
Survey on Green and Open Spaces in the Lower Olentangy River Watershed
FLOW is inviting you to fill out a brief survey on how green space and open space are perceived, valued, and used by those who live, work or recreate in the lower...
Water Quality Report Cards for Olentangy River Tributaries
Volunteer Stream Quality Monitors from the Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed have sampled 21 locations at 11 Olentangy River tributaries in the past two years. The sites are sampled for various organisms that could be found in small streams, then assigned a...
Water Conservation and Sustainability
Water Conservation and Sustainability Public Meeting Monday, February 11, 2019 6:00 – 7:30 PM Whetstone Public Library 3909 N. High St. Columbus OH 43214 Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed will host Kent Halloran, from The Ohio State University College of...
Greenspace Planning for the Lower Olentangy Watershed
Greenspace Plan for the Lower Olentangy Watershed FLOW and our project partners are working to create detailed maps of the greenspace and openspace in our watershed. Thanks to a Columbus Foundation grant, FLOW's greenspace project is underway. We are creating...
We Did It! The Bridge to Cranbrook Elementary
Together we raised $7800 to build a bridge to Cranbrook Elementary in partnership with The Columbus Foundation. These funds combined with the funds that were already raised will be enough to build the bridge. Thank you to all of our generous donors for supporting this...
Nature’s Gliders: Flying Squirrels
Nature’s Gliders: Flying Squirrels Free Public Meeting May 7 at 7 p.m. Please note new location: Columbus Metropolitan Library - Northside Branch, 1423 N. High Street, Columbus, OH Please join us for this free public presentation and discussion. OSU Extension Wildlife...
Attracting Wildlife to Your Property
Attracting Wildlife Emilee R. Hardesty, Private Lands Biologist with Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife, discussed changes you can make to attract pollinators to your yard spoke at the March 2017 FLOW public meeting. Many pollinators are in decline, but there are simple...
Where and How to Fish the Olentangy River
Fishing the Olentangy Slides Central Ohio native Michael Merz has been fishing since he was 8 years old. His mantra is “Think globally, fish locally!” A former officer of Ohio Smallmouth Alliance, Michael is a Wastewater Pretreatment Specialist for Columbus, where he...
Better Together: A Bridge to Cranbrook Elementary
We're Almost There! In the next 4 weeks we are hoping to fund this year long project to connect a community! Your gift will install a 52-foot-long fiberglass pedestrian bridge over Slyh Run, reconnecting the surrounding...