May 7, 2024
Ohio River Foundation Raises More than $21,000 at  Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival

Ohio River Foundation Raises More than $21,000 at Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival

Ohio River Foundation was able to raise more than $21,000 at its annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival on Friday, April 19 at the Woodward Theater. The Festival sold out with 150 people in attendance. Proceeds from the event will support ORF’s exciting education, restoration, and advocacy programs that fulfill its mission to protect and improve the water quality in the Ohio River Watershed, a source of drinking water to millions of people.

April 11, 2024
EPA Sets First-ever Limits on PFAS in Drinking Water

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 27, 2024
Ohio River Foundation Receives Nearly $100,000 in Funding for Habitat Restoration Work

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.

THE IMPACT

Your Donation Makes a Big Impact

  • $25 can provide food for the freshwater mussel “ambassadors” we use in our Mussels in the Classroom program.
  • $100 can buy water quality equipment to enable us to identify pollution problems.
  • $500 can help 50 students be River Explorers for a day of learning in a river or creek.
  • $1,000 can plant 100 native trees to restore critical habitat and help keep our water clean.