Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 18 hours ago
I've been wanting to tell the story of the restoration of Cuyahoga Valley National Park, literally, since the day I started National Park Diaries. This is a story that has captivated me since I first heard about it and is really a perfect fit for the types of stories I like to tell on National Park Diaries. I told myself though, that I would only do this story when I had the opportunity to travel to Cuyahoga Valley National Park myself... Well, the time has finally come! I made the trip to Cuyahoga Valley, saw the restoration with my own two eyes, and I'm here now to tell you its story. Enjoy!
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Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/nationalparkdiaries
Check out "Who Runs This Park:" whorunsthispark.com
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Sources and Resources:
columbusmonthly.com/story/lifestyle/around-town/2023/02/21/ohio-cuyahoga-valley-national-park-showcases-a-magnificent-restoration-story/69927902007
smithsonianmag.com/history/cuyahoga-river-caught-fire-least-dozen-times-no-one-cared-until-1969-180972444
youtube.com/watch?v=nlHiaZFvcXA
youtube.com/watch?v=OQOZKE6iB_A
youtube.com/watch?v=_jxV6BbREfY&t=38s
youtu.be/18JpT61rX6A](https://youtu.be/18JpT61rX6A
time.com/3921976/cuyahoga-fire
washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/06/22/the-fable-of-the-burning-river-45-years-later
time.com/archive/6637266/americas-sewage-system-and-the-price-of-optimism
cleveland.com/metro/2009/01/after_the_flames_the_story_beh.html
slate.com/technology/2012/12/clean-water-act-40th-anniversary-the-greatest-success-in-environmental-law-made-rivers-stop-burning.html
ideastream.org/news/environment-energy/2019-07-15/watershed-how-a-photo-sparked-a-revolution
cuyahogaaoc.org
nps.gov/cuva/learn/cuyahoga-river-restoration.htm
nps.gov/articles/000/the-cuyahoga-river-recovers.htm
nps.gov/articles/000/cuyahoga-national-heritage-river.htm
nps.gov/articles/000/removing-toxins-at-krejci-dump.htm
nps.gov/articles/story-of-the-fire.htm
nps.gov/articles/carl-stokes-and-the-river-fire.htm
nps.gov/articles/how-a-national-park-helps-a-river-recover.htm
conservancyforcvnp.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Magazine_Fall15-Winter16.pdf
nps.gov/articles/000/the-cuyahoga-river-once-on-fire-now-a-recreation-destination.htm
nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/admin_policies/policy2-appb.htm
youtube.com/watch?v=kXtMS-aqUxs&t=11s
pshistory.com/publications/cuva/adhi.pdf
nps.gov/articles/project-profile-bil-ecrp-cuva-doverbender.htm#:~:text=Hundreds of wells have been,properties that contained abandoned wells](nps.gov/articles/project-profile-bil-ecrp-cuva-doverbender.htm#:~:text=Hundreds%20of%20wells%20have%20been,properties%20that%20contained%20abandoned%20wells
Images and Music:
Storyblocks
NPS
WKYC-TV
PBS
I've been wanting to tell the story of the restoration of Cuyahoga Valley National Park, literally, since the day I started National Park Diaries. This is a story that has captivated me since I first heard about it and is really a perfect fit for the types of stories I like to tell on National Park Diaries. I told myself though, that I would only do this story when I had the opportunity to travel to Cuyahoga Valley National Park myself... Well, the time has finally come! I made the trip to Cuyahoga Valley, saw the restoration with my own two eyes, and I'm here now to tell you its story. Enjoy!
Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/user
Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/nationalparkdiaries
Check out "Who Runs This Park:" whorunsthispark.com
Follow Maddie on Instagram: instagram.com/whorunsthispark
Sources and Resources:
columbusmonthly.com/story/lifestyle/around-town/2023/02/21/ohio-cuyahoga-valley-national-park-showcases-a-magnificent-restoration-story/69927902007
smithsonianmag.com/history/cuyahoga-river-caught-fire-least-dozen-times-no-one-cared-until-1969-180972444
youtube.com/watch?v=nlHiaZFvcXA
youtube.com/watch?v=OQOZKE6iB_A
youtube.com/watch?v=_jxV6BbREfY&t=38s
youtu.be/18JpT61rX6A](https://youtu.be/18JpT61rX6A
time.com/3921976/cuyahoga-fire
washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/06/22/the-fable-of-the-burning-river-45-years-later
time.com/archive/6637266/americas-sewage-system-and-the-price-of-optimism
cleveland.com/metro/2009/01/after_the_flames_the_story_beh.html
slate.com/technology/2012/12/clean-water-act-40th-anniversary-the-greatest-success-in-environmental-law-made-rivers-stop-burning.html
ideastream.org/news/environment-energy/2019-07-15/watershed-how-a-photo-sparked-a-revolution
cuyahogaaoc.org
nps.gov/cuva/learn/cuyahoga-river-restoration.htm
nps.gov/articles/000/the-cuyahoga-river-recovers.htm
nps.gov/articles/000/cuyahoga-national-heritage-river.htm
nps.gov/articles/000/removing-toxins-at-krejci-dump.htm
nps.gov/articles/story-of-the-fire.htm
nps.gov/articles/carl-stokes-and-the-river-fire.htm
nps.gov/articles/how-a-national-park-helps-a-river-recover.htm
conservancyforcvnp.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Magazine_Fall15-Winter16.pdf
nps.gov/articles/000/the-cuyahoga-river-once-on-fire-now-a-recreation-destination.htm
nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/admin_policies/policy2-appb.htm
youtube.com/watch?v=kXtMS-aqUxs&t=11s
pshistory.com/publications/cuva/adhi.pdf
nps.gov/articles/project-profile-bil-ecrp-cuva-doverbender.htm#:~:text=Hundreds of wells have been,properties that contained abandoned wells](nps.gov/articles/project-profile-bil-ecrp-cuva-doverbender.htm#:~:text=Hundreds%20of%20wells%20have%20been,properties%20that%20contained%20abandoned%20wells
Images and Music:
Storyblocks
NPS
WKYC-TV
PBS
