Raccoon Creek Partnership is now recruiting! Current AmeriCorps placements are through Rural Action’s Ohio Stream Restore Corps Program. Interviews begin April 1st. Applications are due by June 1st. Positions run August 16th, 2018 through August 15th, 2019. Instructions for applying are in the flyer below.
Posted: May 5, 2022 by Amy Mackey
Rockin’ with Raccoon Creek: A Celebration of Recovery
Come celebrate Raccoon Creek’s improved water quality! There will be music, food, fish, and other fun activities. This event is June 10th from 4-7pm at Raccoon Creek County Park.
Posted: February 18, 2022 by Amy Mackey
RCP Summer Camp 2022
Join us for our annual summer camp from July 11th-15th! Suggested for students entering 2nd – 6th grade. Registration begins March 18th for Members, and March 20th for non-members. Spots fill up fast. Visit our “Camps” tab under “Education” for more information and to register!
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 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: February 6, 2019 by Amy Mackey
Update: 2019 Owl Prowl
Raccoon Creek Partnership Owl Prowl February 7, 2019 at Lake Hope Lodge Banquet Room Due to heavy rains over the next few days, Athens is currently under a flood watch. Before traveling to Owl Prowl, please check for any unsafe road conditions on your route! Watch our Facebook page for updates on Owl Prowl, including …
Posted: February 26, 2018 by Amy Mackey
Now Recruiting
Raccoon Creek Partnership is now recruiting! Current AmeriCorps placements are through Rural Action’s Ohio Stream Restore Corps Program. Interviews begin April 1st. Applications are due by June 1st. Positions run August 16th, 2018 through August 15th, 2019. Instructions for applying are in the flyer below.
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Posted: January 31, 2018 by Amy Mackey
Calling all photographers!
RCP is asking people to get out there, explore the Raccoon Creek, and photograph the beauty that you see in it. We’re looking into either making a calendar or maybe postcards with the images we receive to celebrate the creek’s glory. We ask that photographs be horizontal and high quality. Please submit them with the …
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Posted: October 20, 2017 by Amy Mackey
Raccoon Creek Partnership Annual Dinner
Mark your calendars for this year’s Raccoon Creek Partnership Annual Dinner on November 1st, 2017! The annual dinner is a great time to eat, be merry, celebrate RCP’s accomplishments, renew your membership for the upcoming year and get caught up on everything that is going on with the Partnership and Raccoon Creek! Events Include: Potluck: …