Is there use or activity consistent with the NPS Organic Act and NPS policy? Bald eagles were absent from Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) for 70 years but are now nesting again in the park. By altering their environment and creating deep water, beavers can enter their lodge underwater and swim to gather building supplies and food, avoiding the dangers of land. Learn more about the bat population and WNS. Disturbances near or within wetlands create susceptibility to the colonization of invasive plant species, which often dominate plant communities. Non-native. Here Are Some Basic Facts About Cuyahoga Valley National Park. 2.52(c) Sale or distribution of printer matter. While several ponds are in a natural state with many wetland characteristics, all the ponds in CVNP are human made. Wildlife in Cuyahoga Valley National Park Bald Eagles and Peregrine Falcons. Electric motors are permitted. This particular grassland, given an Important Bird Area status, is home to many rare grassland bird species, including the Henslows sparrow and bobolink, which make their nests in the dense grasses of the area. Though the river is ecologically flourishing today, it was not always that way. 2.38 Explosives: (a) Use, possess, store, transport explosives, blasting agents. . ADDRESSES: Copies of the DEIS are available by request by writing to Superintendent, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 15610 Vaughn Road, Brecksville, OH 44141, by phone 440-546-5903, or by e-mail [email protected]. Red foxes are taller and lankier with dark legs and a white tip at the end of the tail. CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio In an effort to promote and maintain ecological diversity, the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, along with assistance from federal agencies, is investing in programs meant to reintroduce species back into the Cuyahoga River. The Cuyahoga River within the park offers the opportunity for the public to experience a primitive paddling experience. Part-time wetlands make amazing habitats for frogs, toads, and salamanders to lay their eggs, and full-time wetlands make great homes for willow trees, dragonflies, water lilies, and muskrats. It serves as public notice, identifies areas closed for public use, provides a list of activities requiring either a special use permit or reservation, and elaborates on public use and resource protection regulations pertaining specifically to the administration of the park. Around the same time, beavers started returning to the valley. Assigned based on judgment as opposed to determination based on age of the most recent evidence. If you hear rustling leaves while hiking through the woods, one of these small critters is usually the culprit.