The Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the Western Reserve Land Conservancy announced the completion of the Lake Erie Coastal and Riparian Forest Preserve, a 19.5-acre bird sanctuary in Bratenahl.
Bratenahl News Archive
19 May 2009
13 May 2008
The Western Reserve Land Conservancy reached a deal to purchase an eight acre forest along the Lake Erie coast in Bratenahl. The group has secured about $1 million from in grants and donations, and the mature forest will be preserved as a bird habitat if they can raise an additional $718,000.
16 May 2007
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources was awarded $1.014 million by NOAA for the purchase of two properties in Bratenahl totaling 19.5 acres. The Lake Erie Coastal and Riparian Forest Preserve, a partnership between the Village of Bratenahl and the Western Reserve Land Conservancy, will include mature forest, a riparian corridor, and the 100-year floodplain of Dugway Creek. Acquisition of the land will cost $2.2 million.
(Update: the Plain Dealer has more details.)
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