Engage 300 community members in assessing, monitoring and developing plans for a 174-acre project site at Summit Lake and its surrounding landscape in Akron, Ohio. Project will revitalize an overgrown area with low water quality and underused access to quality green space for the nearby low-income community, and remediate Akron’s freshwater aquatic habitat resources to benefit largemouth bass, bream, bluegill, crappie, redear sunfish, catfish and other species.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Five Star and Nature Restoration Trust
Project Title: Revitalizing Akron’s Summit Lake through Environmental Assessment, Park Planning, and Engagement (OH)
Organization:
The Trust for Public Land
Project ID:
1301.17.055855
Description:
Award Amount:
$49964.14
Location:
Southwest Akron, Ohio