Foundation for Ohio River Education

Ohio River Sweep
2025-04-12 13:00 - 17:00 UTC
Join Ohio River Islands National Refuge at

Williamstown, WV Boat Ramp
101 Julia Avenue
Williamstown, WV 26187

for an Ohio River Sweep litter cleanup!

Ohio River Sweep
2025-04-19 07:00 - 17:00
Join Paddle Perry, Inc. for an Ohio River Sweep litter cleanup!
They are having multiple locations with multiple time slots, so click the link below to register!

Ohio River Sweep
2025-04-19 08:30 - 12:00
Join Kentucky Waterways Alliance at
Beargrass Creek parking off Lexington Rd
Louisville, KY 40204
for an Ohio River Sweep litter cleanup!

Ohio River Sweep
2025-04-19 09:00 - 12:00
Join Pendleton County Solid Waste Management at
Miracle Point Playground
Woodson Road
Falmouth, KY 41040
for an Ohio River Sweep Litter Cleanup!

Mobile Aquarium -- Protect Your Wild (An Earth Day Celebration)
2025-04-19 11:00 - 15:00 | Winton Woods, 10245 Winton Rd, Cincinnati, OH, 45231, United States
Join ORSANCO at Great Park’s Protect your Wild, featuring our 2,200 gallon mobile aquarium!
Celebrate Earth Day with purpose at the third annual eco-extravaganza! Discover Great Parks’ regional conservation efforts and how to make a positive environmental impact at home. Enjoy a free concert by The Grateful Dads, view a stunning eco-art installation by local artist and ecologist Julia O. Bianco or roll up your sleeves for the volunteer lake cleanup.
Stroll through exhibitor booths, learn sustainable practices and enjoy delicious bites and HighGrain brews in the heart of Winton Woods. Whether here to volunteer, learn or simply soak in the outdoors, help honor, celebrate and protect the wild spaces you cherish.

Ohio River Sweep
2025-04-22 13:00 - 15:00
Join Falls of the Ohio at
Falls of the Ohio State Park
201 W. Riverside Dr.
Clarksville, IN 47129
for an Ohio River Sweep litter cleanup!

Ohio River Sweep
2025-04-22 17:30 - 19:30
Join Junior Black Campers at
3912 West Broadway
Louisville, KY 40211
for an Ohio River Sweep litter cleanup!
Register here!

Ohio River Sweep
2025-04-25 14:00 - 18:30
Join Kentucky Waterways Alliance and Hancock Biological Station at
Hancock Biological Station
561 Emma Dr
Murray, KY 42071
for an Ohio River Sweep litter cleanup!

2025 Greater Cincinnati Earth Day Festival
2025-04-26 12:00 - 17:00 | Summit Park, 4335 Glendale Milford Rd, Blue Ash, OH, 45242, United States

Ohio River Sweep
2025-04-27 08:00 - 13:00
Join the Town of Newburgh, IN at

Old Lock and Dam Park
525 State Route 662
Newburgh, IN 47630

for an Ohio River Sweep litter cleanup!

Mobile Aquarium - Great Miami River Summit
2025-05-02 08:00 - 17:00 | Riverfront Park Miamisburg, 1 Water Street, Miamisburg, Ohio, 45342

Ohio River Sweep
2025-05-03 10:00 - 12:00
Join Jacobs Creek Watershed Association at

Double Bridge Rd

Mt Pleasant, Pennsylvania

for an Ohio River Sweep litter cleanup!

Floating Lab with Ohio River Way
2025-05-05 08:00 - 2025-05-15 17:00
Join us at the Ohio River Way Challenge docking locations for an evening of environmental education and water quality sampling!

May 5: Depart Ashland & Ironton
May 5: Stay in Portsmouth
May 6: Stay in Vanceburg
May 7: Stay in Maysville
May 8: Stay in Augusta
May 9: Stay at Thomas More
May 10: Stay in Cincinnati
May 11: Stay in Rising Sun
May 12: Stay in Vevay
May 13: Stay at Payne Hollow with dinner in Madison
May 14: Stay at 18-mile island with dinner in Westport
May 15: Arrive in Louisville

Ohio River Sweep
2025-05-10 09:00 - 15:00
Join WV Water Research Institute and Ascend WV at

Hazel Ruby McQuain Park
185 Garrett St
Morgantown, WV 26501

for an Ohio River Sweep litter cleanup!
Register here!

Mobile Aquarium -- Hug the Earth Festival
2025-05-10 12:00 - 17:00 | Lost Creek Reserve, 2385 State Rte 41, Troy, Ohio, 45373

Mobile Aquarium - Dayton Children's Water Fest
2025-05-14 08:00 - 17:00

Ohio River Sweep
2025-05-16 09:00 - 13:00
Join Edible Ohio Valley Schoolhouse at
2872 Lawrenceburg Rd.
North Bend, Ohio 45052
for an Ohio River Sweep litter cleanup!

Ohio River Sweep
2025-05-17 09:00 - 11:30
Join WAVE Foundation at Newport Aquarium at
1 Aquarium Way
Newport, KY 41071
for an Ohio River Sweep litter cleanup!
Register here: https://form.jotform.com/WAVEFoundation/river-sweep-2025

Mobile Aquarium -- WAVE Foundation Ohio River Sweep
2025-05-17 09:00 - 11:30 | Newport Aquarium

Ohio River Sweep
2025-05-17 09:00 - 12:00
Join the City of Covington and Keep Covington Beautiful at

14 Pete Rose Pier off 2nd Street North side of flood wall

for an Ohio River Sweep litter cleanup!

Ohio River Sweep
2025-05-24 10:00 - 12:00
Join Campbell County Fiscal Court at
Frederick’s Landing Park
100 Frederick’s Landing
Wilder, KY 41076
for an Ohio River Sweep litter cleanup!
Register here: https://campbellcountyky.gov/topic/index.php?topicid=684&structureid=86

Mobile Aquarium -- ORSANCO Commission
2025-06-10 - 2025-06-12 | Morganstown, WV

Ohio River Sweep
2025-06-14 07:00 - 12:00
Join JB Green Team at
Pike Island Lock and Dam
River Rd.
Yorkville, OH 43971
for an Ohio River Sweep litter cleanup!

Ohio River Sweep
2025-06-21 09:00 - 12:00
Join JB Green Team at
Steubenville Ohio Marina
Steubenville, Ohio 43952
for an Ohio River Sweep litter cleanup!

Ohio River Sweep
2025-06-21 09:00 - 12:00
Join TMU Biology Field Station at
Thomas More University Biology Field Station
8309 Mary Ingles Hwy
California, KY 41007
for an Ohio River Sweep litter cleanup!
Register here!

Ohio River Conservation Course
2025-06-23 09:00 - 2025-06-27 15:00
Registration is now open for the Ohio River Conservation Course (ORCC). This week-long course will focus on career exploration, hands-on biology fieldwork, habitat restoration, networking with diverse professionals, and fun and adventure exploring the Ohio River and its tributaries. We will wade in the water collecting live specimens and fish, test water chemistry, go electrofishing, cruise the river on a boat, get our hands dirty removing invasive plants, kayak and so much more!
The ORCC will take place from 9 am – 3 pm Monday through Friday, June 23-27, 2025 or July 21-25, 2025; participants will only attend one session. Participants will be dropped off and picked up from the Sanitation District No. 1 parking lot in Fort Wright, Kentucky. Participants will bring a packed lunch each day.
Interested students should apply no later than April 30, 2025. There is a course fee of $175 for all participants, although there may be 50% or 100% scholarships available for those who indicate need.
*Please note it is not guaranteed that we will run both program weeks. Programs will only run if we meet a minimum of 10 students.*

Ohio River Sweep
2025-06-23 13:00 - 14:00
Join Cub Scouts Pack 415 at
Steubenville Marina
Steubenville, Ohio 43953
for an Ohio River Sweep litter cleanup!

Ohio River Sweep
2025-06-28 08:30 - 12:00
Join the cleanup crew at
Wheeling, West Virginia Heritage Port – Mouth of Wheeling Creek Bridge
for an Ohio River Sweep litter cleanup!

Ohio River Sweep
2025-07-12 09:00 - 12:00
Join Great Parks at
50 Thornton Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45233
for an Ohio River Sweep litter cleanup!
Register here: https://www.greatparks.org/get-involved/volunteer/one-day-volunteers

Wild Wednesday
2025-07-16 09:30 - 11:30 | Mill Roads Park
Join us on Wednesday, July 16th as we explore the fish and plankton living in the Ohio River!
