euclid escarpment run natural setting
DESCRIPTION
Provides reasons for restoring urban streams in Euclid OH, an inner ring suburb of Cleveland OH. Describes the nature of small Lake Erie tributaries east of Cleveland, called "Escarpment Runs." These streams drain the face of the Portage Escarpment. Describes Escarpment Ravines and buried Lake Plain Corridors. Links with other Bluestone Heights slideshare presentations on urban stream restoration in Euclid, OH.TRANSCRIPT
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Frissell
RunLilly Creek
Babbitt RunCreek 5
Burk Run
Salt Run
Green
Creek
Gilchrist Harbor
Gaw
ne
Run
Euclid Creek
Lake Erie
Portage Escarp
ment
lake plain
The Nature of Euclid’sEscarpment Runs
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Frissell
RunLilly Creek
Babbitt RunCreek 5
Burk Run
Salt Run
Green
Creek
Gilchrist Harbor
Gaw
ne
Run
Euclid Creek
Lake Erie
Portage Escarp
ment
lake plain
Portage Escarpment Ravines
Lake Plain Corridors
The Nature of Euclid’sEscarpment Runs
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Frissell
RunLilly Creek
Babbitt RunCreek 5
Burk Run
Salt Run
Green
Creek
Gilchrist Harbor
Gaw
ne
Run
Euclid Creek
Lake Erie
Portage Escarp
ment
lake plain
Euclid’s escarpment runs are small streams that drain the face of the Portage Escarpment to Lake Erie.
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Frissell
RunLilly Creek
Babbitt RunCreek 5
Burk Run
Salt Run
Green
Creek
Gilchrist Harbor
Gaw
ne
Run
Euclid Creek
Lake Erie
Portage Escarp
ment
lake plain
Most are buried in the urban fabric
Euclid’s escarpment runs are small streams that drain the face of the Portage Escarpment to Lake Erie.
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Frissell
RunLilly Creek
Babbitt RunCreek 5
Burk Run
Salt Run
Green
Creek
Gilchrist Harbor
Gaw
ne
Run
Euclid Creek
Lake Erie
Portage Escarp
ment
lake plain
They are, nevertheless, important for the health of our city and Lake Erie.
Most are buried in the urban fabric
Euclid’s escarpment runs are small streams that drain the face of the Portage Escarpment to Lake Erie.
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Frissell
RunLilly Creek
Babbitt RunCreek 5
Burk Run
Salt Run
Green
Creek
Gilchrist Harbor
Gaw
ne
Run
Euclid Creek
Lake Erie
Portage Escarp
ment
lake plain
They are, nevertheless, important for the health of our city and Lake Erie.
Most are buried in the urban fabric
If we comprehend the basic nature of the streams ...
Euclid’s escarpment runs are small streams that drain the face of the Portage Escarpment to Lake Erie.
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Frissell
RunLilly Creek
Babbitt RunCreek 5
Burk Run
Salt Run
Green
Creek
Gilchrist Harbor
Gaw
ne
Run
Euclid Creek
Lake Erie
Portage Escarp
ment
lake plain
They are, nevertheless, important for the health of our city and Lake Erie.
Most are buried in the urban fabric
we can devise elementary means to recover their health.
If we comprehend the basic nature of the streams ...
Euclid’s escarpment runs are small streams that drain the face of the Portage Escarpment to Lake Erie.
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Frissell
RunLilly Creek
Babbitt RunCreek 5
Burk Run
Salt Run
Green
Creek
Gilchrist Harbor
Gaw
ne
Run
Euclid Creek
Lake Erie
Portage Escarp
ment
lake plainLet’s learn two parts to
escarpment run nature:
Escarpment Ravines
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Frissell
RunLilly Creek
Babbitt RunCreek 5
Burk Run
Salt Run
Green
Creek
Gilchrist Harbor
Gaw
ne
Run
Euclid Creek
Lake Erie
Portage Escarp
ment
lake plainLet’s learn two parts to
escarpment run nature:
Escarpment Ravines
Lake Plain Corridors
and
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Frissell
RunLilly Creek
Babbitt RunCreek 5
Burk Run
Salt Run
Green
Creek
Gilchrist Harbor
Gaw
ne
Run
Euclid Creek
Lake Erie
Portage Escarp
ment
lake plain
Escarpment Ravines
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Frissell
RunLilly Creek
Babbitt RunCreek 5
Burk Run
Salt Run
Green
Creek
Gilchrist Harbor
Gaw
ne
Run
Euclid Creek
Lake Erie
Portage Escarp
ment
lake plainThe escarpment runs have carved deep ravines into the face of the Portage Escarpment.
Escarpment Ravines
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Frissell
RunLilly Creek
Babbitt RunCreek 5
Burk Run
Salt Run
Green
Creek
Gilchrist Harbor
Gaw
ne
Run
Euclid Creek
Lake Erie
Portage Escarp
ment
lake plainThe escarpment runs have carved deep ravines into the face of the Portage Escarpment.
Narrow and steep, the ravines have remained "unbuilt."
Escarpment Ravines
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Frissell
RunLilly Creek
Babbitt RunCreek 5
Burk Run
Salt Run
Green
Creek
Gilchrist Harbor
Gaw
ne
Run
Euclid Creek
Lake Erie
Portage Escarp
ment
lake plain
The escarpment ravines thus constitute some of Euclid's more important green spaces.
The escarpment runs have carved deep ravines into the face of the Portage Escarpment.
Escarpment Ravines
Narrow and steep, the ravines have remained "unbuilt."
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Frissell
RunLilly Creek
Babbitt RunCreek 5
Burk Run
Salt Run
Green
Creek
Gilchrist Harbor
Gaw
ne
Run
Euclid Creek
Lake Erie
Portage Escarp
ment
lake plain
The escarpment ravines thus constitute some of Euclid's more important green spaces.
The escarpment runs have carved deep ravines into the face of the Portage Escarpment.
They can be preserved easily.
Escarpment Ravines
Narrow and steep, the ravines have remained "unbuilt."
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Frissell
RunLilly Creek
Babbitt RunCreek 5
Burk Run
Salt Run
Green
Creek
Gilchrist Harbor
Gaw
ne
Run
Euclid Creek
Lake Erie
Portage Escarp
ment
lake plain
Lake Plain Corridors
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Frissell
RunLilly Creek
Babbitt RunCreek 5
Burk Run
Salt Run
Green
Creek
Gilchrist Harbor
Gaw
ne
Run
Euclid Creek
Lake Erie
Portage Escarp
ment
lake plain
Lake Plain Corridors
On the lake plain, the escarpment runs cut small channels to reach Lake Erie.
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Frissell
RunLilly Creek
Babbitt RunCreek 5
Burk Run
Salt Run
Green
Creek
Gilchrist Harbor
Gaw
ne
Run
Euclid Creek
Lake Erie
Portage Escarp
ment
lake plain
Lake Plain Corridors
A century ago, we buried the channels.
On the lake plain, the escarpment runs cut small channels to reach Lake Erie.
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Frissell
RunLilly Creek
Babbitt RunCreek 5
Burk Run
Salt Run
Green
Creek
Gilchrist Harbor
Gaw
ne
Run
Euclid Creek
Lake Erie
Portage Escarp
ment
lake plain
A century ago, we buried the channels.
Lake Plain Corridors
On the lake plain, the escarpment runs cut small channels to reach Lake Erie.
Lake plain courses are now forgotten.
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Frissell
RunLilly Creek
Babbitt RunCreek 5
Burk Run
Salt Run
Green
Creek
Gilchrist Harbor
Gaw
ne
Run
Euclid Creek
Lake Erie
Portage Escarp
ment
lake plain
Lake Plain Corridors
A century ago, we buried the channels.
Nevertheless, surface corridors still trace across our neighborhoods.
On the lake plain, the escarpment runs cut small channels to reach Lake Erie.
Lake plain courses are now forgotten.
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Frissell
RunLilly Creek
Babbitt RunCreek 5
Burk Run
Salt Run
Green
Creek
Gilchrist Harbor
Gaw
ne
Run
Euclid Creek
Lake Erie
Portage Escarp
ment
lake plain
A century ago, we buried the channels.
Lake Plain Corridors
Greening the corridors is one means to save our escarpment runs.
Nevertheless, surface corridors still trace across our neighborhoods.
On the lake plain, the escarpment runs cut small channels to reach Lake Erie.
Lake plain courses are now forgotten.
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Frissell
RunLilly Creek
Babbitt RunCreek 5
Burk Run
Salt Run
Green
Creek
Gilchrist Harbor
Gaw
ne
Run
Euclid Creek
Lake Erie
Portage Escarp
ment
lake plain
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
RecoveringEscarpment Runs
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Frissell
RunLilly Creek
Babbitt RunCreek 5
Burk Run
Salt Run
Green
Creek
Gilchrist Harbor
Gaw
ne
Run
Euclid Creek
Lake Erie
Portage Escarp
ment
lake plain
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
RecoveringEscarpment Runs
Buried under the built environment, Euclid’s escarpment runs are obscure.
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Frissell
RunLilly Creek
Babbitt RunCreek 5
Burk Run
Salt Run
Green
Creek
Gilchrist Harbor
Gaw
ne
Run
Euclid Creek
Lake Erie
Portage Escarp
ment
lake plain
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
RecoveringEscarpment Runs
Buried under the built environment, Euclid’s escarpment runs are obscure.
The runs have two landscape courses:
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Frissell
RunLilly Creek
Babbitt RunCreek 5
Burk Run
Salt Run
Green
Creek
Gilchrist Harbor
Gaw
ne
Run
Euclid Creek
Lake Erie
Portage Escarp
ment
lake plain
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
RecoveringEscarpment Runs
Buried under the built environment, Euclid’s escarpment runs are obscure.
The runs have two landscape courses:
Escarpment ravines
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Frissell
RunLilly Creek
Babbitt RunCreek 5
Burk Run
Salt Run
Green
Creek
Gilchrist Harbor
Gaw
ne
Run
Euclid Creek
Lake Erie
Portage Escarp
ment
lake plain
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
RecoveringEscarpment Runs
Buried under the built environment, Euclid’s escarpment runs are obscure.
The runs have two landscape courses:
Escarpment ravines
Lake Plain corridors
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Frissell
RunLilly Creek
Babbitt RunCreek 5
Burk Run
Salt Run
Green
Creek
Gilchrist Harbor
Gaw
ne
Run
Euclid Creek
Lake Erie
Portage Escarp
ment
lake plain
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
Buried under the built environment, Euclid’s escarpment runs are obscure.
We can devise healthy recoveries for each type of course ...
The runs have two landscape courses:
Escarpment ravines
Lake Plain corridors
RecoveringEscarpment Runs
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Frissell
RunLilly Creek
Babbitt RunCreek 5
Burk Run
Salt Run
Green
Creek
Gilchrist Harbor
Gaw
ne
Run
Euclid Creek
Lake Erie
Portage Escarp
ment
lake plainEscarpment Ravine Preserves
We can create
Go to Escarpment Ravine Preserve
programs
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Frissell
RunLilly Creek
Babbitt RunCreek 5
Burk Run
Salt Run
Green
Creek
Gilchrist Harbor
Gaw
ne
Run
Euclid Creek
Lake Erie
Portage Escarp
ment
lake plainEscarpment Ravine Preserves
We can create
Go to Escarpment Ravine Preserve
programs
Go to Lake Plain Green Corridor
programs
Lake Plain Green Corridors
We can build