Edwards Landing HOA

Bainbridge, Ohio

Located in the picturesque Western Reserve, Edwards Landing is an idyllic community situated on a winding lane on the banks of McFarland Creek. Residents have access to hundreds of acres of a charming private nature preserve. Residents often enjoy taking grandchildren and other visitors to the big red barn at the end of the road to feed the horses. The bucolic setting gives way to an unexpected ease of access to the highway with ready access to Solon, Bainbridge, Chagrin Falls, and Cleveland and its suburbs.

 

Come visit! We know you’ll love it here.


Home Owners Association Board (click on link to email):

President: Rick Buffington 

Vice President: Janice Scotton 

Treasurer: Bob Paulson 

Secretary: Thomas Gall 

Member at Large: Lori Muller-Ziam 

McFarland Creek Study by University School:

University School Geology Class under the leadership of by Dr. Michael J. Smith

This report presents the second year of findings from an assessment of McFarland Creek in the Canyon Lakes Development of Bainbridge Township, Ohio conducted by high school geology students at University School. Several studies have documented the negative impacts of development and construction on McFarland Creek. Increased impervious surface cover and stormwater loading, along with loss of wetlands and riparian vegetation, have destabilized the stream and accelerated streambank erosion. Of concern is a 14-foot high and 175 feet long steeply eroding bank located 70 feet from Flintlock Ridge Road which has been eroding at a rate of about five feet per year for the past ten years. To help local stakeholders decide how to address this issue and improve water quality and habitat in McFarland Creek, we collected data along two reaches of the stream. In this report, we document changes that have occurred in the past year at Reach 1 at the western end of Edwards Landing, present baseline data collected on Reach 2 near Flintlock Ridge Road and outline critical data that should be collected later this year. Data collected at Reach 1 include a 600-foot-long longitudinal profile, five cross sections, Wolman pebble counts, a sketch map, drone photography, and streambank photography. At Reach 2, data collected include a 520-foot longitudinal profile, six cross-sections, a sketch map, and photographs of bank erosion and stream features. Comparisons of cross-sections and streambank photographs revealed notable changes along Reach 1 including one riffle being converted to a pool, aggradation and lengthening of point bars, increased stream sinuosity, downcutting along the entire reach, and loss of eight feet of bank material and several trees at the end of the reach. Returning to the site in the fall of 2023 will provide two years of data at Reach 1 and one full year of data along Reach 2.