Protect the National Wild and
Scenic Little Miami River

• NEWS : Sierra Club files suit against DOT and FWHA in federal court!
• Click here to read local press coverage on this issue
• Sierra Club Works to Protect National Wild and Scenic Little Miami River
• Keep the Little Miami River safe, clean and wild !
• See our video about the Wild and Scenic Little Miami River in Windows Media Player
• What is a National Wild and Scenic River? Why is it so important?
• The National Wild and Scenic Little Miami River is threatened by sewage, excess phosphorus and nitrogen and a 10 mile limited-access highway and sprawl inducing bridge over the National Wild and Scenic Little Miami.  See what the National Park Service has to say about the proposed bridge. Also read the Nationa Park Service's June 2006 letter sent after the FHWA issued the Record of Decision on the Eastern Corridor.



• Our goals:
  • Protect the river from a 10 mile limited-access connection betwen I-71 and I-275 which will cross and damage the National Wild and Scenic Little Miami River.
  • Clean up the water ! Stop Sewer Overflows into the National Wild and Scenic Little Miami River
  • Protect the fish from Excess Nutrients - Phosphorus and Nitrogen - which are entering the Little Miami River from Wastewater Treatment Plants and Sewer Overflows
• How you can help
  • email Becky McClatchey for ways you can get involved.
• Related topics:
  • Transportation Choices
  • Water Quality
  • Urban Sprawl