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...
APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 15; 2024 program dates are June 24-28 Ohio River Foundation (ORF), along with Foundation for Ohio River Education (FORE), Sanitation District No. 1 (SD1), and Thomas More University Biological Field Station (TMU) are offering a...
Meeting recording now available! In case you missed it, you can view a recording of the annual meeting below. You’ll be able to get an overview of our work in 2023 and learn more about what we’re working on this year. We discussed details about our education and...
During this FREE online event, students will connect with some of the coolest and craziest freshwater creatures found in our local watershed. We will explore what watershed conservation looks like right here in our own backyards. In addition, we will also host a panel of scientists and professionals in the field to discuss careers in conservation science and watershed biology.
Today is February 13th, otherwise known as Galentine’s Day. And it’s a great day to show appreciation for all the women in your life. At ORF, we’re extending that to some of our favorite freshwater females. There’s a complex and amazing love story...
Accepting submissions now through March 15, 2024 It’s time to combine your creativity and some caffeine for a great cause! The Cincinnati Coffee Festival is now accepting entries for the 2024 Poster Competition. This is a chance to get your artwork in front of...
Funding is now available to help local communities in Ohio make road salt application and storage safer and more efficient. Every winter tons of road salt is spread on our roads and when that snow melts, that salt runs directly into our local waterways making the water toxic for mussels and other aquatic life, and polluting our drinking water.
The digital version of our 2023 River Waves Newsletter is now available! This year we continued to build on the successes of 2022, working on behalf of the millions of people who call the Ohio River watershed home. All facets of our program work achieved results that...
By Jacalyn Carfagno – Kentucky Lantern/WKMS In the early years of this nation and state, settlers built small dams on rivers and streams to capture waterpower for mills, enable navigation and assure a water supply. In the middle part of the last century even...
Under its Save Our Parks program and its work as coordinator for the 22-county Ohio River Valley Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (ORV CISMA), Ohio River Foundation (ORF) is poised to expand its existing relationships with local communities by providing...
On Oct. 17, 2023, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officially removed 21 species from the endangered species list. Unfortunately, these species have been removed not because they have recovered but because they are officially being declared extinct. Eight of these...
Educators are encouraged to submit applications for the 2023-24 school year By Megan Alley, Sun Editor The Ohio River Foundation is offering its hands-on, science, technology, engineering, and math environmental education programs to area students again this year, and...
The Midwest’s premier coffee festival returns to Music Hall October 21-22, 2023 One of Cincinnati’s favorite festivals is returning this fall. Tickets are now on sale for the Cincinnati Coffee Festival benefiting Ohio River Foundation. The sixth annual Cincinnati...
ORV CISMA presented a webinar on two invasive species of growing concern that everyone should be aware of: Tree of Heaven and the Spotted Lanternfly. Bob Bruner, Exotic Forest Pest Specialist, Purdue University Extension discussed how they are connected, why they are...
Educators are encouraged to submit applications for the 2023-24 school year By Megan Alley, Sun Editor The Ohio River Foundation is offering its hands-on, science, technology, engineering, and math environmental education programs to area students again this year, and...
Ohio River Foundation completed a large-scale restoration project thanks to $50K Global Water Challenge and Cargill Grant. ORF planted more than 15,000 live stakes along Great Miami River tributary which will grow into trees that help prevent stream banks from...
Cincinnati-based nonprofit encourages area educators to submit applications for Mussels in the Classroom and River Explorer programs for the 2023-24 school year.
Most people don’t know what a freshwater mussel is, much less consider them to be rockstars. More than likely if you’ve ever seen a mussel in the wild you’ve overlooked it as just another rock at the bottom of the stream. Mussels have us all fooled. Prepare to be...
This June, 13 local high school students participated in an intensive week-long course about aquatic science and watershed conservation presented by the Ohio River Foundation. Students traveled all over the greater Cincinnati area learning how to assess the health of...
By Nathalia Teixeira – Ohio News Connection The process of cleaning water so humans can use it is demanding. Organizations such as the Ohio EPA operate to certify the water quality is drinkable and usable for our daily tasks. But as citizens, we are also...
