Save Local Waters

June is National Pollinator Month. You can help pollinators by adding native plants to your yard or garden. To get more info on how to get started, visit our website. https://www.savelocalwaters.org/pollinators.html

June is National Pollinator Month. Find out why native plants are better for our local pollinators. https://www.fox19.com/video/2026/06/09/national-pollinator-month/

Thank you to all of the local artists, auction bidders, and barrel buyers that made this year's Rain Barrel Art Project a success! Now that our annual Rain Barrel Art Project is over, we wanted to share some of the impressive numbers from this year's project.

We raised more than $14,000, which will be split between the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden.

We had 113 artist entries, and 40 artists were selected. 12 of those artists were from local elementary, middle, or high schools.

Impressively, One auction winner drove 950 miles to Florida, where one barrel will be permanently residing. Additionally, two barrels went to New Jersey, and one barrel went to a home in Wisconsin.

June is National Pollinator Month! If you've ever wanted to start a pollinator garden or add native plants to your garden, we've got lots of info to help you get started.

https://www.savelocalwaters.org/pollinators.html

Think you missed out on our rain barrel auction? Think again! We have reopened an auction for the beautiful "Colorful Flight" barrel. The auction ends on 5/17 at 10 a.m. You can bid online at www.savelocalwaters.org

We celebrated our rain barrel artists last night, and two received special recognition thanks to the family of Donna M. Walter.

The Walter family awarded a $1500 student scholarship last night to Scarlett Crawford of Fayetteville-Perry Local Schools.

Monika Wright received the $500 teacher grant this year. Monikaho, along with her Kindergarten class, painted a rain barrel for this year's auction.

Donna Walter was an avid art enthusiast, and her family has given out scholarships yearly in her memory.

Time is running out. Our Rain Barrel Auction ends tomorrow at 10 a.m. Place your last-minute bids or buy a raffle ticket here. https://www.savelocalwaters.org/auction.html