Annual Meeting:                                                        

• 2007 FACT year in review presentation - November 8, 2007

• FACT Presentation, Greenways - July 26, 2007                      City of Columbus, Councilmember Tyson & CRPD                    

    Action Planning:

• Lower Alum Creek Action Plan - February, 2005

==================================================

   Newletters Recent Issues:

   Lowhead Dam Special Newsletter:

• October 2007 (PDF Format)                                           
• Lowhead Dam page  - Additional Info & FACT News on lowhead dams

==============================================

   Previous Newsletters Archives, 2002 - 2007:

=============================================

FACT Media Archive

    Watershed in the News:

• "Begley promotes 'green' living"  (Otterbein College)                 published Feb. 21, 2008,  ThisWeek Community Newspapers-Westerville
• "Clean Up of Ohio Streams Lagging"                                   published Feb. 2, 2008,  The Columbus Dispatch.
• "Westerville Main Street Bridge Plans"                              published Jan. 24, 2008,  ThisWeek Community Newspaper Westerville.
• "Corn is Golden, So Conservation Takes a Hit"
  published Jan. 14, 2008,  The Columbus Dispatch.
• "Riparian Corridors...they're for the birds And other wildlife providing a barrier to development"                                       published Jan. 13, 2008, Marion Star.
• "FACT Will Host Tour of Treatment Plant"                  published Jan. 10, 2008,  ThisWeek Community published Jan. 14, 2008,  The Columbus Dispatch.
• "FACT Plans Water Plant Tour"                                      published Jan. 9, 2008,  Westerville News & Public Opinion - SNP.
• "OSU Crew Club face Olentangy River challenges with dam removal plans"  published Jan. 7, 2008,  The Columbus Dispatch.

• "3 Rivers Could Join List of Ohio's Most Scenic"                      published Dec. 26, 2007,  The Columbus Dispatch.
• "Dam Demolition Will Leave River Smaller, Cleaner -Olentangy Work will cost City $640,000"                               published Dec. 8, 2007,  The Columbus Dispatch.
• "Westerville Adopt-a-Bikeways Program"                                letter to editor published SNP Westerville News & Public Opinion Dec 2007
• "Franklin County to Hook Up Residences to Sewers"         published November 22, 2007,  The Columbus Dispatch.
• "City Plans to Tunnel 5.4 miles - Way found to lower costs, lessen hassle of (Olentangy) sewer project"                            published November 15, 2007,  The Columbus Dispatch.
• "Set-Aside Plan a Trickle for Scioto's Scenic Tributaries"      published November 14, 2007,  The Columbus Dispatch.
• "Flow Gently - City should spend money on dam removal instead of fines" published  Wednesday, November 14, 2007, The Columbus Dispatch.
• "ODOT Hears Complaints, Removes Trash Dumped Near North Side Park" (Casto)  Oct. 23, 2007 The Columbus Dispatch
•  "Greenway trail signs defaced by Graffiti"   published Oct 18, 2007, This WeekCommunity Newspapers-Northland.
• "City Comes Closer to Establishing Bikeways Network"       published October 4, 2007, ThisWeek Community Newspapers.
• "Fuel Leak Cleanup Underway",                              published September 28, 2007, The Columbus Dispatch.
• "Toll of Fuel Leak Grows", published September 28, 2007, The Columbus Dispatch.
• "Columbus Fuel Leak Estimate Ballons",  published September 27, 2007, WCMH-TV4, Columbus, Ohio.
•  "Bicyclists want more paths and parking,"   published September 27, 2007, The Columbus Dispatch.
• "City Fuel Seeping into Alum Creek",  published September 19, 2007, The Columbus Dispatch 
• "Sewage Blamed For Stench Along Bike Path",  published September 4, 2007, WCMH.

• "Odor Complaints to OEPA",   published September 3, 2007, The Columbus Dispatch.

• "Alum Creek Bike Trail to Begin in Columbus", published August 17, 2007, The Columbus Messenger.

• "Olentangy River Low-Head Dam Removal Plans", published August 17, 2007, The Columbus Dispatch.

• "Group Plans to Remove 2 Dams. Safer, More Healthy Stream is their Goal",  Published August 4, 2007, The Columbus Dispatch

• More Patrols Sought for Area Trails, published August 8, 2007, The Columbus Dispatch.

Yr. 2006

• Free Cycling Event to Highlight Trail, published September 4, 2006, Suburban News Publications.

• "City, FACT join to preserve wetlands"  published March 23, 2006, ThisWeek Newspapers

• "No-egg nest for Westerville eagles?"  published March 22-29, 2006
• "Streams overlooked on map for growth plan"   published March 22, 2006 the Columbus Dispatch

Yr. 2005 & Earlier

• "Cool Names Might Save Anonymous Waterways", Published in The Columbus Dispatch, January 11, 2005 
• "Fact Focus: Protect, Preserve Creek", Published in ThisWeek Bexley, January 9, 2003

===========================================

   Press Releases, Communications, & Other Relevant News:

• 6 Foolish Ways to Go Green                                                                      published Jan. 11, 2008, MSN.com Money.

• Keep Columbus Beautiful thank you letter to FACT  volunteers,  December 08, 2007.
• City of Columbus, Public Utility Update, Summer 2007, page 2 -Frequently Asked Questions about sewer overflows into rivers.
• Columbus City Council Resolution - acknowledge, recognize, & thank FACT's efforts;  September 29, 2007.
• Councilmember Tyson Helps Clean Alum Creek,                  City of Columbus announcement;  September 28, 2007.
• Greenways Publications & Educational Tools                      MORPC  website contains downloadable & misc. educational materials.

Some of these products or publications were financed in part or totally through a grant from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Environmental Protection Agency, under the provisions of Section 319 (h) of the Clean Water Act.  The contents and views, including any opinions, findings or conclusions or recommendations, contained in these publications are from those of the authors and have not been subject to any U.S. EPA or Ohio EPA peer or administrative review and may not necessarily reflect the views of either Agency, and no official endorsement should be inferred.

• Public education & outreach?
• Service projects?
• Creek advocacy?
• Organizational support and fundraising?
• Volunteer projects such as      mailings and special events?