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clevelandmetroparks.com 1 A LETTER FROM BRIAN ZIMMERMAN

Find Your Path, Course, or Wildside this Summer Happy Summer! I hope you have soaked up the sunshine and spent quality time reconnecting with nature to Find Your Path! Our Metroparks mobile app is a great way to find a new trail or hidden gem among our 24,000 acres. If you’re looking for 2 Letter from Brian & Pathfinder suggestions, I recommend a trip on the Red Line Greenway, our newest trail link that connects W. 65th Street to downtown! 3 Chagrin River Restoration Our June Emerald Necklace is packed with summer fun for the whole family. We have a “baby boom” over at including tiger cubs for the first time in over 20 years! If you want to hit the greens, our eight golf courses offer something for all 4 Naturalist’s Almanac & skill levels. June is a great time to get Junior golfers out on the course! For those looking Fathers in the Wild for a new adventure, our new trail connections along the lakefront and into downtown 5 Spotlight on Bullfrogs & will be coming online as we head into summer. While many know Edgewater Beach as Pretty in Pink a lakefront destination, later this summer I hope you’re able to take in the tranquility of Wendy Park through our Whiskey Island Connector and Wendy Park Bridge. 6 Great Lakes Mussels In our parks, the diversity of life and activity is at its peak. Our Naturalist’s Almanac is a good resource for what plants, birds, fish, and reptiles to look for while you’re out exploring. For an even more in-depth look on nature in our area, our Natural Resources 7 Zoo News team outlines the impact of two invasive species to our Great Lakes — the zebra and quagga mussels. 8 Nature Shop & As you head out to the lakefront this summer, please visit our website for the latest Rental Venues information on facilities and amenities available to you. Dining is now open at E. 55 on the Lake at the East 55th Street Marina. The Noshery at Huntington Beach is also now 9 Find Your Path apps open if you’re looking for an all-new place to grab a bite and sweet treat. You can’t beat an evening along the water from the new sunset picnic plaza nearby! Above all, please 10 Golf Courses & stay safe and active. Swimming Areas I’ll see you out there! 11 Summer is for Bike Rides

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Brian Zimmerman Cleveland Metroparks CEO Click or touch a section above to access it directly. Click on the home button (shown here) at the top corner of each page to return you here. VIDEO FEATURE! Click this icon appearing in articles to view videos on the subject. Join a free naturalist-led program in June Cleveland Metroparks invites you to we continue to grow an outdoor recreation • Advance registration online is live an outdoor recreation lifestyle, culture in Northeast . required. No in-person or phone a concept built on staying healthy registrations at this time. This month’s schedule will be filled with while enjoying the outdoors. hikes, bird programs, rock climbing, • Facial coverings must be worn by all Whether you decide to take a series backpacking, and so much more! Don’t participants six years of age and older. of classes with our professional forget to register as space is limited! • Program registration will be outdoor recreation staff or enjoy a available for two weeks in advance self-guided microadventure in the • Group size per program will be limited and all updates will be available at park, we are committed to helping to less than 10 people following CDC clevelandmetroparks.com/calendar. you live an active, healthy lifestyle as guidelines.

2 Emerald Necklace June 2021 | Vol. 70 #6 FEATURE ARTICLE Jackson Field at Project components by the numbers: South Chagrin Reservation • 915 Live Willow, Sycamore & Dogwood Stakes • 600+ Feet of Restored Channel • 90+ Meander and Locked Logs Chagrin River • 84 Species of Plants • 60 Native Trees Restoration • 30 Native Shrubs 4 Naturalist’s Almanac & • 19 Pounds of Native Seed Fathers in the Wild Complete • 10 Bendway Weirs

Dead brush dike slows water flowing across floodplain bench and also catches debris

his winter while we hunkered streambank. Over time these features will down, enjoying cozy blankets capture sediment flowing from upstream Tand warm fires, RiverReach and deposit in key locations to actually Construction and EnviroScience restored build up the streambank. a 600-foot section of the Chagrin River We welcome you to visit and check out at Jackson Field in South Chagrin these different project elements. Park at Reservation. Without intervention the the Jackson Field parking lot off Chagrin river would have continued to unravel River Rd. and walk the bridle path north into the field, since this portion had little towards the river. Guests can contribute to to no roots of trees and shrubs to hold restoration monitoring by taking a photo the streambank together. at the Chronolog station on site. This Native trees provide long-term stream- Water follows the path of least resistance, station provides a bracket that ensures so this project aimed to add resistance consistency from picture to picture and bank stabilization and riparian habitat by way of live vegetation, dead brush builds a time lapse series for all to see. If and anchored logs, boulders, bendway you are not able to visit, you can still see weirs and grade controls. Participants how the project grows at this website: of the Watershed Volunteer Program www.chronolog.io/site/CMP106. lent a hand by harvesting willow stakes Project funding provided by NEORSD as and sycamore limbs nearby. Willow and well as Ohio EPA and the US EPA, under the sycamore can resprout from a simple provisions of Section 319(h) of the Clean cutting and contribute to the bank Water Act. stabilization efforts. The contractors also felled invasive European alder and Norway maple to help control the population, but primarily to use this material to protect the bank while waiting for the potted native material and live stakes to grow. Another interesting component is a series of bendway weirs. These look like rock sills that stick out into the flow of the river. Engineers carefully design their angle and length to redirect the erosive Boulders in key areas save mature Aerial view of Chagrin River flows of the river more towards the riverside trees after restoration center of the channel, rather than at the

clevelandmetroparks.com 3 NATURALIST’S ALMANAC June…Overflowing with Diversity of Life s an exciting May comes to a thrushes moving on warm nighttime reaches of the as they spawn close, nature continues to peak in winds. Within the rich beech-maple and lay eggs in warm shallow water. By now, Asheer diversity. Spring ephemeral forests, flute- like calls of wood thrushes steelhead fishing has nearly wrapped up for wildflowers are replaced by lavish stands and veeries echo and hooded warblers, the season, although diehard anglers will still of summer wildflowers and trees thicken red-eyed vireos, ovenbirds and scarlet be out in the first week of June. with vegetation, much to the delight tanagers are setting up territories and and vital success of nesting birds. Lush beginning nest building. Sycamore- Reptiles wetlands come alive with amphibians and laden riversides are alive with cerulean Snapping turtles and painted turtles can be reptiles, nesting wood ducks and green and yellow-throated warblers, Baltimore seen traveling from their wetland homes in herons, mink and beaver. An evening orioles, blue-gray gnatcatchers and rose- search of a location to lay eggs in the soil. As spent near a wetland will surprise you breasted grosbeaks. their eggs incubate for the next few months, with singing frogs and toads, croaking the hatchling sex will be determined by the bitterns and grunting rails. Meadows and Wildflowers temperature of the nest. fields spring to life as butterflies take to Wetlands come into bloom while the skies and tree swallows and eastern dragonflies patrol the air in search of Amphibians bluebirds finish raising their young. gnats, flies and mosquitoes. Along the The banjo like “twang” of green frogs can Forests become beautifully dark with edges of ponds and marshes, the purples now be heard in evenings near almost dense vegetation and lush mosses and of native pickerelweed explode. Cow any body of water throughout Cleveland lichens and mushrooms coat the forest parsnip as tall as a person appear with Metroparks. Gray treefrogs call loudly from floor and fallen dead trees. umbrella-shaped white blossoms along secluded locations in the lofty treetops or stream banks and marsh edges. wetland edges. The first tiny toadlets and Birds froglets begin their transformation from The rush of spring migration tapers off Fish aquatic to terrestrial life. with north-bound warblers, vireos and Common carp begin to thrash along shorelines of Lake Isaac and the lower

Learn About the Roles Father’s Day of Fathers in the Wild

une has arrived and that means Water bugs aren’t the only protective pups Father’s Day is just around the corner. fathers. Pumpkinseed sunfish guard will live Pumpkinseed sunfish JThe United States first celebrated and groom their young compulsively. separately Father’s Day in 1910, but people have Male pumpkinseed dutifully clean while they nurse, been celebrating the paternal figures in their eggs and fan fresh water over the regularly receiving food from their their lives since well before that. While nest. Pumpkinseed fathers even guard partner. The father can help directly you celebrate this year, discover some hatchlings, using their mouths to return once pups are weaned, regurgitating outstanding fathers that live in our parks! wandering fry to the shallows. This food into their mouths until they can behavior will continue for a few weeks, eat themselves. Coyote families will vary Let’s start with giant water bugs, a after which the young are completely in size, but mom and dad always work group of insects that hunt in lakes and independent. together to keep their pups safe. ponds throughout the U.S. These intimidating fathers sacrifice a lot These wet and wonderful Looking at nature reminds us that being for their young, losing use of dads are great, but coyote a dad is a tough job, whether you’re a their wings after females lay parents take the cake. creepy crawly or a humble human! Take eggs directly on their back. Coyotes form lifelong this Father’s Day to celebrate the paternal Male water bugs carry these bonds with their partners, figures around you, human or not! eggs for up to two weeks, often living with pups Peter Frank, Naturalist protecting them and surfacing Water bug from previous years. Mother Watershed Stewardship Center regularly, so the eggs can breathe. coyotes and their newborn

4 Emerald Necklace June 2021 INSIDE OUR PARKS

Spotlight on Bullfrogs

s the sun sets on hot summer hawks, great blue herons, turtles, and days, the coolness of the night raccoons are among the animals that prey Atakes over. Temperatures drop on bullfrogs, staying in close proximity to and many animals become more the water allows a speedy getaway into active, including bullfrogs. Bullfrogs the pond’s murky depths. At night, when stay cool in marshes, ponds, and lakes Nighttime Serenade they emerge from the water in search of during the hot days; then they come Another reason frogs are more active food and mates, they can be found along out to play at night. at night is because it’s an ideal time to the fringes of wetlands by scanning for attract a mate. A male bullfrog will make their green eyeshine. Largest Frog in Ohio a series of low croaking sounds to signal Visitors to areas near the Watershed The American bullfrog is the largest to females that he is a good catch. He Stewardship Center, North Chagrin Nature frog species in Ohio, reaching 9 inches also uses this call to signal to other males Center, and Rocky River Nature Center in length and weighing up to 1.5 to stay out of his territory. have a good chance at spotting these pounds! Because of their enormous Staying Moist and Staying Safe giant frogs in action both day and night. size, bullfrogs can eat a lot. During Cleveland Metroparks reservations are hot summer stretches, they tend to While bullfrogs can be found during the day, they need water to keep their skin open until 11 p.m. daily, so bring your hunt after dark. Frogs will eat almost flashlight to see who you can find. anything that will fit into their mouths, moist to stay healthy. Daytime onlookers including insects, other amphibians, may observe a frog’s head poking out Natalie Schroder, Naturalist mice, and even fish. of the water or sunning on a log. Since Watershed Stewardship Center

Pretty in Pink: Summer Wildflowers

Don’t miss the Because it soaks its roots in moist soil, abundance opportunity to swamp rose mallow is commonly found of habitat enjoy the many in wet areas in Rocky River Reservation for monarchs. pink wildflowers and the tallgrass prairie in Brecksville. Common milk- blooming this Pollinators gravitate to the large flower. weed flowers may summer in Cleveland Blooming from July through August, this look like pink spheres Milkweed Metroparks. With shades wildflower reminds us that summer days or umbels bobbing in the of pink ranging from are here again. wind. Look closer to see that each pale blush to deep magenta, “umbel” is comprised of hundreds of small Like a super food for humans, common countless hues are on display. flowers. Not only is the plant useful in the milkweed and swamp milkweed, both ecosystem, but the seed pod fibers have The cotton candy pink plumes of queen pink flowering plants, serve an important also been used as filling for life preservers of the prairie immediately catches the eye. role for over 450 insects. “Weed” is a and jackets. This wildflower blooms in sunny areas with misnomer as it does not accurately moist soil. Growing anywhere from three to reflect the plants’ importance. For Not just pretty in pink, wildflowers fill an six feet, queen of the prairie is a standout example, milkweeds are the only plants impressive role in our parks so don’t miss from July through August, towering over monarch butterflies lay their eggs on them! The time to catch a glimpse of pink other plants. and the only food source for monarch blooms can be fleeting. caterpillars. The leaves have a milk-like With varying shades of pink, swamp rose Min Keung, Manager substance that can be toxic to some mallow is a saucer-sized flower reaching Brecksville Nature Center mammals and insects. This substance around four to six inches in diameter. keeps animals at bay and allows an clevelandmetroparks.com 5 NATURAL RESOURCES Great Lakes Mussels Update on Zebra and Quagga Mussels

t began on Lake St. Claire in 1988, Invading Quagga Mussels according to the between lakes Michigan and Erie, Zebra mussels are still in . But their Center for when Canadian college students I numbers, and scale of disruptions, were Invasive Species doing field research turned up a reduced by the introduction of a second, Research. mysterious mussel. Once the first zebra similar mussel. The lesser-known quagga mussel was identified, biologists knew To avoid management costs and preserve mussels, also introduced by ballast water the nickel-sized shellfish native to the native ecosystems, western states have of large ships, arrived a little after zebra Caspian and Black Sea would change implemented mandatory boat washing mussels. Quagga mussels outcompete the Great Lakes and capture headlines. stations and robust outreach efforts zebras and can colonize deeper water and Zebra mussels have been in North to prevent the spread of zebra and tolerate colder temperatures. For instance, America for at least 32 years, do they quagga mussels. Still, it is tricky to plug zebra mussels made up 98.3% of mussels in still cause the same problems they once all the pores. You may have heard the Lake Michigan in 2000, but by 2005 quagga did? March headline — “zebra mussels found mussels were 97.7% of all mussels in Lake growing on aquarium moss (algae) balls Michigan! Quagga mussels can live so deep Undesirable Intruders for sale in 29 states.” This represented a underwater, recorded at 425 feet, that the risk of introduction to new waterbodies The original publicity for zebra mussels sheer number of them is often invisible to if aquariums were dumped was due in part to disruptions: they us. They still filter water, absorb nutrients, clustered on top of each other and or ponds had risky reduced diameters of water pipes, a Zebra and Quagga mussels still overflows. power plant in Michigan had 700,000 challenge the Great Lakes ecosystem. While zebra zebra mussels in one square meter, and quagga boat hulls were covered, drinking water We should do our best to keep them mussels do not intakes threatened, and swimmers from infesting any other waterbodies. always make Zebra learned to wear water shoes to protect the headlines in mussel shown against the sharp shells. Impacts to the and rearrange the Great Lakes food web Cleveland, they ecosystem were also studied. Zebra similar to zebra mussels. are still here in Lake on aquarium moss mussels are filter feeders that eat Erie. They have wide algae and the total algae abundance Costly to environment and resources ranging consequence declined 62-90% in parts of Lake Erie. In some ways we have adapted to life with for our health, recreation, and the Fish spawning grounds were changed zebra and quagga mussels. Anti-fouling ecosystem. We are still in the middle of by shells and most native mussels were boat paint, protocols for scraping mussels this story, learning the exact ways these outcompeted. These changes have from pipes, new ballast water regulations, two bivalve species change some of the been dramatic in the Great Lakes, and and prevention by cleaning, draining, and largest freshwater systems on the planet. zebra mussels continued to immigrate drying watercraft and tackle helps stop Whether zebra and quagga mussels are inland by hitchhiking on boats and by the spread. These measures do have costs kept out of new waterbodies is largely up swimming freely during their larval in time and money. “It has been estimated to us. Even one new mussel introduction stage of growth. Once these mussels that it costs over $500 million (US) per year is too many. have been introduced, it is extremely to manage mussels at power plants, water Mark Warman, Aquatic Invasive Species difficult to remove them completely. systems, and industrial complexes, and Project Coordinator on boats and docks in the Great Lakes,”

Do your part by taking the Clean Boater Pledge CLEAN: off visible aquatic plants, animals, and mud from all equipment before leaving water access. This includes boats, fishing rods, shoes, etc. DRAIN: any areas that hold water such as kayak hatch/cockpit, bilge, live well, or motor before leaving water access. DRY: make sure your boat/equipment is completely dry before launching into another body of water. At least five days is recommended. At minimum, dry these items with a sponge/towel before reuse.

6 Emerald Necklace June 2021 BABY BOOM ZOO NEWS

B B Y B O A O M at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo!

pring is full of life in Cleveland and Over in The RainForest, guests can surroundings. The socially unique group of that’s especially true at Cleveland now get a peek at the Asian small- a Malayan tiger cubs and two Amur tiger SMetroparks Zoo! This spring there’s clawed otter pups born in early April. cubs are ambassadors for two of the most several new animal additions — big and This is the third successful offspring endangered species in the world. Come small — including a reindeer calf, Asian for mom “Bitzy” and dad “Kibble.” The visit our tiger cubs, reindeer calf and Asian small-clawed otter pups and, of course, pups grow quickly and are already small-clawed otters this June! guests can now finally get-close to our excelling at swimming in their habitat tiger cub trio. on the RainForest’s second floor.

Most recently, a young reindeer calf Finally, there are no cubs more was born in Cleveland Metroparks popular than Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s Wilderness Trek. This is the third Zoo’s trio of tiger cubs. The cubs have successful offspring for mom “Petunia.” been exploring their new habitat Calves are typically about 15 pounds in Rosebrough Tiger Passage since at birth and will grow their first set of mid-April and continue to grow and antlers in their first year! become more confident in their

Letter from Dr. Chris Kuhar Zebra When the world was shutting down mussel shown last March, the Zoological Programs on aquarium moss team at the zoo continued to power through. Throughout the pandemic, the animal care team was feeding and taking care of our animals. In many Otter pups at The RainForest a ways, the world didn’t change much for few weeks after their birth in April our animals. 2021 But the world did change for our teams. Moving animals between zoos, Photo courtesy of courtesy of Cleveland Zoological Society getting animals set up in new exhibits, A young reindeer calf and working through breeding was born to mom situations are all harder when you’re “Petunia” in Wilderness social distancing and taking all the Trek appropriate precautions. But our recent baby boom is the result of the hard work and talents of our amazing team. Find your wildside this summer and celebrate with us as we work to secure a future for wildlife! The tiger cub trio exploring their new Christopher W. Kuhar, Ph.D. habitat in Rosebrough Executive Director Tiger Passage. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

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10 Emerald Necklace June 2021 OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES

Turn your commute home into an adventure Detour ride. If you are riding a bike that can handle Summer is the mountain bike trails, take the long way Ride home and hit up a mountain bike trail. Many area mountain bike trails are beginner friendly, Home and as long as you don’t have super skinny Made for tires, you can enjoy a quick detour onto dirt or gravel. A purposeful detour can take you to places you haven’t seen while still traveling in Bike Rides the general direction of home. Taking the long way home never sounded so good!

Bike commuting can be done with kids too. Biking, along with other sports and activities, grew Bring Start at your house and pick-up friends and Ride in popularity in 2020 with many people looking for family as you bike to the playground, pool, new ways to enjoy the outdoors, either alone or the or have a picnic in the park. Stick to those Your in family groups. As you find yourself outside this less traveled, kid-friendly roads and paths. By summer, I encourage you to make time to ride your choosing to go by bike instead of driving, you bike in 2021. Fortunately, Cleveland Metroparks Kids make the commute part of the activity instead Bike offers countless cycling opportunities, including of just the means to get to the activity. Plan programs like Try-It: Mountain Biking, Bicycle well and bring plenty of snacks and water for Maintenance, and MTB skills classes, so check our the ride back home. website for all our upcoming mountain biking and cycling programs at clevelandmetroparks.com/or Commuting by bike isn’t just for the 9-5 office Bring worker. You can commute by bike to all sorts If you haven’t been on your bike in a bit, get it of places. If biking to work doesn’t appeal to tuned-up at a local bike shop. Cable, brake, and you, or doesn’t apply to your situation — grab Fix shifter adjustments help make the bike work the Your a buddy and bike to dinner and dessert. Scope way it was designed, and a smooth operating bike out the nearest or newest bike connector Up makes it more tempting to continue riding. If you Friend path to help you get from point A to B. Once are primarily riding on the paved all purpose trails, you start looking for them, you’ll find plenty Your consider putting less aggressive tires on your bike, if of places adjacent to bike paths with patios, you originally bought a mountain bike. Smooth tires great food, and amazing views! help you pedal with less effort and make the ride Dan Sahli, Recreation Specialist Bike more enjoyable. Consider bringing the tools and Outdoor Recreation supplies necessary to fix a flat. If you are more of a DIY person be sure to check out and use the bike repair stations found at many locations throughout Bike repair stands locations Cleveland Metroparks. BEDFORD RESERVATION ROCKY RIVER RESERVATION • APT, Egbert Picnic Area • RRNC • Dunham Rd parking lot • Detroit and Valley Parkway Many employers encourage biking to and from HUNTINGTON RESERVATION LAKEFRONT Office work. Ask about bike commuter amenities like (coming soon) • Edgewater at Beach House showers, secure bike storage, and flexible hours • Huntington Beach parking lot CLEVELAND FOUNDATION that allow for early or late starts to help with (north side), Lake Rd Perks CENTENNIAL LAKE LINK TRAIL coordinating the best route based on vehicular MILL STREAM RUN RESERVATION traffic patterns. Your bike route to work will • Near Mulberry’s at Center • Royalview Picnic Area and Main probably take you on different roads than if driving, • Pawpaw Parking Lot so take time to appreciate the scenic route. • Berea across from Giant Eagle TOWPATH • OECR at CanalWay Center NORTH CHAGRIN RESERVATION • Clark Fields trailhead Visit our website clevelandmetroparks.com/OR to • NCNC parking lot parking lot inspire your next adventure in Cleveland Metroparks.

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