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Confluence: May 2003, Vol. 5, No. 3
Featured Watershed Group

Raccoon Creek Watershed Project
In the 1980's, a group of citizens in Gallia County, Ohio, started a group to address concerns about acid mine drainage and other water quality issues in the Raccoon Creek watershed, which flows through much of Southeast Ohio to the Ohio River. The Raccoon Creek Improvement Committee worked throughout the '80s on grassroots watershed projects, but realized that to truly change the picture they needed to think on a larger scale. The result, formed in the 1990's and including citizens from all six counties encompassed by the watershed, was the Raccoon Creek Watershed project. The RCIC has formed partnerships with the Ohio EPA, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Ohio University, Mead Paper, Rural Action, and other organizations providing funding, advice, and technical assistance for ongoing water quality projects including environmental education, acid mine drainage remediation, and greenways protection. The group recently completed a comprehensive watershed management plan, which is now available in .PDF format at their web site. For more information on the Raccoon Creek Watershed Group and its current activities, visit its Web site at www.raccooncreek.org

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