As “green energy” becomes more attractive, hydroelectric power is drawing more interest. By generating electricity and selling it to the grid, there is profit to be made from flowing water. Companies are prospecting claims on existing and potential dam sites,… [Read More]
The Friends of the Scioto River has developed the first rain garden in a City park on the West Side, in Westgate Park. Planning began in 2008, as part of improvements around the shelter house on Wicklow Drive. The City… [Read More]
A Columbus-area environmentalist group has scored a major victory today, with the EPA approval of a fast-paced dam demolition method to be used on the Griggs Dam in Columbus. The group Defending the Integrity of The Scioto (DITS) announced plans… [Read More]
The new boathouse on Griggs has received coverage in the local media from time to time in 2008. I was involved in the process, and I wrote an article describing it. It’s a long story with many elements. SciotoRiverFriends.org… [Read More]
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