Home About us FLOW projects Salt Watch Kempton Run Habitat Restoration – an Update Sawmill Wetlands: Moving Beyond Preservation to Restoration The Cranbrook Bridge: A Catalyst of Connection for Generations to Come Annual Reports FLOW Story Map FLOW seed pack giveaway FLOW tree giveaway FLOW tree nurseries FLOW stream quality monitoring Why Does FLOW do Stream Quality Monitoring? Contact us About the Watershed Activities in the Watershed Paddling on the Olentangy Biking along the Olentangy Birding in the Watershed Fishing in the Olentangy Maps and Stream Flow Watershed map The Olentangy Pollinator Pathway Map Interactive Watershed Locator Maps Current stream flow on the Lower Olentangy River Green Space Plan 2020 Lower Olentangy River Watershed Action Plan Newsletters and Studies OSU Capstone Projects World Diversity Scenic Rivers Watershed Animals In The Winter Learn! FLOW webinars (youtube recordings) Animals and plants of the watershed Turtles in the watershed The bees of Spring Bugs of the Watershed The Black Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) Skunk Cabbage – a stinky, ancient, mysterious plant…and a bear’s spring laxative! How to help Fireflies light up the night! Invasives Privet – Another old favorite that’s invasive! Backyard Invasives: Myrtle & English Ivy Invasive Plant – Tree of Heaven Invasive Plant – Wintercreeper! The Spotted Lanternfly Comes to Ohio! Backyard conservation Graywater Recycling in Ohio Native Bee Basics & Protecting Native Bees DON’T SEND US TO THE LANDFILL! Say no to spring cleaning! Reclaiming a Backyard from Invasive Bush Honeysuckle Get the Lead out – for Wildlife’s Sake! The Importance of Pollinator Habitat Go Native – for the birds and the bees How can a used milk jug help birds and butterflies? Seed collecting and germination What’s That Plant? Identifying some common urban-adapted plants Site Plan for Pollinators Neonics: What They Are and Why You Should Avoid Them Recycle Right! The Threat of Coal-Tar Driveway and Parking Lot Sealants Take the Clean Water Pledge Reducing Lawn Increases Happiness! Monofilament Recycling Boxes Landowner’s Toolkit Prairies, Naturalized Areas, and Pollinator Patches Riparian Corridors Stormwater Ponds Woodlands Be a Smart Salter! Trees The Sugarbush – Tapping Trees for Sap Choosing your new tree GROW with the FLOW – Benefits of trees An Ode to Redbuds The Common Hackberry Tree, a Gem Hidden in Plain Sight Teacher and home school resources Watershed Activity Book for kids Be Septic Smart! Runoff Simulation Model Watch where a raindrop ends up! 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About the Watershed Activities in the Watershed Paddling on the Olentangy Biking along the Olentangy Birding in the Watershed Fishing in the Olentangy Maps and Stream Flow Watershed Map The Olentangy Pollinator Pathway Map Interactive Watershed Locator Maps Current stream flow on the Lower Olentangy River Green Space Plan 2020 Lower Olentangy River Watershed Action Plan Newsletters and Studies OSU Capstone Projects World Diversity Scenic Rivers Watershed Animals In The Winter Learn! FLOW webinars (youtube recordings) Animals and plants of the watershed Turtles in the watershed The bees of Spring Bugs of the Watershed The Black Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) Skunk Cabbage – a stinky, ancient, mysterious plant…and a bear’s spring laxative! How to help Fireflies light up the night! Backyard conservation Graywater Recycling in Ohio Native Bee Basics & Protecting Native Bees DON’T SEND US TO THE LANDFILL! Say no to spring cleaning! Reclaiming a Backyard from Invasive Bush Honeysuckle Get the Lead out – for Wildlife’s Sake! The Importance of Pollinator Habitat Go Native – for the birds and the bees How can a used milk jug help birds and butterflies? Seed collecting and germination What’s That Plant? Identifying some common urban-adapted plants Site Plan for Pollinators Neonics: What They Are and Why You Should Avoid Them Recycle Right! The Threat of Coal-Tar Driveway and Parking Lot Sealants Take the Clean Water Pledge Reducing Lawn Increases Happiness! Monofilament Recycling Boxes Landowner’s Toolkit for protecting the watershed Prairies, Naturalized Areas, and Pollinator Patches Riparian Corridors Stormwater Ponds Woodlands Be a Smart Salter! Invasives Privet – Another old favorite that’s invasive! Backyard Invasives: Myrtle & English Ivy Invasive Plant – Tree of Heaven Invasive Plant – Wintercreeper! The Spotted Lanternfly Comes to Ohio! Trees The Sugarbush – Tapping Trees for Sap Choosing your new tree GROW with the FLOW – Benefits of trees The Common Hackberry Tree, a Gem Hidden in Plain Sight An Ode to Redbuds Teacher and home school resources Watershed Activity Book for kids Be Septic Smart! Runoff Simulation Model Watch where a raindrop ends up! FLOW’s Wiki Donate/Support FLOW Donate Join FLOW Donate – Endowment Fund Support FLOW via Kroger/Walmart Volunteer for FLOW Citizen Science – iNaturalist and more Invasives in the watershed Click on the titles or photos for articles Privet – Another old favorite that’s invasive! Myrtle and English Ivy – Old Backyard Favorites can be Invasive in Naturalized Areas Invasive Plant – Tree of Heaven – and how to control it Invasive Plant – Wintercreeper! The Spotted Lanternfly Comes to Ohio! Honeysuckle and other invasives Fall webworm – not invasive, but unsightly