This special joint conference brings together diverse voices around clean water, river recreation, healthy ecosystems, and thriving communities throughout the Basin.
The Allegheny and Monongahela river watersheds in the western Pennsylvania are the headwaters of the Ohio River that begins at The Point in Pittsburgh.
Co-hosts for this special event are the Kentucky Waterways Alliance, Ohio River Way, the University of Louisville’s Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute and Thomas More University.
Thank you to our sponsors, including the Owsley Brown II Family Foundation, BoardSafe, Envirome Institute, Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District, Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory, Gallagher Insurance, Louisville Office of Sustainability, Louisville Water Company, One Dearborn Economic Development, and Ohio River Foundation.
Visit the Ohio River Basin Confluence Summit webpage for all the details.
Click Here for the announcement.
For more information on the Ohio River Basin, visit the Ohio River Basin Alliance website.
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[Posted: August 15, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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