The seventh annual Rain Barrel Art Project Auction is now on display at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. The Rain Barrel Art Project’s Benefit Auction also was launched online at http://www.savelocalwaters.org/auction.
SaveLocalWaters.org in January selected about 40 artistic designs submitted by local artists and classrooms to be painted on as many rain barrels. The artists spent the next few months perfecting their designs and painting the rain barrels, which will remain on display at Zoo through April 25 until end of the auction. An online auction is underway at: http://www.savelocalwaters.org/auction. The Rain Barrel Art Project is partnership between SaveLocalWaters.org and the zoo, this initiative raises funds for conservation education in the Ohio River Valley and raises awareness about the benefits of rain barrels. Participants range from long-time professionals to classrooms of budding student artists and are based in cities and towns across the Ohio River Valley
Those interested in bidding on the rain barrels can visit the auction website: http://www.savelocalwaters.org/auction. The auction’s culmination coincides with the zoo’s Party for the Planet and Tunes & Blooms on April 25. Admission to the zoo during this event is free after 5 p.m. and parking is $10. Residents are encouraged to bid online and visit the rain barrels at the Zoo.

SOUTHWEST OHIO & NORTHERN  KENTUCKY
EROSION CONTROL & STORMWATER FIELD DAYPlan on joining us aboard a river boat to learn how developers and contractors can meet sediment erosion control and storm water BMP requirements that protect local waterways. This day-long workshop will begin on land with demonstrations of BMPs led by experts eager to answer questions and share their knowledge. Attendees will then board the Belle of Cincinnati River Boat for lunch and speaker sessions about industry regulations and trends. CEUs will be offered.

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Date: Thursday, September 27, 2018

Cost: $50
​(includes, refreshments and river boat lunch cruise)

Location:
BB Riverboats 
101 Riverboat Row
Newport, KY 41071

This unique workshop for all Greater Cincinnati landscaping professionals will further their knowledge and skills on rain gardens, helping them offer custom solutions to both their residential & commercial clients. All aspects of designing & constructing, including details on siting, sizing, soil amendments, plant selection will be covered.
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Date: Monday, June 25, 2018

Cost: $25
​(includes lunch and refreshments)
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Location:
Sanitation District No. 1
1045 Eaton Dr
Ft. Wright, KY 41017