Rural Action

06/01/2026

Pollution into paint. This is what it looks like when a community turns its hardest problems into its greatest possibilities.

We are grateful to Ohio Department of Natural Resources and Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, whose Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization grant has been critical to making this work possible. Thank you also to our partners at U.S. Forest Service - Wayne National Forest, Ohio EPA, and Sugar Bush Foundation.

A unique project in Athens County, Ohio, is taking turning pollution and tuning it into paint.

05/30/2026

05/28/2026

What if art could help us understand how our communities are adapting to a Changing world? 🌿

Rural Action and are partnering for a free 3 day storytelling workshop the June in Athens. Through photography, movement, and digital media, we'll explore climate resilience in Southeastern Ohio together. All ages welcome. No experience needed.

Registration link in comments!

05/28/2026

What stories does your landscape hold?

Join Rural Action and the Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts at Ohio University for a FREE, three-day community workshop exploring climate resilience in Southeastern Ohio through storytelling, movement, photography and digital media. Open to all ages, no experience needed. June 2- June 4 in Athens.

Click the registration link in the comments to learn more and register!

05/28/2026

We’re hiring a Finance Support team member! 📊

This position provides administrative support to our Finance Team, helping with accounts payable, accounts receivable, grant invoicing, and more during high-workload periods.

If you’re organized, detail-oriented, and interested in supporting mission-driven work behind the scenes, we’d love to hear from you!

Learn more and apply here: https://ruralaction.org/job/finance-and-office-assistant/

05/23/2026

Grab a paddle and join us on the water! 🛶 The Burr Oak Lake Canoe Float is happening Saturday, May 30th from 11am to 3pm at Dock 3 in Glouster. This free event includes canoes, a cookout lunch on the shore, and one of the most beautiful lakes in Appalachian Ohio. Bring your own canoe, kayak, or paddleboard if you have one. Registration is required so grab your spot at burroakfloat26.eventbrite.com or scan the flyer. Questions? Email [email protected]

05/22/2026

With funding from the state's H2Ohio program, Rural Action is working with the town of Washington Court House to remove a dam located in Paint Creek. The project will include complete removal of the concrete dam structure, creation of stream habitat in Paint Creek, and establishment of native trees and plants along the stream.

Removal of the Eyman Park Dam will help improve water quality, restore stream habitat, and help protect Ohio species like the Least Darter, Western Creek Chubsucker, and endangered Pocketbook mussel. 🌿💧

05/21/2026

We are raising funds to support food insecure households with a weekly bag of fresh produce and a whole loaf of bread. Produce is grown locally by producers at the and bread is baked with local ingredients by . Our Sustainable Agriculture team sources the local food each week and packs it into abundant shares for the recipients. Community Food Initiatives then distributes these shares on their Veggie Van in Coolville and Glouster.

Donate here: https://givebutter.com/local-food-for-all-copy-4avkj8

05/21/2026

Mark your calendars for our next Green Lunch happening Tuesday, June 9th from 12PM-1PM at the Rural Action Kuhre Center - Worker Owned Co-Ops!

Presented by Leslie Schaller, founder and Grace Corbin, both worker-owners of Casa Nueva! A discussion on worker-owned cooperatives through the story of Casa Nueva, reflecting on what it took for a group of restaurant workers to start and sustain a co-op in the modern world, and how community support helped grow their vision beyond the restaurant.

**Please note the location change to the Rural Action Kuhre Center (9030 Hocking Hills, The Plains, OH 45780) from our regular library meeting room - due to construction at the Library! This is a free to attend, brown bag lunchtime discussion.

Register at the link in our bio!

05/19/2026

Logan High School is turning cafeteria scraps into compost for local gardens, and it took a community to make it happen. 🌱

Shoutout to Athens-Hocking Recycling for leading this Ohio EPA funded effort, with Rural Action's Zero Waste team proud to support the work!

https://youtu.be/7ZVegO7rlg8?si=z9tJO4x7QCRlgoG6

Last year, awarded $1.9 million in grants to promote regional recycling in southeast received $400,000 - and is doing great th...