Berlin Heights Ravine Natural Resource
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Berlin Heights Ravine Natural Resource Management Plan Tara Kauffman, Natural Resources Manager Brad Phillips, Environmental Projects Coordinator (December 2012-Updated February 2019) Erie MetroParks mission is to conserve natural resources while connecting the community with nature through education and exploration. Features and Resources Located off State Route 61 on the southern edge of the Village of Berlin Heights is Riverside Cemetery. The Berlin Heights Ravine property wraps around Riverside Cemetery (see attachment property map). It is a deep sandstone gorge with sheer walls up to 70 feet high. The main stem of Old Woman Creek flows through here in an excellent series of ripples and pools. The depth of the gorge has maintained a more northern microclimate, allowing relict Eastern Hemlock of all sizes to flourish on the shaded slopes. The warmer areas contain mature oaks, black cherry, tulip poplar, and hickories among other species. Wildflowers are also extensive throughout, including an impressive display of Great White Trillium. Erie MetroParks holds a conservation easement on the 16 acre property. The property is owned in part by the Village of Berlin Heights and in part by Berlin Township (see attachment ownership map). Plant diversity is good, with 212 species found to date (see attachment plant list thru 2016). Yellowtop (Senecio glabellus) was added to the list in 2012. The bird and vertebrate list is underrepresented due to limited site visitations and stands at 86 bird species and 8 vertebrates (see attachment bird list thru 2016 and vertebrate list thru 2011). Tennessee Warbler was added in 2012. Management Strategies Currently, Natural Resource staff visit this property at least once annually to check on compliance with the easement. Boundaries are walked to ensure surrounding property owners are not encroaching on the property. Invasive Species Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) is found in several pockets and may be spreading. Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) is found throughout in fairly low density. No specific actions are planned at present against these and other invasive species found here. Berlin Heights Ravine Natural Resource Management Plan Tara Kauffman, Natural Resources Manager Brad Phillips, Environmental Projects Coordinator (December 2012-Updated February 2019) Future Goals and Plans The primary goals here are enforcing the conservation easement and conserving the natural resource. One threat to the resource is four-wheeler traffic in the stream bed, which degrades the habitat. As this is a public area, it is difficult to exclude people from these active uses. One other low-grade threat is littering of old flower arrangements, etc from the cemetery into the gorge. Berlin Heights Ravine Thursday, March 23, 2017 PLANT List, Berlin Heights Ravine thru 2016 Code SciName Common Name BHR Origin Listed Invasive L V Cystopteris bulbifera (L.) Bernh. Fern, Bulblet Bladder X? N Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx) Fern, Christmas X N Schott Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. Fern, Fragile X N Dryopteris marginalis (L.) A.Gray Fern, Marginal Wood X N Botrychium virginianum (L)Sw. Fern, Rattlesnake X N Dryopteris carthusiana (Villars) Fuchs Fern, Spinulose Wood X N Botrychium dissectum Spreng Grape-fern, Dissected X N 7 0 0 P Agrimonia gryposepala Wallr. Agrimony, Common X N Agrimonia parviflora Aiton Agrimony, Small-flowered X N Heuchera americana L. Alum-root, Common X N Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L. Aster, Awl X N Nesom [Aster p..us Willd.] Symphyotrichum sp, cordate Aster, cordate, nonwingy X N Symphyotrichum sp, lanceolate Aster, lanceolate X N Symphyotrichum lowrieanum (Porter) Aster, Smooth Heart-leaved X? N G.L. Nesom [Aster l..us T.C.Porter] Geum vernum (Raf.) T & G. Avens, Spring X N Geum canadense Jacq. Avens, White X N Actaea pachypoda Ell. Baneberry, White X N Galium aparine L. Bedstraw, Cleavers X N Bidens frondosa L. Beggar-ticks, Devils X N Monarda fistulosa L. Bergamot, Wild x N Mitella diphylla L. Bishop's-Cap (Mitrewort) X N Sanguinaria canadensis L. Bloodroot X N Houstonia caerulea L. Bluets X N Eupatorium perfoliatum L. Boneset, Common X N Scirpus atrovirens Willd. Bulrush, Dark-green X N Arctium minus Bernh. Burdock, Common X A Ranunculus abortivus L. Buttercup, Kidney-leaved X N Ranunculus hispidus Michx var nitidus Buttercup, Swamp X N Page 1 of 7 Code SciName Common Name BHR Origin Listed Invasive Senecio glabellus Poir. Buttertop X A Maianthemum canadensis Desf. Canada Mayflower X N Smilax ecirrata (Engelm.) S.Wats. Carrion Flower, Upright X N Nepeta cataria L. Catnip X A Chelidonium majus L. Celandine X A Chaerophyllum procumbens (L.) Crantz Chervil, Spreading X N Stellaria media (L.) Vill. Chickweed, Common X A Cerastium fontanum Chickweed, Common Mouse-eared X A Baumg.[C.vulgatum] Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr) DC Cicely, Smooth Sweet X N Pilea pumila (L) A.Gray Clearweed, Common X N Trifolium pratense L. Clover, Red X A Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx Cohosh, Blue (later, smaller) X N Caulophyllum thalictroides var. Cohosh, Giant Blue X N giganteum Farw. Tussilago farfara L. Coltsfoot X A Aquilegia canadensis L. Columbine X N Rudbeckia laciniata L. Coneflower, Cut-leaved X N Coreopsis tripteris L. Coreopsis, Tall X N Geranium carolinianum L. Crane's-bill, Carolina X N Barbarea vulgaris R.Br. Cress, Common Winter X A Cardamine hirsuta L. Cress, Hoary Bitter X A Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. Cress, Mouse-ear X A Cardamine pensylvanica Muhl. Cress, Pennsylvania Bitter X N Cardamine bulbosa (Schreb) BSP Cress, Spring X N Ranunculus sceleratus L. Crowfoot, Cursed X N Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. Crowfoot, Hooked X N Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) T.& G. Cucumber, Wild X N Hesperis matronalis L. Dame's Rocket X A Taraxacum officinale Weber Dandelion, Common X A Commelina communis L. Dayflower, Common X A Hemerocallis fulva L. Day-lily, Orange X N Lamium purpureum L. Dead-nettle, Purple X A Rumex verticillatus L.. Dock, Swamp X N Cuscuta gronovii Willd. Dodder, Common X? N Apocynum cannabinum L. Dogbane, Indian-Hemp X N Page 2 of 7 Code SciName Common Name BHR Origin Listed Invasive Floerkea proserpinacoides Willd. False Mermaid X N Scrophularia marilandica L. Figwort, Maryland X N Erigeron philadelphicus L. Fleabane, Philadelphia X N Allium vineale L. Garlic, Field X A Allium canadense L. Garlic, Wild X N Geranium maculatum L. Geranium, Wild X N Asarum canadense L. Ginger, Wild X N Solidago caesia L. Goldenrod, Blue-stemmed X N Solidago canadensis L. Goldenrod, Canada (+Tall) X N Solidago flexicaulis L. Goldenrod, Zigzag X? N Panicum sp. Grass, a Panic X N Poa sp. Grass, Bluegrass, a X Z Panicum clandestinum L. Grass, Deer's-tongue X N Brachyelytrum erectum L. Grass, Long-awned Wood X N Phalaris arundinacea L. Grass, Reed Canary X A X Elymus virginicus L. Grass, Virginia Wild Rye X N Glechoma hederacea L. Ground Ivy X A Hieracium pilosella L. Hawkweed, Mouse-ear X A Hepatica acutiloba DC. Hepatica, Sharp-lobed X N Vernonia gigantea (Walt)Trel ex Ironweed, Tall X N Branner & Coville Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Jack-in-the-pulpit X N Impatiens capensis Meerb. Jewelweed, Orange (Touch-me-not) X N Impatiens pallida Nutt. Jewelweed, Yellow X N Eutrochium fistulosum (Barratt) E.E. Joe-pye-weed, Hollow-stemmed X N Lamont [Eupatorium f. Barratt] Polygonum cuspidatum Sieb.& Zucc. Knotweed, Japanese X A X Polygonum virginianum L. Knotweed, Virginia X N Allium tricoccum Ait. Leek, Wild X N Lysimachia ciliata L. Loosestrife, Fringed X N Prosartes lanuginosa (Michx.) G.Don Mandarin, Yellow X N [Disporum …] Caltha palustris L. Marsh-Marigold X N Podophyllum peltatum L. Mayapple X N Acalypha virginica L.var rhomboidea Mercury, Three-seeded X N Cooperr. Page 3 of 7 Code SciName Common Name BHR Origin Listed Invasive Lysimachia nummularia L. Moneywort X A Mimulus alatus Ait. Monkey-flower, Sharp-winged X N Leonurus cardiaca L. Motherwort, Common X A Alliaria petiolata (M.Bieb) Cavara & Mustard, Garlic X A X Grande Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. Nettle, False X N Urtica dioica L. Nettle, Stinging X N Solanum dulcamara L. Nightshade, Bittersweet X A Solanum nigrum L. [S. ptychanthum] Nightshade, Black X N Mitchella repens L. Partridge-berry X N Parietaria pensylvanica Willd. Pellitory X N Vinca minor L. Periwinkle, Common X A Phlox divaricata L. Phlox, Blue X N Phytolacca americana L. Pokeweed X N Antennaria parlinii Fernald [A. Pussy-toes, Plantain-leaved X N plantaginifolia (L.) Richardson] Packera aurea (L.) [Senecio aureus L.] Ragwort, Golden X N Prenanthes sp Rattlesnake-root, a X N Collinsonia canadensis L. Richweed (Horsebalm) X N Arabis laevigata (Willd) Poiret Rock Cress, Smooth X N Thalictrum dioicum L. Rue, Early Meadow X N Thalictrum dasycarpum Fisch. & Lall. Rue, Tall Meadow X N Thalictrum thalictroides (L.) Eames & Rue-anemone X N Boiv. Juncus sp. Rush X N Aralia nudicaulis L. Sarsaparilla, Wild X N Carex blanda Dewey Sedge, Common Wood X? N Carex prasina Wahlenb. Sedge, Drooping X N Carex crinita Lam. Sedge, Fringed X N Carex hirtifolia Mackenz. Sedge, Hairy-leaved X N Carex sec. Laxiflorae Sedge, laxiflorae X N Carex pedunculata Willd. Sedge, Long-stalked x N Carex radiata (Wahlenb.)Small Sedge, Radiate X N Carex albursina Sheldon Sedge, Wing-stemmed Wood X N Scutellaria lateriflora L. Skullcap, Mad-dog X N Polygonum sp. Smartweed, a X N Page 4 of 7 Code SciName Common Name BHR Origin Listed Invasive Polygonum cespitosum Blume Smartweed, Long-bristled X A Sanicula sp. Snakeroot, a Black X N Ageratina altissima (L.) R.M.King & Snakeroot, White X N H.Rob. [Eupatorium rugosum Houtt.] Smilacina racemosa (L.) Desf. Solomon's-plume, X N Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh Solomon's-seal, Hairy X N Claytonia virginica L. Spring-beauty X N Cucurbita sp Squash X E Ornithogalum umbellatum L. Star-of-Bethlehem X A Sedum ternatum Michx. Stonecrop, Wild U L N Fragaria virginiana Duchesne Strawberry, Virginia X N Melilotus officinalis (L)Lam.