#ohio river

[zombilenium]

USS Sachem,

Also known as the "Ghost Ship" of the Ohio River, abandoned in a tributary near Petersburg, Kentucky...

[segmentedleg]

Mississippi/Ohio Reliquary Vessel. Kit Paulson.

[...] containing water from the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, formerly contained within a disused and partially crushed Royal Crown Cola bottle.

[2000ghosts]

may 5, 2003

[fruitpunchdoll]

[starriverdreamer]

[dandelionsresilience]

Dandelion News - November 1-7

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1. Much like a nursing home, penguins at a Boston aquarium can age with dignity

“The enclosure has some flatter topography and a carpeted path down to the water, which allows Lambert and the other penguins to better navigate up and down the island. [... Lambert has] become more active since moving to the new island — swimming more with his mate and getting off the island more often. […] The older birds get more checkups than their younger counterparts, and [… t]here are also more cameras around the island, so staff can better monitor the birds.”

2. Virginia scored the election’s biggest climate win

“[Virginia’s governor-elect Abigail Spanberger] may be a game-changer when it comes to preserving and enforcing the Virginia Clean Economy Act[… which requires utility companies] to achieve 100% renewable power production in the coming decades. […] In Georgia, Democrats beat Republican incumbents in two elections widely seen as referendums on rising utility bills.”

3. New Coalition Launches to Restore, Protect Waters of Ohio River Basin, Home to 30 Million

““The Healthy Waters Coalition will work to ensure all 30 million people in the region have access to clean, safe and affordable water,” said Jordan Lubetkin, director of the Healthy Waters Coalition. “Together, we will work to elevate the restoration and protection of our region’s waters as a national priority to address urgent threats like toxic pollution, sewage contamination, and flooding through new federal investments and strong clean water protections.”

4. Workforce Participation By Those With Disabilities ‘Historically High’

“A report out from SHRM, an association for human resource professionals, finds that labor force participation by people with disabilities has grown over 30% [… and “participation among those ages 16 to 24 rose by nearly 60%”] since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic[… which is a] “historically high rate,” [… attributed] to expanded remote and flexible work arrangements that were spurred by the pandemic.”

5. New arrangements should preserve Nairobi’s much-loved Karura Forest

“The Karura Forest […] has been jointly managed by a local citizens’ organization, Friends of Karura Forest, and the Kenya Forest Service since 2010. When KFS announced in August that this arrangement was set to be changed, there was an uproar. The government has since reversed the decision, and the forest service and FKF will now continue jointly managing the forest.”

October 22-28 news here | (all credit for images and written material can be found at the source linked; I don’t claim credit for anything but curating.)

[clove-pinks]

You might think that the United States colliding with America in a fiery crash is some kind of metaphor for imperialist hubris, but actually it really happened to two steamboats on the Ohio River in 1868.

[2000sfun]

Ohio River, Wheeling, WV

2006