Abstract
David Kopchak details the early years of the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, focusing on resource management activities in the 1980s. Kopchak discusses various restoration projects involving disturbed sites, land acquisition, wildlife management (particularly beaver populations), water quality monitoring, and interactions with local farmers. Key topics include removing debris from former industrial and residential sites, managing riverbank erosion, conducting wildlife surveys, and the challenges of working with limited resources and evolving park management strategies. The interview provides insights into the park's early organizational structure, staff, and the process of transforming a landscape with a complex industrial and agricultural history into a national recreation area.
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Interviewee
Kopchak, David (interviewee)
Interviewer
Rosser, Arrye (interviewer)
Project
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Date
2-8-2019
Document Type
Oral History
Duration
80 minutes
Recommended Citation
"David Kopchak interview, 08 February 2019" (2019). Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection. Interview 343003.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1445
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