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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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