Barb Holtz, naturalist and member of the Friends of Euclid Creek, provided on April 13 a pre-review of the guided tour that is to take place on April 20. The April 20 walk is to be an interpretive narration through a part of the Highland Heights community park. The pre-review was wonderful.
I saw some of the park that I had not seen before and learned a lot. I had not seen the three creeks that are in the area. These creeks are headwaters of Euclid Creek, which flows into Lake Erie at Wildwood State Park.
We looked at characteristics of the area that make it a wetland. Barb explained that wetlands, among other things, provide a water purification, area for water to go (this water might otherwise go, for example, into someone's back yard), and a chance for the land and ecosystem to regrow/regenerate as nature intends. Some of the items we noticed on the walk -
1. Native wildflowers, spikes, and other vegetation show that the area is alive and healthy and functioning wetlands.
2. Animals are making homes throughout the area as shown by various items we noticed such as foxhole-type structures, nests, a skull (about two inches across, probably from a raccoon), signs of woodpeckers, birdsong, and deer droppings.
3. Three creeks and at least one pond make for a very beautiful and interesting walk.
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