking water and leather (or other sturdy) gardening gloves to protect their hands. Long sleeves, long pants, and sturdy boots are recommended due to off-trail terrain and potential poison ivy exposure.

Visit Cuyahoga Valley National Park's webpage about Invasive Plants.

Did You Know?

Image courtesy of Cleveland Museum of Natural History

American Indians in the Cuyahoga Valley were influenced by the Hopewell Culture, which created large mound complexes in central Ohio from 100 B.C. – A.D. 500? In the Cuyahoga Valley, American Indians built small mounds rather than large ceremonial centers.