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In due course, a native prairie north of Wilmington
By Gary Huffenberger - ghuffenberger@wnewsj.com
Cardinal Land Conservancy Executive Director Andy Dickerson, pictured, talks about what the future holds for Todd’s Fork Preserve. In the background is a volunteer’s tractor ready to pull a native grass seed drill loaned to Cardinal by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife at Fallsville.
Gary Huffenberger | News Journal
Gary Huffenberger | News Journal
UNION TOWNSHIP This past weekend a 35-acre field was fully planted with native prairie seed and come next year and the year after, the 4-to-8 feet tall Big Bluestem bunchgrass, wildflowers, and forbs with their showy flowers are expected to really kick in.
Demolition in Ohio City signals big visible first step toward creation of park at Irishtown Bend
Updated Feb 09, 2021;
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CLEVELAND, Ohio The ground shook. Debris rained down as the sharp teeth of an excavator bucket chewed at the concrete innards of a three-story, brick-faced building. A man in heavy work clothes and a hard hat sprayed water from a hose to keep the dust down.
That was the scene Monday as contractors began tearing down the former Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority “Big 8′ apartment complex on West 25th Street in Ohio City, a block south of Detroit Avenue.
After more than a decade of planning, dreaming, designing, and grant-writing, the demolition marked the first highly visible step toward the creation of a 23-acre park at Irishtown Bend overlooking the Cuyahoga River and the downtown skyline.