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2,059lbs of Trash Removed from the Ohio River!

What could be better than boating around on the Ohio River on a beautiful day? Participating in a cleanup while doing so! Our Family Community Service volunteers did just this the other day. At [...]

We removed 5,743 pounds of tires, straws, chairs, and more from the Ohio River bank! (And, had fun doing it!)

Cracked lawn chairs, plastic straws, deflated basketballs, old tires, shredded Styrofoam, and so many other odds and ends litter the banks of the Ohio River. What is one person’s trash, is (in our case) [...]

Having Fun, Serving Together: Protecting Local Wildlife on the Ohio River

Co-written by Shasta Bray and Julianne Werts, AmeriCorps Visitor Engagement Member Here at the Cincinnati Zoo, we strive to promote and engage in conservation around the world, as well as within our own community. [...]