EPA decision may impact Tanner’s Creek plant, too By: Paula Christian, WCPO NEW RICHMOND, Ohio — The U.S. EPA is asking for better environmental cleanup of the former Walter C. Beckjord coal power plant site near New Richmond. This comes after WCPO investigated...
The Ohio River Foundation (ORF), Summit Park employees, and community volunteers worked together last year to remove more than 40,000 invasive plants at Summit Park, and plan to continue to expand that work this year. An invasive plant species is a non-native plant...
CINCINNATI– The Ohio River Valley Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (ORV CISMA) is getting a big boost as it works to turn back honeysuckle and other invasive plants and trees from overrunning the Tri-State. The ORV CISMA is a coalition of nonprofits,...
CINCINNATI—The Cincinnati Coffee Festival is now accepting entries for the 2022 Poster Competition. This is a chance to get your artwork in front of thousands of people and support the coffee and tea community in Cincinnati. The winner will receive: 2 tickets to the...
In 2021 the Ohio River Foundation team continued to build out our education, restoration, and advocacy programs to fulfill our mission to protect and improve the ecology in the Ohio River watershed, a source of drinking water for more than 25 million people. This year...
CINCINNATI — Ohio River Foundation (ORF) is pleased to announce that Bethany Miller has joined the ORF team as the development and communications manager. Miller will be leading ORF membership and corporate relationship development. She will also be responsible...
CINCINNATI — Ohio River Foundation is pleased to announce that Jessica Tegge has been promoted to a full-time position with ORF as restoration program manager. A passionate environment teacher, Tegge started with ORF’s River Explorer education program....
CINCINNATI — The 2021 Cincinnati Coffee Festival was a tremendous success with thousands of guests attending the event from October 22 to 24 at Cincinnati’s Music Hall. A fundraiser for the Ohio River Foundation, the Cincinnati Coffee Festival raised more than...
Thanks to the work of ORF senior educator and chief scientist Bernie Moller, ORF mussels have a second home. Their primary residence (when they’re not in school classrooms) needed a renovation. So, we built them a Mussel Motel. This second home in a lake in Greater...
CINCINNATI, OHIO (June 25, 2021): Ohio River Foundation (ORF) has elected Bill Hayes as its new board president. He succeeds Rob Shimp, who held the post since 2007. Hayes, who joined ORF’s board in 2019, is an environmental attorney with Frost Brown Todd in...
High school students with an interest in science and conservation won’t want to miss Ohio River Foundation (ORF)’s new Student Conservation Leaders program this summer.
Cincinnati Coffee Festival’s new “Fill the Cup” fundraiser lets participants help combat food insecurity, protect drinking water and support local coffee shops – all while enjoying some delicious perks.
