(WTOL) - Property Name
Howard Marsh Metropark (formerly called Howard Farms)
Property Acquisition
- style="background: white;">The 987-acre Howard Marsh property was purchased in 2008 for $6 million.
- style="background: white;">Metroparks received grants totaling $4.8 million from the Ohio Division of Wildlife and the Clean Ohio Fund for the purchase.
- style="background: white;">Metroparks used $1.2 million from the 2003-2012 land acquisition levy to complete the purchase.
Park Development (habitat restoration and park construction)
- style="background: white;">Phase 1 of Howard Marsh Metropark construction includes approximately 700 acres.
- style="background: white;">Final deliverables include:
- Restoration of approx. 600 acres of coastal wetland habitat
- Restoration of approx. 100 acres of upland forest and grassland habitat
- 6.2 miles of hiking trails, board walks and observation platforms
- 6 miles of waterways accessible by canoe or kayak
Cost of Restoration & Park Development
- style="background: white;">Total cost of park development is $8.7 million.
- style="background: white;">Metroparks received grants totaling $6.7 million for habitat restoration:
- $2.2 million from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
- $4.5 million from Ohio Division of Wildlife
- style="background: white;">Metroparks will use $2 million of local tax levy funds to complete the project.
