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Discover Cuyahoga Valley National Park



**Location:** Spanning from the metropolitan areas of Cleveland and Akron into the hills of the Allegheny Mountain Range **Region in the US:** Northeast Ohio  **Park Size:** 32, 861 acres or 51 sq. miles  **Climate:** Humid continental climate  **Visitors per year:** 3.000.000 + making it the fifth most visited National Park  **Popular sites:** 125 miles of trails, camping sites <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Cuyahoga County <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park


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<span style="display: block; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">In 1960, local citizens and public officials were concerned that commercial and residential development was threatening the scenic Cuyahoga River Valley. Fourteen years later in 1974 congress passed a bill making the Cuyahoga River Valley a National Recreation Area. In October of 2001 it was redesigned a U.S. National Park by congress. For nearly 12,000 years people have populated the Cuyahoga River area, leaving many archeological sites throughout the park. The river was an important trasportation route for Native Americans who actually named the river Cuyahoga meaning "crooked river". The river was also a neutral territory for all tribes traveling throught the Great Lakes. Now, the national park offers an excellent look into the Industrial Revolution and can also offer visitors the chance to learn about the Ohio and Erie Canal, which was a crucial part of trading and commerce in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

<span style="color: #fc832c; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">__Environmental Issues:__ <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">The city of Akron, Ohio faces in issue with the quality of their clean water going back roughly 40 years. The Cuyohoga River was once one of the most polluted rivers in the United States. The city's sewage and wastewater discharges end up in the beautiful Cuyahoga River as well as the Little Cuyahoga River. The wastewater contributes to the impairment of the water quality in these two waterways. Click here to see how the city of Akron is going to make changes to their sewer system to prevent sewage overflows. There have been reportedly thirteen fires on the river because of the amount of oily pollutants. Cuyahoga's history of fires led the park to announce a grant for RFA. The funding provides for wildland firefighting tools and equipment. Due to the amount of pollution in the river, it lacks a variety of fish. The amount of species decreased when the pollution was at it's worst. However, as the water quality improves, parts of the river that used to be empty now support around 44 species of fish. Some attempts have been made such as damn and dredging to control the flooding along the Cuyohoga River. Where there is water pollution in Akron, OH there is also air pollution. The air quality index is a median value which means the air is filled with hazardous pollutants. Akron's air quality index is 0.9% greater than the Ohio average and 5.4% greater than the national average.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">The Cuyahoga National Park acts as a refugee for wildlife. The forests, fields, rivers, and wetlands offer food, water, shelter, and open space to wildlife. Previous park studies have discovered 194 species of birds, 91 aquatic species, 56 butterfly species, 43 fish, 32 mammals, 22 amphibions, and 2o species of reptiles. If any of the land were to get destroyed in the Cuyahoga National Park it would be devastating to not only humans but the wildlife too. Beautiful maple, oak, birch, beech, and hemlock trees would also be at risk if anything dangerously damaging were to happen in the National Park.

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<span style="color: #140101; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Visitors can explore the 125 miles of trails and take a look at the diverse landscape which includes sandstone ledges, 70 waterfalls, rolling hills, and river gorges. <span style="color: #140101; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Picnicking areas are spread out throughout the park so you can enjoy your meal in just about any location that the Cuyahoga River Valley has to offer. <span style="color: #140101; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Horse lovers will enjoy the bridle trails offered by the National Park; however, riding is only permitted on designated trails. <span style="color: #140101; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Fishing is also allowed at numerous ponds and canoeing is permitted only in the Cuyahoga River. <span style="color: #c60c48; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">*Swimming is permitted in all areas of the park except the Indigo Lake and Kendall Lake.

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 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">The Cuyahoga River has over 125 miles of trails that pass through many different scenic environments including fields, wetlands, and woods.

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 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">The Brecksville and Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trails, Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, and Metro Parks' Hike & Bike Trail are all available for your biking pleasure

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 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">You can also plan a trip and purchase your tickets to take a scenic train ride on the historic Cuyahoga Scenic Valley Railroad.

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 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Fans of the arts can even watch Shakespeare and musicals at Kent State University's Porthouse Theatre.

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">//Residents can jog, bicycle, or picnic in the park. Local children ride sleds down it's hills in winter and nature lovers enjoy the green springs and summers and fall foliage.//

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 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Visitors can go camping at many of Cuyahoga's campgrounds which can be looked at here: Camping & Campgrounds.



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Your page is great! Your links are very helpful and you have some really nice pictures and slideshows. I also liked how you set up and organized your page. Your information is great. If anything you might want to label your Park Profile section and add a couple more hyperlinks, but i cant think of anything else. Nice job! -Kendall Bulcao

Stephanie, your wiki is awesome! I really liked the organization of the page and how there are images as well as text to balance it all out. This makes me want to visit Cuyahoga Valley National Park! -Erin Traeger

Stephanie, your wiki is so good! I really like how you have so many physical pictures and videos. It really helps to grasp the concept of the Cuyahoga Valley. Great job! -Abbey

I think that you used great images that went along well with you topics. Your created a great wiki with they way that you made the different sections easy to see and easy to navigate through to find the information. -Jessica Marshall