Restored from a river so polluted that it repeatedly caught fire until 1969, an episode that drove the United States Clean Water Act
Area
132 km²
Protection category
IUCN II
Parque nacional —
Designated in
2000
Declared in 2000, it protects the valley of the Cuyahoga River, so polluted by industrial discharge through much of the 20th century that its surface repeatedly caught fire; the blaze of 1969 — widely covered by the national media, though in fact less severe than several earlier ones — was one of the direct catalysts of the United States Clean Water Act of 1972. Today its recovered waters have allowed the return of the bald eagle and of dozens of fish species.
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Cuyahoga Valley: 119 documented species
Mammals24Birds38Reptiles18Amphibians
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in the United States, where Cuyahoga Valley lies.
DesertTemperate forestTundra / polarWetland
Experiences in this park
Diving and snorkellingBirdwatching
Nearby dive sites
Where can I dive near here?
137 km away
Wildlife you can see now
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Now is a good time: Urban bat colony under Congress Avenue Bridge (March to November (peak in summer))
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