Vigilant Vegetation II Riverbox

Dublin Kiwanis Riverway Park, a natural wetland, is a habitat and safe haven for a wide variety of birds and plants. Wetlands clean and purify water. With more than 85% of its wetlands gone, Ohio’s diversity has also declined. Not only do wetlands help clean the water before it runs to waterways but they also hold run-off water so areas do not drain too quickly, causing flash flooding.

For more information about Vigilant Vegetation II Riverbox, visit dublinarts.org and click on the Art in Public Places and Riverboxes tabs.

Dublin Arts Council commissioned the creation of Riverboxes™, artist-created vessels inspired by the hobbies of letterboxing and geocaching that combine map-reading or GPS skills and artistic pursuit with delightful ”treasure hunts” in beautiful, scenic places. Riverboxes contain a unique artist-made stamp, journal and historical and environmental information for visitors to discover in Dublin parks along the banks of or connected to the Scioto River and its tributaries. Clues to the locations of the discreetly installed Riverboxes can be found in the Riverbox listings on this site. Community participants are encouraged to bring a personal journal and an ink stamp, either handmade or commercially produced, as they search for the Riverboxes. Letterboxing/geocaching hobbyists often mark their journals with the ink stamps discovered at each location and, in turn, imprint the site’s journal with their own ink stamp. The Riverboxes project is part of Dublin Arts Council’s Ripple Effect: Artistic Impact of the Scioto River program.

Dates

Purchased: 2007
Installed: 2007

Additional Notes

GPS COORDINATES
N 40° 05.708'
W 083° 06.574'

Dublin Kiwanis Riverway Park is located just south of the intersection of Riverside Drive and Route 161 on the east side of Riverside Drive. As you head south on Riverside Drive, turn right at Quarry Place. Park in the first few available spaces and follow the sign to Dublin Kiwanis Riverway Park, directly across from the parking area. Limited parking is available. Dublin parks are open dawn to dusk.

Clues
• Enter the park and continue down and around the curvy path.
• Take note as you pass over the first short bridge.
• Continue across a second, long bridge and follow the path to the right at bridge’s end.
• Just before the third bridge, follow the fisherman’s path toward the water.
• If you’re inclined to rest your weary bones, you’ll find Vigilant Vegetation keeping watch over the river.