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| 2024 |
Cuyahoga River
The first ever steelhead trout stocking occurred in the Cuyahoga River.
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| 2023 |
Cuyahoga River
Funding was secured and a final decision was made to remove the dam.
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| 2021 |
Cuyahoga River
The National Park Service and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers collaborated to introduce endangered mussel species and lake sturgeons into the Cuyahoga River, signaling a significant ecological restoration effort to support declining wildlife populations and demonstrate improved water quality.
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| 2020 |
Cuyahoga River
The Brecksville Dam at river mile 20, the first dam upstream of Lake Erie, was removed. This dam removal was significant as it had previously restricted fish populations and migration along the Cuyahoga River.
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| August 25 2020 |
Cuyahoga River
A Holland Oil and Gas fuel tanker crashed on Route 8 near Akron and Cuyahoga Falls, causing a fatal road accident that resulted in a fire leaking fuel into the southern section of the Cuyahoga River. The Akron Fire Department extinguished the fire, and the area was subsequently cleaned up.
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| 2019 |
Cuyahoga River
City of Cuyahoga Falls publicly addressed increased erosion issues resulting from the dam removals.
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| 2019 |
Cuyahoga River
The American Rivers conservation association named the Cuyahoga River 'River of the Year', commemorating 50 years of environmental recovery and restoration efforts since the infamous 1969 fire.
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| April 9 2019 |
Cuyahoga River
U.S. EPA and Ohio EPA officials announced a plan to remove the Gorge Metropolitan Park Dam by 2023, with an estimated cost of $65 to $70 million.
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| March 2019 |
Cuyahoga River
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency declared fish caught in the river safe to eat.
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| August 20 2013 |
Cuyahoga River
Dam removal completed, restoring approximately one mile of the Cuyahoga River to its natural state and exposing new whitewater recreation areas.
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| June 2013 |
Cuyahoga River
Dam removal began in early June, targeting the Sheraton and LeFever Dams in Cuyahoga Falls.
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| December 12 2012 |
Cuyahoga River
The Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) issued a permit allowing the demolition of the Sheraton and LeFever Dams in Cuyahoga Falls to proceed.
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