Go Green Program

2020 Rain & Garden Show

The City of Westlake and the Westlake Watershed Group will be hosting the 2020 Rain & Garden Show on Saturday, April 4, 2020, at Market Square in Crocker Park, which will be FREE and open to the public from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. The Kid Zone is always a huge hit with the face painter, balloon clown and our special guest star Michael Roy! This year we will be extending the Kid Zone by an additional hour, 11:00 am- 2:00 pm. Make sure to save this date.

Our featured theme this year will be native plants. Native plants are indigenous to a given geographic area in geologic time. When creating a small garden or restoring acres of land you should choose to plant native plants. These plants support local wildlife and play a huge role in soil and water conservation. Native plants offer solutions to environmental problems along with the assortment of colors shapes and textures are eye catching.

To learn more on why you should plant native, please visit Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

2019 Rain & Garden Show

The City of Westlake and the Westlake Watershed Group hosted another outstanding Rain & Garden Show on Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Market Square in Crocker Park, which was FREE and open to the public. The Kid Zone was a huge hit with the face painter, balloon clown and our special guest star, Michael Roy, Cirque du Papier Opens a New Window. .

If you were unable to come to the show and would like to see the vendor information please feel free to browse through our vendor handout. If you were an exhibitor, we'd like to extend a special thanks you we could not have a successful show with out your participation. Please feel free to email Opens a New Window. us with any questions or comments on our show, with the subject line: 2019 Rain and Garden Show.

2019 Rain & Garden Show Children's Contests

The City of Westlake and the Westlake Watershed Group have come up with four contest this year for different grade levels, we were inundated with submissions! What creativity the children of Westlake have! It was a tough choice but we have narrowed down the winners and they are as follows.

The first place winner's classroom will receive a $50.00 Mystery Gift.

This year's contests were be judge by the Cities Employees and the Westlake Water Shed Group.

Coloring Contest

1st Place Winner, Seraphina 1st Grade at Dover Elementary School

2nd Place Winner, Emma 1st Grade at Holly Lane Elementary School

3rd Place Winner, Max Pre-K at Montessori Children's School

Drawing Contest

1st Place Winner, Brandan 4th Grade at Holly Lane

2nd Place Winner, Blake 5th Grade at Dover Intermediate School

3rd Place Winner, Zoe 2nd Grade at Dover Elementary School

Poetry Contest

1st Place Winner, Jack 5th Grade at Dover Intermediate School

2nd Place Winner, Jude 5th Grade at Dover Intermediate School

Third place was a tie!

3rd Place Winner, Caroline 5th Grade at Dover Intermediate School

3rd Place Winner, Blake 5th Grade at Dover Intermediate School

Recycling Contest

1st Place Winner, Class project by Montessori Children's School

2nd Place Winner, Brandan 4th Grade at Holly Lane Elementary School

3rd Place Winner, Joshua 6th Grade at Dover Intermediate School

Public Input Sought for Cahoon Creek-Porter Creek Watershed Plan

Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District is working with Chagrin River Watershed Partners and West Creek Conservancy to develop a watershed management plan for the Cahoon Creek-Porter Creek watershed. The plan will formally identify causes and sources of water quality and habitat degradation in the watershed and recommend overall strategies and specific projects to address these issues.

In October and November 2018, public open houses were held in North Olmsted and Bay Village, respectively, to explain the process and to gather information and ideas from the community about the watershed.

Chagrin River Watershed Partners is hosting several surveys to continue to solicit information for the development of watershed plans in Northeast Ohio.

Go directly to the survey for the Cahoon Creek - Porter Creek Watershed Plan

Westlake Watershed Group

Next meeting: Friday, March 13, 2020 at 7:30 a.m., Westlake City Hall
The City of Westlake is determined to assist our residents and our world by working to improve the quality of life and our environment through keeping our local waterways clean and sustainable. Should you have any questions about what the city can do for you or has already done, please contact us by email or call 440-617-4145.

The City’s environmental education and involvement projects are directed by our citizen’s committee, the Westlake Watershed Group. The group is made up of Westlake residents, business people and employees. Please join us to lend a voice and a hand, at our meetings. We hold them at least 4 times a year at City Hall. During the meeting there is a continental breakfast provided. Please join us!

Subscribe to Receive Email Notices

Subscribe to receive notices of meetings, volunteer projects such as the stream cleanups, Rain and Garden Show flyer, etc.! Please send an email with the subject line of "Westlake Watershed" and the word "subscribe" in the body to engdept@cityofwestlake.org to opt-in.

Learn more about the Westlake Watershed Group