Join us for Raccoon Creek Partnership’s Annual Meeting! This year the meeting will be held virtually on Zoom from 7:30pm-9pm on October 27th. We will be giving an update on our projects, having board member elections, hosting Dr. Viorel Popescu as our guest speaker to talk about his Hellbender research, and raffling off a kayak. …
Are interested in helping Raccoon Creek Partnership make more free environmental education activity kits? You can help us by simply going to Chipotle at 41 S Court St, Athens, OH on Saturday March 13th anytime between 5:00pm to 9:00pm. Either mention Raccoon Creek Partnership when you are paying or show them this flyer! You can …
Raccoon Creek Partnership is very excited to announce our brand new environmental education program called Raccoon Creek Explorers! You might be wondering what Raccoon Creek Explorers is. The first Monday of every month 1-3 new and exciting activities will be posted on our website! The best part is, you can do these at your own …
Raccoon Creek Partnership’s Virtual Annual Meeting will be on November 20th, 7:00 – 8:30 pm. Zoom link will be posted soon so stay tuned! There will be updates and a scavenger hunt!
What an amazing turn out we had for the cleaning the Carbondale Doser channel! We had great Americorps and undergraduate volunteers from Ohio University. We couldn’t have asked for better weather! We will be doing another large channel cleaning event in the Spring of 2021. We will continue doing our weekly maintenance to make sure …
Hello Raccoon Creek Partnership members, supporters, and friends! I hope you have all had a wonderful summer, it’s hard to believe that it’s already September and fall is just around the corner. As you may remember, our spring apple grafting workshop with Derek Mills of Hocking Hills Orchard was cancelled. Since we already had …
The Ilesboro Road Reclamation Project in the West Branch of Raccoon Creek (Hocking County) was completed in the fall of 2019. The standard reclamation project will reduce the acid and metal load entering West Branch from this historic, pre-law surface mine site, thus improving water quality in the headwaters of Raccoon Creek. A post-construction …
Update: Raccoon Creek Partnership Summer Camp has been cancelled this year. The 2020 RCP summer camp will be July 13th-17th at Raccoon Creek Outfitters. Registration will start in March 8th at 8 am.
Are you looking for a beautiful, top of the line kayak without paying the price? Would you like to support the mission of Raccoon Creek Partnership at the same time? You’re in the right spot! Our friends at Raccoon Creek Outfitters–once again–graciously donated this Bonafide SS127 kayak (valued at $1,599!) for our annual Pawpaw Festival …
Calling all in the Raccoon Creek watershed! We need you to help us make Raccoon Creek beautiful again. The Ohio River Sweep, an annual event, is set for June 15th from 9 to 1. We will be meeting at the Waterloo Aquatic Education Center and carpooling to our clean up site. This event is open …
Posted: October 20, 2021 by Amy Mackey
2021 Annual Meeting
Join us for Raccoon Creek Partnership’s Annual Meeting! This year the meeting will be held virtually on Zoom from 7:30pm-9pm on October 27th. We will be giving an update on our projects, having board member elections, hosting Dr. Viorel Popescu as our guest speaker to talk about his Hellbender research, and raffling off a kayak. …
Posted: February 8, 2021 by Amy Mackey
Chipotle Fundraiser For Raccoon Creek Partnership
Are interested in helping Raccoon Creek Partnership make more free environmental education activity kits? You can help us by simply going to Chipotle at 41 S Court St, Athens, OH on Saturday March 13th anytime between 5:00pm to 9:00pm. Either mention Raccoon Creek Partnership when you are paying or show them this flyer! You can …
Posted: December 11, 2020 by Amy Mackey
Raccoon Creek Explorers
Raccoon Creek Partnership is very excited to announce our brand new environmental education program called Raccoon Creek Explorers! You might be wondering what Raccoon Creek Explorers is. The first Monday of every month 1-3 new and exciting activities will be posted on our website! The best part is, you can do these at your own …
Posted: November 19, 2020 by Amy Mackey
Annual Dinner 2020
Raccoon Creek Partnership’s Virtual Annual Meeting will be on November 20th, 7:00 – 8:30 pm. Zoom link will be posted soon so stay tuned! There will be updates and a scavenger hunt!
Posted: September 28, 2020 by Amy Mackey
What an amazing turn out we had for the cleaning the Carbondale Doser channel! We had great Americorps and undergraduate volunteers from Ohio University. We couldn’t have asked for better weather! We will be doing another large channel cleaning event in the Spring of 2021. We will continue doing our weekly maintenance to make sure …
Posted: September 4, 2020 by Amy Mackey
RCP Grafted Apple Trees
Hello Raccoon Creek Partnership members, supporters, and friends! I hope you have all had a wonderful summer, it’s hard to believe that it’s already September and fall is just around the corner. As you may remember, our spring apple grafting workshop with Derek Mills of Hocking Hills Orchard was cancelled. Since we already had …
Posted: July 29, 2020 by Amy Mackey
Ilesboro Road Reclamation Project VIRTUAL Post-Construction Tour!
The Ilesboro Road Reclamation Project in the West Branch of Raccoon Creek (Hocking County) was completed in the fall of 2019. The standard reclamation project will reduce the acid and metal load entering West Branch from this historic, pre-law surface mine site, thus improving water quality in the headwaters of Raccoon Creek. A post-construction …
Posted: December 4, 2019 by Amy Mackey
Summer Camp 2020
Update: Raccoon Creek Partnership Summer Camp has been cancelled this year. The 2020 RCP summer camp will be July 13th-17th at Raccoon Creek Outfitters. Registration will start in March 8th at 8 am.
Posted: April 15, 2019 by Amy Mackey
Pawpaw Festival Kayak Raffle
Are you looking for a beautiful, top of the line kayak without paying the price? Would you like to support the mission of Raccoon Creek Partnership at the same time? You’re in the right spot! Our friends at Raccoon Creek Outfitters–once again–graciously donated this Bonafide SS127 kayak (valued at $1,599!) for our annual Pawpaw Festival …
Posted: April 2, 2019 by Amy Mackey
Ohio River Sweep
Calling all in the Raccoon Creek watershed! We need you to help us make Raccoon Creek beautiful again. The Ohio River Sweep, an annual event, is set for June 15th from 9 to 1. We will be meeting at the Waterloo Aquatic Education Center and carpooling to our clean up site. This event is open …