Newsletters and Studies
2022 Monthly Email Newsletters – timely info on upcoming events, and photos and news from the previous month. Most recent newsletters are at the top of the list.
August 2023
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June 2023 June 2023 (correction)
May 2023
April 2023
March 2023
February 2023
January 2023 (correction)
January 2023
December 2022
November 2022
October 2022
September 2022
August 2022
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April 2022
March 2022
February 2022
January 2022
Bi-annual Newsletters – in depth articles
Highlights listed below links; most recent at the top of the list
- Spring 2022 (PDF)
Native plants – for the birds, bees and butterflies!
Spotlight on Super Stars – Cory Richmond
2021 Annual Report celebrates FLOW’s 25th year
There’s no “off-season” for cleanups!
FSWCD presents Blue Heron Awards
CONNECT WITH FLOW - Fall 2021 (PDF)
Pedestrian bridge over Slyh Run has been completed!
Spotlight on Super Stars Shelly Douglas and Maggie Potter
Olentangy Collaborative Project 2021
Everything is Connected (new video featuring FLOW)
FLOW by the Numbers (2020-2021 report)
Fall Conservation Tips - Spring 2021 (PDF)
Village at Willow Brook Stream Habitat Restoration
FLOW Volunteers of the Season: Zach Fisher and Samir Jain - Fall 2020 (PDF)
Preserving the Sawmill Wetlands Educational Area
FLOW 2020 Recap
Education and Outreach Working to Meet the Needs of Families During At-Home Learning
COVID and FLOW
FLOW Autumn 2020 Vollunteer: Lindalee Brownstein - Spring 2020 (PDF)
A Partnership that Works
FLOW Native Tree Nursery
Revised Watershed Action Plan Expected This Summer - Fall 2019 (PDF)
Greenspace Planning Tool Ready
Winning the Invasives War at Perry and Snouffer Parks
Blue Heron Award
One Little Thing (packaging waste) - Spring 2019 (PDF)
From Pavement to Green Space: Hamilton STEM Academy
Tackling Olentangy Trail Flooding
Kempton Run’s New Habitat
One Little Thing (leave dried plants standing) - Fall 2018 (PDF)
The Future of Olentangy Watershed Greenspace
Restoring Slyh Run
Anheuser-Busch’s Landscaping Makeover
One Little Thing (raking leaves) - Spring 2018 (PDF)
Saving Carmack Woods
Rush Run: A Gem in the Rough
One Little Thing (plastic straws) - Fall 2017 (PDF)
20 Years of Progress
Webster Park
Greenspace Planning Grant
Beauty and the Butterflies - Spring 2017 (PDF)
Pollinator Pathways
Recycling Survey
Why Trees Matter
Blueprint Columbus
Stream Quality Monitoring - Fall 2016 (PDF)
Anheuser Busch’s Vision for Rush Run
Calling all Wet Basements
Chemical Abstracts Riverbank Upgrade
Back to School River Cleanup
Measuring Stream Health
Coffee Pods made Useful
On the Slyh - Spring 2016 (PDF)
Love your Urban Trees
When Plants Go Bad
Going Batty
Life Cycle of a Cigarette Butt
Rain Gardens - Fall 2015 (PDF)
Shady Doings in Linden
Small Beads, Big Trouble
Healthy Ponds Ahead
Anheuser-Busch River Cleanup
Taking PRIDE in our River
My Favorite River Spot
Our Volunteers: Changing the Watershed - Spring 2015 (PDF)
A Fund for FLOW’s Future
Coming Attractions
Solving the Plastic Bags Dilemma
The Transformation of Clinton-Como Park
My Favorite River Spot
Linden to Become Leafier
Trees for Mom…or for Others - Summer 2014 (PDF)
Adopt your Pond for a Cleaner Olentangy River
Big Spring Tree Planting at Ohio School for the Deaf
5th Ave. Dam Removal – a New Beginning
New Butterfly Gardens at Worthington Hills and Clinton Como Park
Urban Rainscapes! - Fall 2013 (PDF)
Olentangy River Water Trail to Make a Splash this Fall
Sustainable Stormwater Management Comes to Weiland Park
Olentangy River Restoration Continues
Worthington Canoe Access Invites Paddlers to the Olentangy - Spring 2013 (PDF)
Olentangy Urban Rainscapes Incorporates New Infrastructure
Olentangy River Restoration Progress Update - Spring 2012 (PDF)
Liberty Park Tackles Restoration of Wildcat Run
Local Golf Courses Join An Exciting Partnership
FLOW Seeks Help Collecting Discarded Plastic Bottles - Winter 2012 (PDF)
FLOW and City of Columbus Launch 2011 Honeysuckle Removal Program in City Parks
A Special Thank You! - Spring 2011 (PDF)
The MONITOR Program Monitoring, Observing and Naming Impacted Tributaries
Tributaries of the Lower Olentangy River in Delaware County
Table 1: 2009-2010 QHEI and HHEI results
Thanks to Volunteers, Tree Plantings a Great Success
MONITOR Report Forthcoming
Stream Naming - Winter 2011 (PDF)
Supporting FLOW’s Education and Protection Efforts
Adopt an Area Volunteer Groups
“Soaking It In” Dedication Ceremony - Fall 2010 (PDF)
Honda Rain Garden
Liberty Township Park Restoration
MONITOR update
Rich Wissler: Loss of a Valued Friend - Summer – Fall 2010 (PDF)
Riffle, Pool and Run
Tributary Naming Project Update
FLOW Intern Works on Stream Naming Project And Learns About Watersheds
Rain Barrel Pilot Project Update - Spring – Summer 2010 (PDF)
“When I First Hopped into the River”– A Volunteer Profile - Winter 2010 (PDF)
Looking Back on 2009 and Ahead to 2010
Adopt-An-Area of the Olentangy
Backyard Conservation and Rain Barrel Classes
Columbus Water Trail on the Olentangy
Watershed Action Plan - Fall 2009 (PDF)
Volunteers Graduate from Watershed 101
Update on Clintonville Rain Garden Project
Water Trail Kiosks - Summer 2009 (PDF)
Adopt-an-Area Volunteers Make a Difference
Healthy Yards, Healthy Streams
Rain Barrel Workshops
Contributors Needed for Watershed Wiki - Spring 2009 (PDF)
FLOW Wins National Grant Competition
Healthy Streams, Healthy Yards
Watershed Feature: Whetstone Prairie - Winter 2009 (PDF)
Vernal Pools
New MONITOR Program
Water Trail Updates
FLOW: The Film
Adopt-An-Area of the Olentangy - Fall 2008 (PDF)
Fifth Avenue Dam Update
Stopping Sewer Overflows
Porous Pavement for Cleaner Rivers - Spring 2008 (PDF)
Olentangy Water Trail in Columbus
Invasive Plant Profi le: Garlic Mustard
Rain Barrel Cost Share Program 2008 - Winter 2007 (PDF)
Update on Rush Run Riparian Restoration Project at Park Blvd. Park
Writing the Olentangy - Fall 2007 (PDF)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Recommends Removal of the Fifth Avenue Dam
Rain Barrels: Sold Out
A “New” Newsletter and Changes to the Monthly Meeting Schedule
Watershed Arts Project - Spring/Summer 2007 (PDF)
FLOW celebrates 10 years of Service
The Ohio Breeding Birds Atlas II
Rush Run Restoration Project
Know your streams: Ackerman Run
Stream Naming Conventions
Rain Barrel Cost Share Program 2007
Look DEEP!
Community Radio - Fall 2006 Three-Petal Conservation Letter
Additional Studies, Updates and News of the Olentangy River
Also see OSU capstone page for student studies
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- Fifth Year Monitoring of the Fifth Avenue Dam Removal and Lower Olentangy River Ecosystem Restoration Project – – Stantec Consulting Services, for the City of Columbus, 11/27/2019.
- Fourth Year Monitoring of the Fifth Avenue Dam Removal and Lower Olentangy River Ecosystem Restoration Project – Stantec Consulting Services, for the City of Columbus, 11/6/2018.
- Third Year Monitoring of the Fifth Avenue Dam Removal and Lower Olentangy River Ecosystem Restoration Project – Stantec Consulting Services, for the City of Columbus 12/15/2017.
- Second Year Monitoring of the Fifth Avenue Dam Removal and Lower Olentangy River Ecosystem Restoration Project – Stantec Consulting Services, for the City of Columbus, 9/30/2016.
- First Year Compliance Report 2015 – 5th Ave Dam – Prepared by DLZ.
- Baseline monitoring for 5th Ave Dam project (see page 66 of this compilation of Ohio EPA studies) – 2011 Wildcat Run and 5th Avenue Dam Removal Baseline Data
- 2016 Olentangy River & Tributaries Fish & Habitat Surveys Mark Dilley, MAD Scientist Associates, LLC, Westerville, Ohio.
- FLOW: Backyard Conservation Booklet
- Ohio EPA: Storm Water Associated with Construction Activity Located Within Portions of the Olentangy River Watershed NOTE: THIS HAS MOVED. It may still be available but in a different location/format
- Ohio EPA’s Olentangy Total Maxiumum Daily Load Study, October 2006
- Appendix A: Supplemental Maps
- Appendix B: Supplemental Tables and Figures
- Appendix C: Use Attainment Status
- Appendix D: Response to Public Comments
- The Lower Olentangy River Watershed Lowhead Dams Feasibility Study, December 2005 (PDF, 5.5 MB)
- Biological and Water Quality Study of the Olentangy River, Whetstone Creek and Select Tributaries, 2003-2004, December 2005 | Appendices
- Ohio EPA: Biological and Water Quality Study of the Olentangy River and Selected Tributaries, 1999. Delaware and Franklin Counties, Ohio. 2001
- FLOW Watershed Brochure – general Olentangy watershed info