Welcome to ohiowaterways.com!   If you are here, it is likely that you are working on a project with me and are contemplating making a contribution to the site.

Ohiowaterways describes life along the Ohio Canal and the Little Cuyahoga River that run through Akron, Ohio.  The form of the site is an illustrated dictionary.   The dictionary contains information about plants, animals, built things, organizations, and culture and landscape found along the canal and the river.  The dictionary is open ended, that is, there can be more entries added and as many different kinds of illustrations of the entries as are presented by participants.  A single definition can have many different illustrations.  Some could be drawings, others photographs or videos.

If you have an idea for the site please contact me.  If you have a definition or an illustration you may email it to me by using the address to the left.

Thank you,

Donna Webb

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Woodchuck

(Marmota monax) A thickset marmot of the north eastern United States and Canada. Also called ground hog. Live in lowland forests and meadows. Eat tender plants such as alfalfa and clover and are often considered … more →

Woodpecker

Any of the species of birds of the family Piccidae. They have feet with two toes in front and two behind. The tail feathers are stiff and spiny to aid in climbing or resting on … more →

Wool

The soft and curled, or crisped covering or coat of domesticated sheep and some other animals which constitutes, next to cotton, the most important material for clothing. Wool proper is borne by wild species of … more →