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Designated as a National Wild and Scenic River, the Little Miami runs through a unique urban setting in Hamilton Country providing a recreation destination for many and a perfect escape from city life. Towns along its route include Cincinnati, Fairfax, Mariemont and Terrace Park. Local residents and visitors who canoe, swim and fish the river and bike the trails that hug the river's banks generate significant revenue for local businesses and communities.

Escalating highway and commercial development, however, puts the river in peril. A proposed multi-lane Eastern Corridor Highway and Bridge would eclipse the Little Miami River. The bridge would affect the lower Little Miami River, as road construction will devastate vital stream bank buffers and destroy wildlife habitat. The bridge would cross the highly diverse section of the lower river, a migrating area for many bird species.

Sierra Club is engaging community members in effort to stop the highway development and promote rail alternatives. Protecting the river also involves fighting for policies that would eliminate the illegal dumping of sewage into our waterways. To monitor water quality, Sierra Club is conducting water testing in the vicinity of wastewater treatment plants on the Little Miami River.

To learn more contact Becky McClatchey at 513.861.4001 ext 15.