Matt Acre doesn’t normally do his job in front of an audience, but on Aug. 26, a crowd of 50 people visited him at work.
His “office” — a tent in Cascade Valley Metro Park on the shore of the Cuyahoga River — served as headquarters for Acre, a research fisheries biologist, and his colleagues with the U.S. Geological Survey. It was the last stop on a three-hour bus tour around Summit County that allowed participants to see local restoration projects on the Cuyahoga River, supported by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI).
Hosted by Cuyahoga River AOC (Area of Concern), the tour brought together representatives from local and state environmental organizations, as well as an environmental science class from Woodridge High School. It was intended to document how federal investments have translated into local impact by restoring the river’s environmental health…