NATURAL AREAS AND REGIONS 



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Kelleys Island, south shore, i mi. 

 from steamer dock. E. L. Moseley. 



Reference: 



Howe, Henry. 1896. Historical Col- 

 lections of Ohio, I: 576, 588. 



B. Interior Areas of The Lake Section 



Chagrin Valley Forest. (B3.) About 

 500 acres along Gully Brook, beginning 

 at Chagrin River and running westward 

 two miles to Deep Valley. Deciduous 

 forest; many rare wild flowers. Valua- 

 ble for the number and variety of small 

 birds, such as migrating warblers and 

 sparrows, and rare resident species 

 including seven kinds of hawks 

 and three of owls. 600-780 ft.; rolling 

 to sharp. 



Cleveland!, 19 mi. east on Euclid 

 Avenue; Cleveland, Painesville & 

 Eastern Electric to Stop 35, then mi. 

 south. 



Willoughby, Lake County. Ohio. 

 F. N. Shankland. 



Map: Mentor quadrangle. 



*Park Area of Cleveland Metropolitan 

 Park District. The park district includes 

 almost all of Cuyahoga County; some 

 10,000 acres are included in the con- 

 templated park area, 3600 acres of which 

 have been acquired to date (April, 1923). 

 Cleveland is almost surrounded except 

 on the lake front by a natural park area, 

 which lies 15 to 30 mi. distant from the 

 center of the city. It consists of the 

 valley of the Rocky River on the west, 

 the valleys of Tinker's Creek and Chip- 

 pewa Creek on the south and southeast, 

 and of the valley of the Chagrin River 

 on the east. These streams have cut 

 valleys varying in depth from 100 to 

 350 ft. In places the bottom land has 

 been cleared, but as it is subject to over- 

 flow it is of little use as agricultural land. 

 The valley slopes are largely forested. 

 580 to 1100 ft.; dissected, abrupt. The 

 following are separate portions of the 

 park area: 



(1) Part of Rocky River Valley. 

 (B3.) A tract of 1000 acres extending 

 up the river from Lake Erie for a dis- 

 tance of 5 mi. This is a gorge-like valley 

 some 140 ft. deep having steep wooded 

 slopes. 



(2) The Chippewa Creek Region. 

 (B3 and D5.) A tract of 1400 acres on 

 the west bank of the Cuyahoga River 

 some 15 mi. from Lake Erie. This 

 area is very much dissected and includes 

 Chippewa Creek gorge; it is largely 

 forested. The gorge contains large 



loose sandstone boulders, some as much 

 as 30 or 35 ft. long. 



(3) Tinker's Creek Region. (B4.) 

 This tract of 700 acres lies about 15 mi. 

 southeast of Cleveland. It is rugged 

 forested region and includes Bedford 

 Glens, a gorge of Tinker's Creek cut to a 

 depth of 150 ft. 



(4) Whip's Ledge. (D5.) This is an 

 area of 250 acres covering a forested hill 

 slope 350 ft. in height and a conglomerate 

 ledge. 



Cleveland^. E. L. Fullmer. 



Maps: Cleveland, Berea, Chagrin Falls, 

 Euclid, Mentor. 



*Crystal Park. (DSL) Wooded gorge 

 of Black River; 26-30 acres. Botani- 

 cally interesting; some streamside and 

 swamp vegetation; rock species, etc. 

 Contains Elyria Caves. 



Elyriaf, Lorain County. M. M. 

 Metcalf. 



Map: Oberlin quadrangle. 



*0berlin Arboretum and adjacent 

 refuge area. (H8.) About 60 acres. 

 Open deciduous forest (14 acres) ; open 

 fields; small stream. Area to be 

 planted; planting limited to Ohio trees 

 and shrubs. 



Oberlinf, Lorain County. M. M. 

 Metcalf. 



Map: Oberlin quadrangle. 



*0berlin Municipal Forest. (H8.) 

 About 65 acres. Established for the 

 protection of the potable water supply 

 of the city. Native beech-maple wood- 

 land of 20 acres. Of interest from the 

 aspect of succession. About 10 acres of 

 natural regeneration following clear 

 cutting; about 35 acres reforested arti- 

 ficially with hardwood and coniferous 

 species. 850 ft.; level. 



Oberlint, 6 mi. west. N. Y. C. R. R.; 

 1^ mi. Kipton (w). Lorain County. 

 Edmund Secrest. 



Map: New London, Vermilion quad- 

 L rangles. 



Swift's Hollow. (B3, D5.) About 

 1000 acres; includes an oxbow gorge of 

 Vermilion River, deep narrow gorges of 

 side streams. Contains the most exten- 

 sive cedar, white pine,, and hemlock 

 growths of the whole region. 600-750 ft. 

 sharp. 



OberlinJ, 8 mi. N.W. 



Birmingham!, 3-4 mi. N. N.E. 



Loraint, 5 mi. S.E. Lorain County. 

 Lynds Jones. 



Map: Vermilion quadrangle. 



