MAY IS
CENTRAL OHIO RIVER PRIDE MONTH!
Each spring, litter is a visible problem
in many communities, with our stream and river banks being
no exception. Much of the litter in our communities washes
into our waterway areas. Litter is not only an eyesore, it
can affect community pride, water quality, endanger
wildlife, encourage crime and promote mosquito growth by
providing a place for water to stagnate.
The Department of
Public Utilities has declared May Central Ohio River Pride
Month. The 2008 schedule of events is posted below. For year-round
opportunities, please use the web links below to contact
your local watershed group.
Volunteers are
needed for the following cleanup events in 2008:
|
Date and Time |
Location |
Contact |
| May 3, 9
AM |
Adena Brook (Clintonville
area) |
Adena Brook Community
Call 263-8125 or Email Susan Barrett |
| May 17, 9:00 AM |
Alum Creek (East side) |
Friends of Alum
Creek & Tributaries (FACT)
Call 409-0511 or Email Kimberly Williams |
| May 17, 9:00 AM |
Griggs Reservoir (Arlington) |
Public Utilities, Watershed
Management & Scioto Boat Club
Call 645-1721 or Email Lorraine Winters |
| May 17, 1:00 PM |
Rush Run (Worthington area) |
Friends of
the Lower Olentangy Watershed
Call 267-3386 or Email FLOW |
May 24, 9:00 AM
(Rescheduled from 5/17) |
Darby Creek (West side) |
Darby Creek
Association
Call 562-8317 or Email Trudy Stewart |
| May 24, 10:00 AM |
Scioto/Olentangy Confluence (Downtown) |
Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission
Call 233-4124 or Email MORPC |
Please check back or call 645-STREAM (7873) for updates
on the above cleanup events.
Want to plan your own litter cleanup? For planning
assistance and supplies, Columbus residents should contact:
Keep Columbus
Beautiful at 645-8027.
Volunteers display just some of the debris retrieved from the Olentangy
and Scioto Rivers confluence area in 2002.
OTHER WAYS TO GET INVOLVED:
The 2008 Riverfest Event
sponsored by the Mid-Ohio
Regional Planning Commission Greenways Program, will be held
Saturday, May 31, 12:00 - 5:00 p.m. at Genoa Park in
downtown Columbus near COSI. Come celebrate the importance
of Ohio's waterways with boating, rock climbing, recycled
art, educational exhibits, and live music presented by Outdoor Source.
All activities are free. For more details call 233-4124 or visit
www.riverfestcolumbus.org.
The storm drain marking program
is the perfect group or individual community service
project. More information is available on the We All Live Downstream
area of this web site.
The Effects of Green Initiatives on Water Quality Issues,
presented by the Central Ohio Sierra Club on May 14 from 7:30 - 8:30
p.m. at the Ohio state University Museum of Biological Diversity
Auditorium. Please call 461-0734 Ext 311 for more information.
Volunteers are needed YEAR-ROUND!
Contact the following watershed groups for information and
other ways to participate:
Household Hazardous Waste
Participate in the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio’s (SWACO)
Household Hazardous Waste Collection program. Never
dump harmful chemicals into a storm drain, drainage ditch,
stream or river. For collection locations,
call SWACO at (614) 871-5100 or visit their web site at
www.swaco.org
Central Ohio
River Pride is coordinated by the City of Columbus
Department of Public Utilities Communications Office. For
more information, call 645-STREAM (7873) or
email us here. |
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