Snapshot of Northeast Ohio Environment

Overview Topography Watersheds Parks and Conservation Areas Land Cover (developed areas, forests, wetlands, agriculture) Brownfields

Northeast Ohio Watersheds Two Major River Basins – Ohio River – 47% – Lake Erie – 53% 13 Sub-Basins (8-digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)) – Ohio River – 6 – Lake Erie – 7 57 Watersheds (10-digit HUC) – Ohio River – 29 – Lake Erie – Sub-Watersheds (12-digit HUC) – Ohio River – 121 – Lake Erie – 121

Northeast Ohio Parks and Protected Lands Total Acres of Parks: 231,280 Total Acres of Protected Lands: 28,270 Share of Region: 6.6% Caveats – Difficult to capture all of the parkland, especially that held by cities, townships, etc. – Overlap between parkland and areas protected by conservation easements; such easements exist on parkland as well as private lands – Not all parkland is open for public use – Lack of good GIS data about public access

Northeast Ohio Land Cover Distribution TYPEACREAGEPERCENT OF REGION Developed Land1,075,31329% High Intensity46,1671% Medium Intensity121,4033% Low Intensity415,80211% Open Space491,94013% Forest1,128,42930% Deciduous1,108,74330% Evergreen18,7361% Mixed9500% Grassland/Herbaceous91,4322% Shrub/Scrub22,3141% Agriculture1,227,94833% Cultivated Crops796,57121% Pasture/Hay431,37712% Wetlands125,3813% Emergent Herbaceous3,0720% Woody122,3103% Barren Land (Rock/Sand/Clay)5,8130% Open Water66,0722% TOTAL3,742,701100%

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