Black River Audubon Park
Jack Smith, a founder of the Black River Audubon Society in 1958, donated land to the city of Elyria on West Bridge Street for the Black River Audubon Park. Read about how the park was dedicated on May 22, 2012. Morning Journal article
Here is an article that appeared in the Elyria Chronicle Telegram on May 20, 2018, noting the updating of the Black River Audubon Park on May 19 by volunteers. Chronicle Telegram article
On May 19, 2018, twenty volunteers pulled up invasive plants, and planted wildflowers and native tree saplings. The mayor of Elyria attended. Read about it on National Audubon, posted May 25, 2018, written by Jillian Mock. National Audubon article