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🌱 Patch AM: Why 12 fenced acres near Brecksville Station may stay closed indefinitely

Be sure to catch SAVE the DATE --- HELP the Chippewa Garden Club on the Brecksville Patch calendar

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Monday October 5th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

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  • Why 12 fenced acres near Brecksville Station may stay closed indefinitely

Also on today's calendar: SAVE the DATE --- HELP the Chippewa Garden Club and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 63 and low of 41 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 66, low: 48.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 71 and low of 51 degrees.

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• 14 Areas of American Parks Closed to the Public Indefinitely (discoverwildscience.com) — A hazardous 12‑acre former industrial site near the Brecksville Station trailhead in Cuyahoga Valley National Park remains fenced off because soil tests still show unsafe levels of heavy metals. The piece uses this Brecksville-area closure, along with 13 others nationwide, to illustrate how aging infrastructure, contamination, and environmental protections are keeping popular park spots closed indefinitely and why visitors should always double-check access before traveling.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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