Steward Spotlight

Rock the Rocks at the Falls of the Ohio:Featuring Spectre Jones and Laura Elliott The Falls of the Ohio Foundation presents Spectre Jones and Laura Elliott for a live concert on the 390-million-year-old fossil beds of the Falls of the Ohio State Park on Saturday, Sep...

The Ohio River Way is a volunteer-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that was created in 2020 as the Ohio River Recreational Trail. The initial goal was to designate the 275 mile stretch of the Ohio River between Portsmouth, OH and Westport, KY as a national water tra...

On April 18 the Ohio River was named the second most endangered river in the country in their America’s Endangered Rivers report issued by American Rivers, a national non-profit advocacy organization.  These threats include a legacy of toxic chemical discharges, ...

The Falls of the Ohio Foundation announced today the 2023 Board of Directors and has appointed Aaron Tolliver as board president. Tolliver will succeed outgoing president, Kim Martin-Dawkins. Tim Huber (Tarr Group), Michelle Konkle (Axiom Financial Str...

Kenny Karem, “The Fossils of the Falls of the Ohio,” Senior Hiker Magazine, Issue 11, 2021; seniorhikermagazine.com Click here to read this article about the Falls of the Ohio written by Kenny Karem....

Each year on this day, the world turns it’s attention to the beauty of our environment. It’s an annual reminder that nature is fragile, important, and that we play a critical role in its preservation. My first memory of Earth Day dates back to elementary school. ...

Our recycled art event is a great, sustainable way to help reuse the items collected from the Ohio River and ensure they do not become litter again. Keeping litter out of the river helps keep the water safer and cleaner for local wildlife. There are ways you can help th...

The Falls of the Ohio Foundation is happy to introduce Kenton Wooden as our new executive director. Kenton comes to the Falls of the Ohio after eight years with the Community Foundation of Southern Indiana where he managed the organization’s marketing and fundraising ...

A conservation legacy! In August the U.S. Congress passed the most important parks, conservation and outdoor recreation bill in a generation. The Great American Outdoors Act authorizes $10 billion to address the mounting deferred maintenance backlog in our national pa...

Reimagining Falls of the Ohio! Origin Park is one of the boldest and most visionary urban park projects in the U.S. It will revitalize the relationship between the Southern Indiana communities of Clarksville and New Albany to the Ohio River. The 630-acre linear par...

“It’s one of the most ambitious and visionary recreational trails in the U.S. and it’s on both land and water. The Ohio River Recreation Trail will stretch 274 miles from Portsmouth, OH to West Point, KY, facilitating both long distance and local paddling, power b...

The Falls of the Ohio State Park Interpretive Center will re-open to visitors on Friday, May 15.   Normal daily operating hours Monday thru Saturday  9:00 am to 5:00 pm  and Sunday 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm will apply.  Admission fees to the Interpreti...

News Release Date: May 12, 2020 Contact: Ashley Danielson Omaha, Neb.- An expedition is only as successful as its preparation. On May 12, 2019, the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail was extended to include eastern sites that played vital roles in t...

It might be said that a weed is just a plant growing where it doesn’t belongs. To gardeners, weeds are an inconvenience. To wildlife, they can be a disaster! One plant that has become a real nuisance now widespread in the Ohio Valley is garlic mustard (Alliaria offici...

While she’s often overlooked, Lucy Meriwether Lewis Marks made an indirect but important contribution to the Lewis and Clark Expedition’s outcome. Meriwether Lewis’s mother was a talented and resourceful woman who effectively shaped her son to become an outstandin...

The First Day Hike held on January 1, 2020 was a special event that got the New Year started on the right foot. On this clear and unseasonably warm day 145 adults and children from the region gathered at Falls of the Ohio State Park interpretive center to participate...

The Falls of the Ohio State Park staff invited Volunteer At Heart participants to celebrate 2018 accomplishments on March 14, 2019.  A total of 26 volunteers gave at least 40 hours of their time last year leading tours, hikes, bird viewings, school labs, gardening and ...

Amedisys Hospice has created a memorial garden at the Falls of the Ohio State Park.  The purpose of this garden is to give families they have cared for a place to go for solitude and a time of reflection upon their loved one’s life.  They are extending the u...

Those who visit the Falls of the Ohio State Park and Interpretive Center know that they are in a special place. It doesn’t take long to appreciate that the Falls of the Ohio is a place of historical, cultural and geological significance. What many do not realize is th...

Perhaps you remember wandering around the Falls of the Ohio before the park and interpretive center existed. A few trails leading to the fossil beds and water’s edge, and spectacular views of Louisville’s skyline on the other side of the Ohio River met you on your a...

Don’t let summer pass you by without a visit to the Falls of the Ohio! It’s summer! The time of year we have all been waiting for, filled with picnics, camps, family outings and new places to explore. When was the last time you visited the Falls of the Ohio State...