Rivers Unlimited

09/28/2021

World Rivers Day

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are the arteries of the landscape that connect and sustain diverse including , inland , and . They are home to some of the world’s most charismatic species, and the basis of for hundreds of millions of fishes, herders and farmers working in flood-based agriculture. In arid regions such as the Sahel, freshwater wetlands are vital underpinning peaceful and stable societies. 🌱

Safeguarding and restoring healthy, resilient freshwater systems is key to achieving for food, water, energy, peace and climate change. 🌍

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01/23/2020

First annual 'Ohio Rivers Symposium' - coming up in two months!

SAVE THE DATE!

We are excited to announce the first Ohio Rivers Symposium! This symposium will feature presentations on topics related to Ohio's waterways. Our plan is to have this symposium every other year (the off year of the Ohio Botanical Symposium). The symposium will be at the Ohio Department of Transportation's auditorium in Columbus Ohio on Friday, March 20. Agenda and registration information will be forthcoming in the next couple weeks.

11/02/2019

2019 River Clean ups

09/19/2018

Saturday - go see Great Miami Outfitters in their new location on Alex Bell Road, and get cash for your passing along your extra gear to someone who can use it!

09/15/2018

Trailblazer Adventure is a fundraiser for Little Miami Watershed Network where participants get to travel through the Little Miami River corridor near Bellbrook, OH on foot, on bike, and in canoe to learn more about the Little Miami River watershed. The event is Sunday, Sept 23. Registration is required. Registration closes Sept 19.

08/16/2018

Groundwater is under us - vast amounts of it. Our streams run all summer, even in drought, because groundwater leaks into them from their beds. Have you ever wondered why the rivers flow even when it's been weeks since the last rain? Now you know.

Check out this animation of land surface rise and fall in southern California as a valley aquifer is depleted and recharged over and over again. Net subsidence in some places in the state has been measured at 28' over the last century.

08/11/2018

The Ohio Invasive Plants Council is conducting a workshop for landowners & gardeners at Possum Creek Metropark in Dayton on September 15th: https://www.oipc.info/ Have you noticed how fast Lesser Celandine is spreading through our streamside forests? It's taking over the habitat of the native Bluebells. Check out Jim McCormac's photo of Bluebells surrounded by a sea of the stuff...

10/10/2017

Buckeye United Fly Fishers (BUFF) fly fishing trip down the lower Mill Creek - caught 13 hybrid striped bass & striped bass, an unbelievable number between River Mile 5 and 7. The creek is back to a standard IBI reported in 2016 and we confirmed in 2017.

01/01/2017

NewYear's Day Paddle 2017

09/06/2016

Join us September 9 at the Green umbrella Watershed action Team meeting to find out. Dr. Michael Miller will deliver his analysis of the current state of our regional watersheds. Dr. Miller dove into the SteamBank data and tools and came up with some surprising observations. This is your best chance to gain an understanding of the quality of the water flowing through your neighborhoods.
Hamilton County Environmental Services
250 William Howard Taft Rd., Conference Rooms A – C
Cincinnati, Ohio 45219