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Become a Friend of Scioto Brush Creek

Annual Dues
Individual: $5
Family/Business: $10

Education Programs
◊  Scioto Brush Creek Day
◊  Classroom Programs
◊  Adult Education Programs

Awareness Activities
◊  Adams County Fair
◊  Rarden Whitetail Deer Festival

Community Involvement
◊  Adopt A Highway
◊  Scioto Brush Creek Sweep
◊  Brush Creek Township Park Development

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Agencies and Organizations

Highlands Nature Sanctuary
Creating preserves, championing wilderness, and restoring old-growth forests of the Eastern United States.  Link
 

Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Ensuring a balance between wise use and protection of Ohio's  natural resources for the benefit of all.  Link
 
◊ Forestry ◊ Recycling
◊ Natural Areas
   and Preserves		 ◊ Soil and Water
   Conservation
◊ Parks ◊ Water Resources
  ◊ Wildlife

Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Protecting the environment and public health by ensuring compliance with environmental laws and demonstrating leadership in environmental stewardship.  Link
 

Scioto Soil and Water Conservation District
Helping conserve, maintain, and improve Scioto County's Natural Resources.  Link

 

Southern Ohio Floaters Association
A Chillicothe based kayaking group that plans floats on various bodies of water in the region.  Link
 

Miscellaneous Links

Fondriest Environmental
A Source for Environmental monitoring products and supplies.  Fondriest Environmental hosts and provides support for the Scioto Brush Creek Water Quality Monitor at Tatman-Coe Road.  Link

Paddle Power Boat Shop
A kayak and canoe shop in Chillicothe, Ohio specializing in boats and accessories.  Their knowledge of kayaking will help paddlers chose the right boat and gear for them.  Link
 

Rarden Whitetail Deer Festival Visit Rarden, Ohio in September and attend the Rarden Whitetail Deer Festival.  The festival features a number of wildlife activities and displays sure to pique the interest of any outdoor enthusiast.  Be sure to visit the Friends of Scioto Brush Creek freshwater fish display while you're there! Link
 

Scioto Wireless Wireless Internet Service based in Portsmouth, Ohio providing service to Pike and Scioto Counties in Ohio and Greenup County Kentucky.  Link

Resources

A Guide to Ohio Streams
The resource book produced by the Ohio Chapter of the American Fisheries Society is now online.  Use this guide to learn about a number of topics relating to Ohio Streams.  Link
 


Ohio Department of Natural Resources Education Resources
This page organizes a variety of educational materials located within the ODNR website into one quick reference.  Link
 

Ohio Division of Wildlife A-Z Fish Guide
From the Ohio River to Lake Erie, Ohio provides habitat for a number of different fish species.  The A-Z Guide provides information about many Ohio's fish.  Link

Scioto Brush Creek Links

Fish Fauna of Scioto Brush Creek
A 1997 article printed in the Ohio Journal of Science characterizing Scioto Brush Creek's Fish Community.  Read the entire article

Cavendar, T. M., & Rice, D. L. (1997, September) Survey and
      Analysis of the Scioto Brush Creek Drainage Fish
      Fauna of Southern Ohio.  The Ohio Journal of Science,
      pp. 77-85.
 

Ohio EPA's Scioto Brush Creek Water Quality Report Findings from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's 2006 study of Scioto Brush Creek  is now online.  Read the Complete Report

Ohio EPA Biological Monitoring Site
Results from Ohio EPA's  Scioto Brush Creek Survey and other studies conducted after 2005 can be viewed at:
 http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/gis/bio/index.php
 

Scioto Brush Creek Water Quality
Monitor Scioto Brush Creek's Water Quality from your computer.  Thanks to Shawnee State University, anyone can check the streams water quality, depth, and a variety of other factors before heading out to the stream.  Link