Gives the rationale for restoring urban streams in Euclid OH, an inner ring suburb of Cleveland OH. Describes two types of small Lake Erie tributaries east of Cleveland: Euclid Creek and the smaller "Escarpment Runs." Meant as the introduction to other slideshare presentations on urban stream restoration in Euclid, OH.

1. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Comprehending
Euclid’s Streams
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2. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Comprehending
Euclid’s Streams
Three Natural Areas
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3. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Euclid has three natural areas
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4. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Euclid has three natural areas
Portage Escarpment
(hill terrain south of Euclid Ave)
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USGS LiDAR
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5. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
lake plain
(between Euclid Ave & Lake Shore Blvd)
Euclid has three natural areas
Portage Escarpment
(hill terrain south of Euclid Ave)
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
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© 2013 Bluestone Heights

6. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Lake Erie shoreline
lake plain
(between Euclid Ave & Lake Shore Blvd)
Euclid has three natural areas
Portage Escarpment
(hill terrain south of Euclid Ave)
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
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© 2013 Bluestone Heights

7. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Euclid's streams are primary
ecological connections between
the escarpment and the lake.
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

8. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Euclid's streams are primary
ecological connections between
the escarpment and the lake.
They serve to gather runoff:
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

9. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Euclid's streams are primary
ecological connections between
the escarpment and the lake.
They serve to gather runoff:
From the escarpment
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

10. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Euclid's streams are primary
ecological connections between
the escarpment and the lake.
They serve to gather runoff:
From the escarpment
From the lake plain
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

11. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Euclid's streams are primary
ecological connections between
the escarpment and the lake.
They serve to gather runoff:
From the escarpment
From the lake plain
They channel the runoff to Lake Erie
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

12. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Euclid's streams are primary
ecological connections between
the escarpment and the lake.
They serve to gather runoff:
From the escarpment
From the lake plain
They channel the runoff to Lake Erie
These flowing waters serve to
shape and cleanse our landscape.
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

13. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Euclid's streams are primary
ecological connections between
the escarpment and the lake.
They serve to gather runoff:
From the escarpment
From the lake plain
They channel the runoff to Lake Erie
These flowing waters serve to
shape and cleanse our landscape.
Our streams are Euclid’s gift to
Lake Erie’s health.
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

14. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Comprehending
Euclid’s Streams
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

15. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Comprehending
Euclid’s Streams
Euclid Creek
and the
Escarpment Runs
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

16. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
With the escarpment-lake plain
topography in hand …
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

17. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
With the escarpment-lake plain
topography in hand …
we can see that Euclid has
two kinds of streams:
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

18. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
With the escarpment-lake plain
topography in hand …
we can see that Euclid has
two kinds of streams:
Euclid Creek is our large water
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

19. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
With the escarpment-lake plain
topography in hand …
we can see that Euclid has
two kinds of streams:
Euclid Creek is our large water
Escarpment Runs are small
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

20. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
With the escarpment-lake plain
topography in hand …
we can see that Euclid has
two kinds of streams:
Euclid Creek is our large water
Escarpment Runs are small
… and very obscure
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

21. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
With the escarpment-lake plain
topography in hand …
we can see that Euclid has
two kinds of streams:
Euclid Creek is our large water
Escarpment Runs are small
… and very obscure
Let’s learn about each kind
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

22. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Euclid Creek
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

23. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Euclid Creek
Euclid Creek begins high in the
Portage Escarpment.
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

24. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Euclid Creek
Euclid Creek begins high in the
Portage Escarpment.
The creek cuts a deep gorge
through bluestone and shale.
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

25. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Euclid Creek
Euclid Creek begins high in the
Portage Escarpment.
The creek cuts a deep gorge
through bluestone and shale.
… and it retains its natural
course through this area.
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

26. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Euclid Creek
Euclid Creek begins high in the
Portage Escarpment.
The creek cuts a deep gorge
through bluestone and shale.
… and it retains its natural
course through this area.
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
The creek is highly canalized
across the lake plain.
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

27. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Euclid Creek has a watershed council
and an active advocacy group.
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

28. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Euclid Creek has a watershed council
and an active advocacy group.
Euclid Creek is a regional poster
child for restoring urban streams.
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

29. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Euclid Creek has a watershed council
and an active advocacy group.
Euclid Creek is a regional poster
child for restoring urban streams.
Euclid's section lies between Wildwood
and the Euclid Creek Reservation.
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

30. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Euclid Creek has a watershed council
and an active advocacy group.
Euclid Creek is a regional poster
child for restoring urban streams.
Euclid's section lies between Wildwood
and the Euclid Creek Reservation.
Metroparks is in the process of
linking the two areas.
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

31. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Euclid Creek has a watershed council
and an active advocacy group.
Euclid Creek is a regional poster
child for restoring urban streams.
Euclid's section lies between Wildwood
and the Euclid Creek Reservation.
Metroparks is in the process of
linking the two areas.
Euclid’s section of Euclid Creek is in
good preservationist hands.
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

32. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Escarpment Runs
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

33. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Escarpment Runs
Many smaller streams cross Euclid
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

34. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Escarpment Runs
Many smaller streams cross Euclid
From the escarpment face to the lake
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

35. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Escarpment Runs
Many smaller streams cross Euclid
From the escarpment face to the lake
These are our escarpment runs.
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

36. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Escarpment Runs
Many smaller streams cross Euclid
From the escarpment face to the lake
These are our escarpment runs.
Like Euclid Creek, these streams
begin on the Portage Escarpment.
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

37. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Escarpment Runs
Many smaller streams cross Euclid
From the escarpment face to the lake
These are our escarpment runs.
Like Euclid Creek, these streams
begin on the Portage Escarpment.
They, nevertheless, drain just the
face of the escarpment to the lake.
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

38. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Escarpment Run
Transformation
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

39. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Escarpment Run
Transformation
The escarpment runs are small.
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

40. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Escarpment Run
Transformation
The escarpment runs are small.
In a century of development, we
have buried most of their courses.
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

41. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Escarpment Run
Transformation
The escarpment runs are small.
In a century of development, we
have buried most of their courses.
The runs have lost eco-functions
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

42. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Escarpment Run
Transformation
The escarpment runs are small.
In a century of development, we
have buried most of their courses.
The runs have lost eco-functions
Euclid has lost its natural diversity
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

43. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Escarpment Run
Transformation
The escarpment runs are small.
In a century of development, we
have buried most of their courses.
The runs have lost eco-functions
Euclid has lost its natural diversity
These streams need our attention.
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights

44. Gilchrist Harbor
With healthy, vibrant streams
Escarpment Run
Transformation
The escarpment runs are small.
In a century of development, we
have buried most of their courses.
The runs have lost eco-functions
Euclid has lost its natural diversity
These streams need our attention.
Learn the dual nature of the runs.
Go to
Escarpment Runs Nature
Google Earth
USGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights