Vanishing
Wetlands

Early settlers on this continent found the forests and grasslands interspersed with swamps, ponds, and marshes. But now 55% of America's wetlands have been drained and we still lose more than 400,000 acres of wetlands every year.

A Special Place
for Wildlife

The Oxbow is a broad floodplain where the Great Miami River empties into the Ohio. This area where three states - Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky - come together, is near Lawrenceburg, Indiana, seventeen miles downstream from Cincinnati.

Birth of an Organization

In the summer of 1985, political and business leaders announced plans to create a major new port authority and build a 700-acre commercial barge shipping center on this floodplain.

Help Clean Up the Oxbow

Every year the rivers bring in trash that litters the Oxbow area with everything from refrigerators to tires. Please come on out this year to help us keep the Oxbow clean. We especially need people with trucks! We will provide gloves, bags, bug spray and water. Please let Kani Meyer know that you can help out by calling 513-948-8630 or emailing her at kaniau@yahoo.com.

Invasives Removal
October 17
9am - noon

Meet at parking lot near
cement plant.

Oxbow Updates

Oxbow Newsletters

Click on the Image Below for a Local Map of the Oxbow