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    Research and Monitoring

    Parks | Education | Education Resources | Research and Monitoring

    Cleveland Metroparks is committed to the use of scientific information to guide conservation actions, and to that end, a Natural Resources Research and Monitoring Program was implemented.

    The program’s goal is to stimulate, initiate, and collaborate on research, monitoring, and assessment projects that provide reliable and defensible scientific information for the conservation, preservation and management of natural resources, the impacts on those resources related to park visitation and the changed urban environment within Cleveland Metroparks and northeastern Ohio.

    A permit is required for any research or collection activities conducted in Cleveland Metroparks whether they visibly disturb the site or not. This includes but is not limited to plants or plant parts, soil and minerals, animals, insects and water sample collections.

    Permits are required prior to conducting research and monitoring projects within the boundaries of Cleveland Metroparks. Additional state and federal permits may be necessary depending on the scope of the project. For more information regarding permits and research options click here.


    Research Projects

    • A Coyote Howling Survey
      A Coyote Howling Survey

      A graduate student and volunteers are listening for coyotes in North Chagrin, Bedford, and West...

    • Blanding
      Blanding's Turtle Project

      Blanding’s turtles are listed as endangered or threatened in several states, and the Ohio...

    • Exotic European Wood Wasp (Sirex Noctilio)
      Exotic European Wood Wasp (Sirex Noctilio)

      In cooperation with USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service APHIS is conducting a small...

    • Forest Leaf Litter/Ant Diversity in Forests
      Forest Leaf Litter/Ant Diversity in Forests

      Ants are important predators of other insects, and they play important roles in seed dispersal...

    • Impact of Deer on Forest Floor Dynamics
      Impact of Deer on Forest Floor Dynamics

      Deer browsing can affect homeowners as well as the natural resources in Cleveland Metroparks.

    • Rocky River Flow Gauge Upgrade Project
      Rocky River Flow Gauge Upgrade Project

    • Rocky River Valley Bird Survey
      Rocky River Valley Bird Survey

      In cooperation with the Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society, the WCAS is continuing their survey of...

    • Status of an Amphibian Fungal Disease in Northeastern Ohio
      Status of an Amphibian Fungal Disease in Northeastern Ohio

      Bd is the fungal organism that causes an emerging infectious disease implicated as one cause of...

    • The Impact of Deer Browsing and Flowering Plant Abundance on the Reproductive Success of Mayapple
      The Impact of Deer Browsing and Flowering Plant Abundance on the Reproductive Success of Mayapple

      The Impact of Deer Browsing and Flowering Plant Abundance on the Reproductive Success of Mayapple

    • The State of Cleveland Metroparks Wetlands
      The State of Cleveland Metroparks Wetlands

    • Urban Wildlife Population Study
      Urban Wildlife Population Study

      Cleveland Metroparks has partnered with researchers at Michigan State University to launch a long...

    • Vegetation Research and Monitoring
      Vegetation Research and Monitoring

    • Wetland Assessment
      Wetland Assessment

      In 2005, staff began a wetland evaluation project to develop baseline data on wetland condition...

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