February 10, 2026
Updates
E-Newsletter – February 2026
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Ohio River Foundation News & Updates
February 5, 2026
Updates
Education Access Fund Launches in Greater Cincinnati
Ohio River Foundation (ORF) announces the launch of its new River to Classrooms Education Access Fund to engage underserved students in economically disadvantaged communities with its River Explorer (RE) and Mussels in the Classroom (MIC) programs. Thanks to a $25,000...
February 4, 2026
Updates
Rich Cogen and Melinda Voss Featured on “What’s the Point?”
This past Saturday, ORF’s Rich Cogen and Melinda Voss sat down with Andy Furman on WDJO’s “What’s the Point?”, a weekly radio show that spotlights the Cincinnati area’s non-profit space. They discussed the mission and founding of...
January 27, 2026
Updates
Ohio River Foundation Receives $1.4 Million Wetlands Grant
Ohio River Foundation (ORF) has been awarded a $1.4 million grant from the H2Ohio Program of the State of Ohio to manage the creation of a 30-acre complex of wetlands along the Scioto River in Pickaway County, Ohio. Wetlands function like kidneys for the planet. They...
January 13, 2026
Updates
TAKE ACTION by 5:00 PM on January 16! Ohio EPA to Issue Draft Regulation To Allow Pollution from Data Centers
Action Alert! TAKE ACTION by 5:00 PM on January 16! Large data centers are springing up across Ohio and the U.S. They can use huge amounts of freshwater – and may expel huge amounts of wastewater. The wastewater can be hot and contaminated with pollutants. Ohio is the...
January 7, 2026
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Building Impact Together Through Corporate Volunteerism
Over the years, Ohio River Foundation has been lucky to team up with some truly amazing local companies that care just as much about the Ohio River watershed as we do. When these teams trade their desks for gloves and join our restoration crew for a day in the field,...
December 28, 2025
Updates
River Waves – December 2025
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November 24, 2025
Long Overdue Ohio River Restoration Program Act Gets Re-Introduced in Congress
At its founding, twenty-four years ago, Ohio River Foundation recognized the need for a comprehensive Ohio River watershed restoration program. “Today we re-endorse the Ohio River Restoration Program Act as it provides the opportunity for restoration of the...
November 6, 2025
Newsletter
ORF and Ohio River Basin News – Making Waves!
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September 11, 2025
Updates
FANGIRL for Fanshell Mussels: Celebrating a Local Endangered Species!
Growing up in the Ohio River Valley, the world outside of the Midwest seemed alluring, bigger and better in nearly every way. Faraway places were full of new and interesting people, places, and animals. That was until I had the chance to get out and explore faraway...
August 26, 2025
Updates
How to Prepare Your Yard for Fall and Benefit the Ohio River and its Watershed!
Welcome fall! There are so many ways to celebrate this special time of year, but one big one is preparing our green spaces for winter. Parking that lawn mower and putting away the garden gloves for a few months might feel like a welcome break. But before you do, we...
August 14, 2025
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The Cincinnati Coffee Festival Returns!
The Cincinnati Coffee Festival returns for 2025, set for October 25th and 26th! The event will be hosted at Cincinnati Music Hall in Over-The-Rhine, taking place in the large ballroom. It will feature over 55 vendors, offering attendees the chance to learn about the...
July 28, 2025
Events
Ohio River Foundation Partners With Northern Row!
Ohio River Foundation is excited to announce our partnership with Northern Row Brewing & Distillery to launch their newest liquor, Good River Vodka. With the launch of Good River Vodka, Northern Row aims to support local waterway habitat conservation and protect...
July 15, 2025
Updates
Film Festival Benefits Ohio River Foundation Programs
The acclaimed national Wild & Scenic Film Festival returned to Cincinnati on June 14 at a new location, The Theater at Memorial Hall. Presented by Ohio River Foundation (ORF), this was a specially curated selection of films created just for the Cincinnati...
May 15, 2025
Updates
Ohio River Foundation Celebrates 25 Years With A Watershed Moment
More than 150 people turned out for Ohio River Foundation’s 25th Anniversary event. The evening–titled A Watershed Moment–was held at MadTree’s Parks & Rec at Summit Park in Blue Ash. The celebration featured a buffet during the cocktail hour, keynote by Rhiannon Hoeweler of MadTree Brewing, live freshwater mussels in tanks, live auction, and an awards ceremony.
March 19, 2025
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From Floods to Solutions: Embracing World Water Day and Community Action
Written by: Kathryn Stonesmyth As the snow melts and spring rains fall, you may have noticed how wet our world is becoming. It happens every year, but nonetheless, it’s somewhat surprising how damp and rainy springtime in Ohio can be. Saturday, March 22nd is World...
March 10, 2025
Updates
Proposed KY Legislation Threatens Drinking Water Sources
See the message below from our friends and partners at the Kentucky Waterways Alliance regarding the proposed Senate Bill 89. While the bill was recently pulled from the House Natural Resources & Energy Committee agenda, there are ongoing efforts to bring it back...
February 8, 2025
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Spreading Love in the Waterways: The Remarkable Self-Love of Freshwater Mussels
Written by: Evan Banzhaf Valentine’s Day is upon us once again, a time when many of us express the love we have for others. But we at ORF want to share a unique story of ‘self-love’ happening in our local waterways! Down at the bottom of your nearby stream or river,...
January 28, 2025
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Show the Eastern Hellbender Some Love: Protect Our Watershed
A Valentine for Our Rivers This Valentine’s season, we need your love to protect the Eastern Hellbender, an incredible species in the Ohio River Watershed. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has proposed listing the Hellbender as endangered, but it’s up to us...
December 17, 2024
Updates
Long Overdue Ohio River Restoration Program Act Gets Introduced in Congress
At its founding, twenty-four years ago, Ohio River Foundation recognized the need for a comprehensive Ohio River watershed restoration program. “Today we endorse the Ohio River Restoration Program Act as it provides the opportunity for restoration of the...
December 5, 2024
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What is a Watershed? Part II- Invasive Species Removal is Key to Watershed Restoration
Ohio River Foundation (ORF) fights to protect the Ohio River Watershed but many people have no idea what a watershed is and just how important they are to the environment and our drinking water! A watershed is an area of land where all the water drains to a common...
