Title: Saturday Stream Snapshot (SSS) Citizen Monitoring Program Volunteer Training
Description: Volunteers needed collect samples, transport samples to the lab, analyze samples, and enter data into a database.Every Saturday at 9:30 a.m., we train new volunteers and give tours of the lab. As a 501(c) 3 organization, we can offer volunteers Community Service Hours. Come join the fun!
Date:Saturday June 12, 2010
Time:9:30 – 10:00 am Volunteer Orientation; 10:30 am – 2:30 pm Lab Analyst On-The-Job Training
Location: Greenacres River Lab, 211 Railroad Avenue, Loveland, OH 45140
Target Audience:Families; Students Grades 7-12
Cost:Free
Contact Person: Anne Lyon
Contact Phone: (513) 891-4227
Contact E-mail:alyon@green-acres.org
Website: www.green-acres.org

Title: Rain Garden Lesson Guide Workshops
Description: Are you interested in planting a rain garden on your school site? Then this single-day workshop is for you! A New Rain Garden Lesson Guide was developed in 2009 as part of the Clermont Soil & Water Conservation District “Partnering to Protect Water Resources: A Rain Garden Demonstration and Education Project”  and contains six project-based science and math lessons that take you and your students through the process of designing, installing, maintaining, and monitoring a Rain Garden on or near your school campus. The Lessons are divided into three grade bands (3-5, 6-8,and 9-12). All Lessons have been correlated with Ohio Academic Standards and use an inquiry-based approach to learning.
Date: Tuesday June 15 (Grades 3-8) and June 22, 2010 (Grades 6-12)
Time: 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Location: Grades 3-8 at the Academy of World Languages, 2030 Fairfax Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45207 and Grades 6-12 at the Hamilton County Education Service Center, 11083 Hamilton Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45231
Target Audience: 3-12 and non-formal Educators
Cost: Free (There are also thirty $100 stipends for teachers who meet the stipend criteria).
Contact Person: Anne Lyon
Contact Phone: (513) 891-4227 ext. 1110
Contact E-mail: alyon@green-acres.org
Other: Workshop Flyer and Registration Form

Title: 2010 Ohio River Sweep
Description: River Sweep is an annual cleanup event held each year on the third Saturday in June along the Ohio River and its tributaries the entire length of the river, from its origin in Pittsburgh, PA to its end in Cairo, IL, including 1,962 miles of shoreline and many tributaries.  The River Sweep provides an excellent opportunity for many civic groups, school organizations, and recreational clubs to actively participate in a community service event. Any individual, young or old, or any group is welcome. Children under 18 need a parent signature on the liability waiver before participating.
Date: Saturday June 19, 2010
Time: 9:00 am - 2 :00 pm
Location: Various - check with event coordinator for a site near you!
Target Audience: General Public
Cost: Free
Contact Person: Jeanne Ison, Sweep Coordinator
Contact Phone: 1-800-359-3977
Contact E-mail: jison@orsanco.org
Website: http://www.orsanco.org/index.php/river-sweep

Title: 2010 Paddlefest
Description: Mark your calendars for the 9th Annual Paddlefest at Coney Island. The Kid's Outdoor Adventure Expo will take place from 9 am - 4 pm on Thursday, June 24, the River Music Arts & Outdoor Festival at Paddlefest will be held from 4 - 11 pm on Friday June 25, and Paddlefest Float Trips and Races take palce from 7 am - 12 Noon on June 26th followed by a Gold Star Chili Finish Line Festival following the paddling at Yeatmans Cove. See ya there!
Date: June 24-26, 2010
Time: Varies by event
Locations: Coney Island for Kids Extreme Expo, Ohio RIver Music Festival, and Paddle Fest trip departure. Ohio River for float trip and Yeatmans Cove for finish line Chili Festival.
Target Audience: General Public
Costs: Kids Expo, Music Festival, and Chili Festival free with a nominal charge for parking. Float trips and races vary.
Contact Persons: Varies by event
Contact Phone: (513) 588-6936
Contact E-mail: info@ohioriverway.org
Website: http://www.ohioriverway.org/paddlefest/

Title: SWOBA Bee Keepers Open Hive Demonstration 
Description: An opportunity to see inside a bee hive at Greenacres. Preceded by a SWOBA member pot-luck lunch at noon.
Date: June 26, 2010
Time: 1:30 pm – 3:00pm
Location: Greenacres Old Church Site, 8680 Spooky Hollow Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45242
Target Audience: Adults
Cost: free
Contact Person: Patty Harrington
Contact Phone: (513) 891-4227 ext 1130
Contact E-mail: naturalists@green-acres.org