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June 2013

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Big Creek Watershed Cleanup

Big Creek Watershed Cleanup

Big Creek

9:00am to 12:00pm

Friends of Big Creek will be hosting a Watershed Cleanup June 1st from 9am-12pm. Assistance is needed at these locations:• Brookfield Park, Brookfield Ave. (Off W. 130th)• Brooklyn City Fire Station(... Read more

9:00am to 12:00pm
 
Tour and Work Trip Daughmer Prairie Savannah State Nature Preserve

Tour and Work Trip Daughmer Prairie Savannah State Nature Preserve

Daughmer Prairie Savannah State Nature Preserve

10:00am to 12:00pm

Registration suggested Join the Columbus Audubon and the Crawford County Park District for a tour of this preserve and some volunteer work removing invasive plants. This is a wonderful 34 acres... Read more

10:00am to 12:00pm
 
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Fueling Ohio's Future

Fueling Ohio's Future

Athletic Club of Columbus

12:00pm to 1:15pm

CMC, Battelle and AEP present: Fueling Ohio's Future: Tales of Shale Part 3; Policy Featuring Jack Shaner, Ohio Environmental Council, Tom Stewart, Ohio Oil and Gas Association; moderator Marc Kovac... Read more

12:00pm to 1:15pm
 
Making Energy Efficiency Happen

Making Energy Efficiency Happen

Warrensville Heights, OH

8:00am to 5:00pm

The OEC's Brian Kaiser will be presenting at this one-day workshop designed to help businesses undertake energy-efficiency upgrades. Register. Read more

8:00am to 5:00pm
 
Buildings In Action Tour

Buildings In Action Tour

Galloway

5:15pm to 7:15pm

Columbus Metro Park’s Battelle Darby Creek Nature Center, seeking LEED Silver certification, is a 14,000 square-foot facility containing a 53-foot long living stream, interactive exhibits... Read more

5:15pm to 7:15pm
 
 
Annual Rocky River Cleanup

Annual Rocky River Cleanup

Rocky River

9:00am to 12:00pm

Join the Rocky River Watershed Council, Cleveland Metroparks, Ohio Central Basin Steelheaders and the Emerald Necklace Chapter of Trout Unlimited to pick up trash on the river banks banks.  We will... Read more

9:00am to 12:00pm
 
World Oceans Day

World Oceans Day

Akron

10:00am to 4:00pm

Akron Zoo Presents World Oceans Day Join us to celebrate a vital part of our ecosystem - the ocean!  Participate in activities themed around the ocean and aquatic animals. 6/8/13 10am-4pm More... Read more

10:00am to 4:00pm
 
Sustainable Dairy Farm Tour

Sustainable Dairy Farm Tour

Pomeroy

1:00pm to 4:00pm

Snowville Creamery is a small-scale dairy processing plant located on Bill Dix and Stacy hall’s 300 acre pasture-based dairy farm. Fresh, grass-fed milk from the 250 cross-bred dairy cows is... Read more

1:00pm to 4:00pm
 
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Ohio Envirothon

Ohio Envirothon

Deer Creek State Park

9:00am to 5:00pm

The ENVIROTHON is designed to stimulate, reinforce, and enhance interest in the environment and natural resources among high school students. The Envirothon tests students' knowledge of soils,... Read more

9:00am to 5:00pm
 
Community Compost Facility Tour

Community Compost Facility Tour

Athens

1:00pm to 4:00pm

Find out all about composting during this tour of southeast Ohio’s only Class ii compost facility. The Compost Exchange accepts yard and food waste and manure from the community and provides compost... Read more

1:00pm to 4:00pm
 
Ohio Envirothon

Ohio Envirothon

Deer Creek State Park

9:00am to 5:00pm

The ENVIROTHON is designed to stimulate, reinforce, and enhance interest in the environment and natural resources among high school students. The Envirothon tests students' knowledge of soils,... Read more

9:00am to 5:00pm
 
OEC Webinar: Ohio State Budget

OEC Webinar: Ohio State Budget

11:30am to 12:15pm

OHIO STATE BUDGET: CONFERENCE COMMITTEE PREVIEW June 10, 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. The Ohio Senate is set to vote on Ohio's new $60B+ operating budget on June 6. Then, the budget will go to a... Read more

11:30am to 12:15pm
 
Ohio Envirothon

Ohio Envirothon

Deer Creek State Park

9:00am to 5:00pm

The ENVIROTHON is designed to stimulate, reinforce, and enhance interest in the environment and natural resources among high school students. The Envirothon tests students' knowledge of soils,... Read more

9:00am to 5:00pm
 
Ohio Envirothon Committee's 12th Annual Environmental College/Career Fair

Ohio Envirothon Committee's 12th Annual Environmental College/Career Fair

Deer Creek State Park Lodge

2:45pm

The Ohio Envirothon is a two-day environmental competition for teams of Ohio high school students, coordinated by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources- Division of Soil and Water Resources, and... Read more

2:45pm
 
Ohio Envirothon Committee's 12th Annual Environmental College/Career Fair

Ohio Envirothon Committee's 12th Annual Environmental College/Career Fair

Deer Creek State Park Lodge

2:45pm

The Ohio Envirothon is a two-day environmental competition for teams of Ohio high school students, coordinated by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources- Division of Soil and Water Resources, and... Read more

2:45pm
 
ODNR Seeks Volunteers to Sample Water Quality

ODNR Seeks Volunteers to Sample Water Quality

Maumee River, Farnsworth Park

6:00pm to 8:00pm

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is seeking volunteers to conduct stream quality monitoring (SQM) on the Maumee and Sandusky rivers for the Ohio Scenic Rivers program.  All community... Read more

6:00pm to 8:00pm
 
Ohio Envirothon Committee's 12th Annual Environmental College/Career Fair

Ohio Envirothon Committee's 12th Annual Environmental College/Career Fair

Deer Creek State Park Lodge

2:45pm

The Ohio Envirothon is a two-day environmental competition for teams of Ohio high school students, coordinated by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources- Division of Soil and Water Resources, and... Read more

2:45pm
 
An Introduction to Health Impact Assessment

An Introduction to Health Impact Assessment

Columbus

8:30am to 1:00pm

HIA is an emerging practice used to inform public policy decisions in various sectors and promote the conditions required for optimal health. HIA brings together evidence for decision-makers to... Read more

8:30am to 1:00pm
 
 
32nd Annual Hocking River Cleanup

32nd Annual Hocking River Cleanup

Logan

8:00am

We pulled out 72 tires during last year River Clean Up. There is no doubt that river sweeps are instrumental in maintaining a clean river and the success of this event depends on your participation.... Read more

8:00am
 
Raccoon Creek River Sweep

Raccoon Creek River Sweep

10:00am to 5:00pm

2013 Ohio River Sweep Saturday, June 15th10:00 am21 Thivener Rd, Water Trail Marker #21 (Northeast of the SR 218 intersection in Gallia Co.) Join us for a creek clean-up float down Raccoon Creek!... Read more

10:00am to 5:00pm
 
ODNR Seeks Volunteers to Sample Water Quality

ODNR Seeks Volunteers to Sample Water Quality

Sandusky River, Indian Mill

10:00am to 12:00pm

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is seeking volunteers to conduct stream quality monitoring (SQM) on the Maumee and Sandusky rivers for the Ohio Scenic Rivers program.  All community... Read more

10:00am to 12:00pm
 
Water Quality Monitoring

Water Quality Monitoring

Harrison

10:30am to 1:00pm

Volunteer. Support clean water. Improve lives. Improve our community.   Join us for a fun and rewarding experience sampling and analyzing the lower Great Miami and its tributaries.  Our previous year... Read more

10:30am to 1:00pm
 
Pasture-Raised Livestock Farm Tour

Pasture-Raised Livestock Farm Tour

Grand Rapids

2:00pm to 5:00pm

Graham Farms in northwest Ohio specializes in pasture-raised meat, which they sell under the label Omega Meats. Farmer Lindsay Graham raises grass-fed beef, pastured chickens and turkeys, and... Read more

2:00pm to 5:00pm
 
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Green Drinks: Alternative Transit

Green Drinks: Alternative Transit

Columbus

6:00pm to 8:00pm

Oh, the place you'll go when you know all the options of how get around Columbus. For June, we'll be talking transport with an illustrious panel that includes Catherine Grives from Yay Bikes!,  Marty... Read more

6:00pm to 8:00pm
 
Seminar: Kristy Meyer & the Ohio Environmental Council

Seminar: Kristy Meyer & the Ohio Environmental Council

Thomas Moore College, California, KY

7:00pm to 8:00pm

The Thomas More College Summer Seminar series presents, "The Ohio Environmental Council: Who We Are and How I Landed My Dream Job" presented by Kristy Meyer.  Kristy Meyer has more than ten years in... Read more

7:00pm to 8:00pm
 
PaddleFest 2013

PaddleFest 2013

Coney Island Park

8:00am to 5:00pm

Please join us for the 12th Annual Paddlefest weekend, June 20-22 at Coney Island Park. Cincinnati is the paddling capital of the United States and the Ohio River Paddlefest is the largest canoe/... Read more

8:00am to 5:00pm
 
Dump the Pump Day

Dump the Pump Day

Battelle Plaza, 375 N. Front St

11:30am to 1:00pm

How do you spell relief from high gas prices and carbon pollution? P-u-b-l-i-c T-r-a-n-s-i-t! This Thursday, June 20, is National "Dump the Pump" Day. Did you know...A two-person household can save,... Read more

Dum the Pump
11:30am to 1:00pm
 
PaddleFest 2013

PaddleFest 2013

Coney Island Park

8:00am to 5:00pm

Please join us for the 12th Annual Paddlefest weekend, June 20-22 at Coney Island Park. Cincinnati is the paddling capital of the United States and the Ohio River Paddlefest is the largest canoe/... Read more

8:00am to 5:00pm
 
OEC Webinar: Clean Air & Your Health (Part 1)

OEC Webinar: Clean Air & Your Health (Part 1)

10:30am to 12:30pm

Free 2-part webinar on June 21 & 28 on the history of the Clean Air Act, sources of air pollution, health impacts, OEC's current work to protect our health, and what you can do to help clear the... Read more

10:30am to 12:30pm
 
PaddleFest 2013

PaddleFest 2013

Coney Island Park

8:00am to 5:00pm

Please join us for the 12th Annual Paddlefest weekend, June 20-22 at Coney Island Park. Cincinnati is the paddling capital of the United States and the Ohio River Paddlefest is the largest canoe/... Read more

8:00am to 5:00pm
 
Plastic Pot Recycling Event

Plastic Pot Recycling Event

Columbus

8:00am to 12:00pm

Please save your plastic flower pots and trays and bring them to our Plastic Pot Recycling Event on Saturday, June 22, 8 a.m. – 12 noon in front of Howlett Hall, 2001 Fyffe Court, 43210. We will fill... Read more

8:00am to 12:00pm
 
Bird Walk to Celebrate Nesting Bobolinks

Bird Walk to Celebrate Nesting Bobolinks

Byers Woods

9:00am to 1:00pm

Bobolinks at Byers Wood Free bird walks by:Jim McCormacGreg MillerTim LeslieJennifer Brumfield Sponsored by The Greater Mohican Audubon Society and the Ashland County Park District. More information Read more

9:00am to 1:00pm
 
OWA Jamboree and Annual Meeting

OWA Jamboree and Annual Meeting

Milan

12:00pm

From noon on there will be horse shoes, corn hole and canoes.-Annual Meeting at 4pm-Fire up the grill at 5pm Bring instruments to help put the JAM in the Jamboree. OWA will only provide vegetarian... Read more

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Webinar: Great Lakes & Nutrient Pollution

Webinar: Great Lakes & Nutrient Pollution

10:30am to 12:30pm

The Great Lakes Legislative Caucus is holding a series of webinars this year on key Great Lakes issues. This webinar will focus on the issue of nutrient polution and how to control phosphorus... Read more

10:30am to 12:30pm
 
 
 
OEC Webinar: Capacity Building for Watershed Stewards

OEC Webinar: Capacity Building for Watershed Stewards

Your computer

12:45pm to 2:00pm

How can a watershed program grow with limited resources? How do you build a strong team of volunteers for your program? How do you fundraise successfully? Experts in these fields will discuss the... Read more

12:45pm to 2:00pm
 
Town Hall Meeting: No Sewage in Streams

Town Hall Meeting: No Sewage in Streams

Cincinnati

6:00pm to 9:00pm

Are you frustrated, concerned, or upset with the wasteful spending by the Metropolitan Sewer District and lack of tangible results or reduction in sewer overflows? Do you have an opinion, comment or... Read more

6:00pm to 9:00pm
 
OEC Webinar: Clean Air & Your Health (Part 2)

OEC Webinar: Clean Air & Your Health (Part 2)

10:30am to 12:00pm

Part 2: June 28, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Topics include history of the Clean Air Act, sources of air pollution, health impacts, current work to clean our air and protect our helath, and what you can... Read more

10:30am to 12:00pm
 
 
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Upcoming Events

Green Drinks: Alternative Transit

June 19, 2013
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Columbus
Oh, the place you'll go when you know all the options of how get around Columbus. For June, we'll be talking transport with an illustrious panel that includes Catherine Grives from Yay Bikes!,  Marty Stutz from COTA and we'll be talking about the soon to launch CoGo, Columbus' bike share program  (take that New York).

Seminar: Kristy Meyer & the Ohio Environmental Council

June 19, 2013
7:00pm to 8:00pm
Thomas Moore College, California, KY
The Thomas More College Summer Seminar series presents, "The Ohio Environmental Council: Who We Are and How I Landed My Dream Job" presented by Kristy Meyer. 

PaddleFest 2013

June 20, 2013
8:00am to 5:00pm
Coney Island Park
Please join us for the 12th Annual Paddlefest weekend, June 20-22 at Coney Island Park.

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