Code,400010,
Subject,"Richard Horton, shaker lakes nature center",
Date,11/17/2005,
Interviewer,Catherine Tekien,
Abstract,"In this 2005 interview, Richard Horton, former executive director (1975-1989) of the Shaker Lakes Nature Center, discusses the history of the Shaker community in Cleveland, the Shaker Lakes, the failed Clark Freeway that threatened the land upon which the lakes are located, and the founding and operation of the Shaker Lakes Nature Center.  Mr. Horton grew up in Geauga County with a love of nature; became a teacher; volunteered at the Nature Center shortly after it was established in the 1960s; and directed the efforts of the staff at the Nature Center in operating educational programs for the general public.  Mr. Horton has a rich knowledge of the Shaker community; of the Doan Brook watershed; of the citzens' effort (including the little old ladies with tennish shoes) to stop the Clark Freeway proposed by County Engineer Albert Porter; and the development and the operations of the Nature Center.",
Special Notes,"shaker lakes nature center, doane brook, environmentalism",
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0,introduction and background,
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2,the fight to save Shaker Lakes from highway development,
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5,joint jurisdiction over Doane Brook Parkway,
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7,historical and cultural significance of Shaker Lakes,
8,"""citizen action can still come through and make things happen""",
9,involvement with shaker lakes nature center,
10,"staff, educational programming",
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13,the history of Shaker utopian communities in the heights area,
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17,the Doane Brook watershed,
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19,environmental problems,
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22,tracing the doane brook,
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24,[23:40] doane brook ravine,
25,community support and usage,
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27,[26:50] the channeling of doane brook has contributed to environmental problems,
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30,urban recreational retreat,
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33,international educational program at the nature center,
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36,continual development of the nature center,
37,[36:40] shaker lakes ecosystem,
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41,"shaker lakes nature center, strengths",
42,losing the public school teaching staff,
43,sources of pollution,
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46,"[45:50] anecdote about ""dramatic"" rare bird-sightings",
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49,end,
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