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The mission of the Rocky River Watershed Council is to protect, restore and perpetuate a healthy watershed through public education, watershed planning, communication and cooperation among stakeholders.

 

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RRWC 2011 Annual Report

Rocky River Fishing Report

RRWC Vice Chair and Cleveland Metroparks Aquatic Biologist Mike Durkalec writes the Rocky River Fishing Report, which he updates weekly at http://blogs.clemetparks.com/rocky-river-fishing-report/.

Photo courtesy Mike Durkalec.
 

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Massive Earth Day Fish Kill on the East Branch of the Rocky River

The kill, which stretched ~3 miles from between Bonnie Park in Strongsville and Wallace lake in Berea, killed tens of thousands of individual fish of a variety of species. 

 

Coverage can be found at the following:

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/04/thousands_of_fish_die_in_rocky.html…

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Posted by Jared Bartley on April 24, 2012 at 11:04am

A Little Serengeti In Our Own Backyard.

It's a side of the Rocky River watershed that very few individuals have ever witnessed. However, this scene plays itself out on a daily basis in some of the most remote corners of the watershed. This video, recorded by Natalie Moore during the assessment of a primary headwater stream by Cleveland Metroparks Natural Resources staff, shows a larval Northern Red Salamander feeding on a larval caddisfly called a Netspinner Caddisfly.…

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Posted by Jim Spetz on April 12, 2012 at 8:30pm

2011 - Year of the Flood(s)

It doesn’t take a meteorologist to know that 2011 was a wet year.  Local precipitation records were not only broken, but were shattered by over 10 inches.  One storm in late July dropped 4 inches of rain over a 2-hour period in portions of the Rocky River Watershed.  And who could forget the flood of February…

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Posted by Jared Bartley on January 27, 2012 at 2:30pm

Summer 2011 Lake Erie Algal Bloom offshore from the Mouth of the Rocky River

Courtesy of Pat McGannon from the Bay Village Green Team.

Posted by Jared Bartley on December 12, 2011 at 4:00pm

Stopping Sediment at its Source in the Rocky River

Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD), in partnership with Medina County SWCD, Lorain SWCD and the Rocky River Watershed Council, has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the Great Lakes Commission to reduce sediment loading in the Rocky River Watershed.  The three-year project will  focus on three target subwatersheds with known sediment issues—Baldwin Creek, Mallet Creek and Plum Creek (the Plum Creek that flows into the West Branch in Olmsted Falls).  The Rocky River’s…

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Posted by Jared Bartley on December 8, 2011 at 11:35am

Keeping it Clean

As we fish or hike the Rocky, it would be terrific if we could all take a garbage bag and pick up any trash we encounter.  Even if we just pick up one piece of trash per visit, it would impact all of our experiences on the River.  Thanks for all the efforts on keeping it clean. 

Posted by Eric Grelson on November 28, 2011 at 11:45am

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Rocky River Important Bird Area

The Rocky River Important Bird Area is a significant conservation intiative being undertaken by our frineds at Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society.  Click on the IBA sign to visit WCAS's Rocky River IBA site to learn more!

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