Protect, Restore, Connect!

Stearns Native Nursery is a sustainable urban nursery located on 16 acres in the heart of Parma, Ohio and focuses on the propagation of native wildflowers, shrubs, and trees.

Our vision took a significant leap forward in 2022 with the addition of a 1.5 acre growing enclosure, a large hoop house, and a staging enclosure. With the necessary infrastructure in place to protect nursery stock from wildlife pressure, the exciting part began—propagation! Currently there are over 800 native trees installed in the growing exclosure, with more to come. Keystone species, such as oak, willow, and cherry, are strongly represented and other valuable native species are in the queue to diversify inventory.

Stearns Native Nursery is also place of study, education, and engagement. It is part of a larger conservationrestoration initiative poised to facilitate growing awareness around the importance of restoring and conserving our planet for future generations.

Given time and proper care, our trees will mature before being planted in local communities to restore the urban tree canopy, resulting in cleaner air, stormwater control, and cooler summer temperatures.

While the saplings mature in the growing enclosure, native wildflower propagation is ramping up in the new hoop house. Our hoop house is filled with plants that support native bird and pollinator populations.

People have begun to appreciate the importance of rebuilding native ecosystems and realize that yards can be a source of this environmental change. Not only are native gardens appealing from a time, resource, and energy use standpoint, they also support a healthy and diverse ecosystem better able to withstand the effects of a changing climate.

Stearns Native Nursery is managed by West Creek Conservancy in partnership with the City of Parma and supported by Cuyahoga County and the Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District.

We are working with Parma’s 4-H club, the Homestead Hoofers, on the removal of the invasive phragmites from the property which in turn will increase biodiversity and habitat for native species.

Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District is studying the effects of mycorrhizal fungi on soil structure and root health in urban soils in our growing enclosure.

We are also supporting The Holden Arboretum as they create a local ecotype seed bank intended to reforest the lower Great Lakes region. For more information visit www.westcreek.org/support-us/tree-nursery.

Important

The City of Parma, Ohio 6611 Ridge Rd. Parma, OH, 44129

440-885-8000 www.cityofparma-oh.gov

Emergency 911

Animal Control

Julie Kocik

440-885-8010 safetydepartment@ cityofparma-oh.gov

Building Commissioner & City Engineer

Dan Kulchytsky

440-885-8030 building@cityofparma-oh.gov

Phone Numbers

Chief of Staff – Rich Summers 440-885-8001 rsummers@cityofparma-oh.gov

City Hall Auditor – Brian Day 440-885-8020 auditing@cityofparma-oh.gov

City Council Clerk

Kristin Saban 440-885-8065 ksaban@cityofparma-oh.gov

Communications Director Carolyn Kovach 440-885-8181 ckovach@cityofparma-oh.gov

Economic Development Director

Erik Tollerup 216-661-7412 etollerup@cityofparma-oh.gov

Fire Department (non-emergency)

Fire Chief - Mike Lasky 440-885-1217 administrator@parmafire.org

Human Resources Director

Renee Guy 440-885-8167 rguy@cityofparma-oh.gov

Law Department Director

Timothy Dobeck 440-885-8132 law@cityofparma-oh.gov

Mayor Tim DeGeeter 440-885-8001 mayorsoffice@cityofparma-oh.gov

Parks & Recreation Department Director - Mickey Vittardi 440-885-8144 recreationdepartment@ cityofparma-oh.gov

Parma Library Powers Blvd. 440-885-5362

Snow Rd. 216-661-4240

Parma Municipal Court 440-887-7400

Police Department (non-emergency)

Chief of Police - Joseph Bobak 440-885-1234

Public Housing Director Amy Waxman 216-661-2015 priscilla@parmahousing.org

Public Safety Director

Bob Coury 440-885-8177 safetydepartment@ cityofparma-oh.gov

Senior Services Director Erin Lally 440-885-8800 elally@cityofparma-oh.gov

Service Department Director Tony Vannello 440-885-8191 service@cityofparma-oh.gov

Treasurer Thomas Mastroianni 440-885-8812 treasurer@cityofparma-oh.gov

CITY COUNCIL

President Vito Dipierro 440-885-8091 vdipierro@cityofparma-oh.gov

Clerk of Council Kristin Saban 440-885-8065 ksaban@cityofparma-oh.gov

Ward 1 Monica Wilson 440-409-7354 mwilson@cityofparma-oh.gov

Ward 2 Deborah Lime 440-845-1714 dlime@cityofparma-oh.gov

Ward 3 Mark Casselberry 440-842-6710 mcasselberry@cityofparma-oh.gov

Ward 4 Kelly Zacharias 216-290-2644 kzacharias@cityofparma-oh.gov

Ward 5 Allan Divis 440-888-7213 adivis@cityofparma-oh.gov

Ward 6 Kevin Kussmaul 440-823-6608 kkussmaul@cityofparma-oh.gov

Ward 7 Kammy Coyle Shuman 440-884-2138 kshuman@cityofparma-oh.gov

Ward 8 Linda Kohar 440-345-5180 lkohar@cityofparma-oh.gov

Ward 9 Rob Euerle 216-418-8342 reuerle@cityofparma-oh.gov