April 26, 2024
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Gone Creeking: Where to Let Kids Explore Local Waterways
The following is a list of Ohio River Foundation’s favorite spots to safely and easily take kids creeking around the greater Cincinnati region.
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April 20, 2024
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Gone Creeking: How to Let Kids Explore Local Waterways
Chances are you have memories of playing in a creek as a kid. Even if this wasn’t part of your regular routine, if you did it, even once, the experience has stuck with you. You can probably recall the feeling you had freely playing, exploring, and splashing in the...
April 11, 2024
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EPA Sets First-ever Limits on PFAS in Drinking Water
For decades toxic forever chemicals have been allowed into the environment without public and environmental health protections. Ohio River Foundation applauds this step by US EPA to take the first step by placing restrictive limits on the presence of six PFAS...
March 31, 2024
Events
Ohio River Foundation Presents SYRCL’s The Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Ohio River Foundation (ORF) is excited to bring The Wild & Scenic Film Festival to Cincinnati to show our city’s commitment to environmental activism and love for nature. The festival will be on Friday, April 19 at the Woodward Theater in Over-the-Rhine. The...
March 27, 2024
Press Release
Ohio River Foundation Receives Nearly $100,000 in Funding for Habitat Restoration Work
Ohio River Foundation (ORF) has received almost $100,000 in funding for its Invasive Species Removal Strike Force (ISRSF) activities in Greater Cincinnati. Corporate volunteers from throughout Greater Cincinnati participate in hands-on restoration work to remove invasive species and, in some cases, plant native trees in removal areas. Funding for this program is provided in part by The Duke Energy Foundation, L.L. Nippert Charitable Foundation, and The H.B., E.W., and F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, N.A., Trustee.
March 20, 2024
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Honeysuckle: Sucking the Life Out of Our Water
Have you noticed over the last week or more throughout the Midwest the forest understory is turning green? According to the calendar, spring is officially here but sadly most of the green you are seeing right now is non-native, invasive, Amur Honeysuckle. All year...
