Protecting Ohio’s Waterways
for Future Generations
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Who Are the River Guardians Ohio?
Formed in 2023 as Riverkeepers Ohio, after the founder, James Carnahan aka OpaRuns, discovered and reported a major oil spill in the Tuscarawas River at the Wolf Creek Trailhead in Barberton, Ohio on July 6, 2023 while on his way to his favorite fishing hole.
Today, River Guardians Ohio, a 501(c) (3) are a group of people who care about our environment and want to help to keep our waterways clean for future generations. We do that by:
Latest from the Blog
Mud Run, our very first boom!
This watershed is near and dear to my heart as it is where the experiment began. It is also a challenge and a great opportunity to study and try to correct our urban impact on hidden watersheds. This creek dumps into the Tuscarawas just a little downstream from our booms and why it is so…
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