Sierra Club Ohio Announces the Columbus Water Fest
A Celebration of Clean Water by: Local Businesses and Sierra Club Ohio
Columbus, Ohio: Sierra Club Ohio is proud to present the Columbus Water Fest, a three-month celebration of clean water through movie screenings, river cleanups, dining, live music, tree planting, and much more. Local businesses, the City of Columbus, and other organizations join the celebration through unique partnerships.
Central Ohioans can support and celebrate local clean water efforts by joining us for a movie, a massage, a gourmet meal, a concert, or a conservation event.
Events include:
Global Give-And-Take
Saturday, October 17 from 11am-3pm
Global Gallery Coffee Shop: 3535 N. High Street
It’s a garage sale with a purpose; all the revenue will go to two great nonprofits– Sierra Club’s local clean water program and Global Gallery’s Fair Trade educational efforts. Bring your unwanted items to donate to the cause and name your price on other secondhand gems. Also sip a latte or a wine, and shop from local farmers until noon.
Halloween Hootenanny
Saturday, October 24 from 7p-Midnight
Rambling House Soda: 310 E. Hudson
Join us at our favorite music venue for a evening of live, local bands. Rambling House makes delicious soda pop from local and natural ingredients, serves locally crafted beers and liquor, and has a fabulous kitchen. Enjoy an evening of live jazz, bluegrass, and roots music. Get ideas for how you can use recycled products in making your Halloween costume. $5 cover, proceeds benefit Sierra Club Ohio.
About Sierra Club’s Clean Water Programs in Central Ohio:
- In 2014, Sierra Club organized more than 1500 volunteer service hours to remove invasive species, plant native trees, remove litter, and maintain Franklin County’s waterways.
- Sierra Club Water Sentinels sample, test, and monitor Franklin County waterways. The data is vetted, mapped, and made available online to the public and to researchers. Water Sentinels often raise the first red flag about possible pollution incidents and are vital to keeping our local waterways healthy.
- We regularly meet with the City of Columbus, Franklin County, and other agencies to advocate for and to partner on clean water initiatives.
- Our fellowship program offers college students the opportunity to gain experience in public education and clean water advocacy. Each year, our Clean Water Fellows contribute around 1000 hours and represent the next generation of leaders.
- We teach Central Ohio residents to be clean water champions through workshops on installing rain barrels, constructing rain gardens, incorporating native plants, using organic lawn care products, and water conservation techniques.
- Unfortunately Central Ohio faces many water-related threats, and we specifically work on finding sustainable long-lasting solutions to sewer overflows, nitrate contamination, harmful algal blooms, storm water pollution, invasive species, and plastic contamination. Our goal is create a sustainable future with Ohio waterways that are fishable, drinkable, and swimmable for all.
