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Join us for our Holiday Open House 2023!
Rural Action will host its Holiday Open House on Dec. 12, 2023, at the Community Makerspace, located at 751 W Union St, Athens, OH 45701, ... Read More
Wayne National Forest Proposes Changing Name to Buckeye National Forest
The US Forest Service is proposing to change the name of the Wayne National Forest to the Buckeye National Forest. The effort comes in response ... Read More
Truetown Groundbreaking recap
On June 29, True Pigments broke ground on the first phase of its acid mine drainage (AMD) treatment and pigment production facility near Millfield, Ohio.
The ... Read More
OhioHealth O’Bleness is leading Ohio’s hospital systems in sustainability
In 2016, OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital looked at their waste production and began asking this question: what can we do about all of this?
That’s when they ... Read More
Work with the conservation cohort
Rural Action’s Appalachian Ohio Restore Corps (AORC) program trains 70+ people a year in fields related to sustainable economic growth and ecological stewardship. The summer ... Read More
Exploring the heritage of our region
Written by Amy Nicolai, AmeriCorps Member
On the chilly (but very sunny) morning of Nov. 22, Rural Action’s Environmental Education team visited two local spots to ... Read More
Appalachian Educators Explore New Ways to Connect Nature to the Classroom
The pristine autumn fall colors and Burr Oak Lake served as the backdrop for the Appalachian Green Teachers Conference, held in late October each year ... Read More
Appalachian Understories Backpacking Trip Builds Community
On a rainy Friday evening in late September, a few folks set out on a six-mile backpacking excursion on the Buckeye Trail. Led by Appalachian ... Read More
Heritage Grain Brings People Together in Yellow Springs
by Ciraran Lyons
YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio – Farmers, millers, brewers, bakers, entrepreneurs, and researchers convened for the first ever Heritage Grain School hosted by the Read More
Local Food in Schools Keeps Dollars Local
by Michelle Ajamian
When Lynne Genter was hired to coordinate Farm to School purchases and education at Federal Hocking Schools, she used the cafeteria as her ... Read More
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Alexandria Polanosky | Media and Communications Director | 740-677-4047 ext. 140 | alexandria@ruralaction.org