THE GREEN UMBRELLA MISSION

Green Umbrella propels and improves the economic vitality and quality of life in the tri-state region around Cincinnati by integrating the energy of individuals and organizations focused on the environmental aspects of sustainability in order to maximize their collective impact.

We define "sustainable" as meeting the environmental, social and economic needs of today while preserving the ability of future generations to do the same.

BY 2020, WE WILL MEET THE FOLLOWING GOALS:

• GreenSpace/Land: increase the total acreage of high quality greenspace in our region.
  Action Team: Jim Godby, jim.godby@cincinnati-oh.gov, Cincinnati Parks; Devin Shenk, schenkd@nku.edu, NKU Center for Applied Ecology
• Outdoor Recreation/Nature Education: increase the time spent outdoors by children and adults.
  Action Team: Connie O'Connor, coconnor@cincynature.org, Cincinnati Nature Center; Amy Roell, aroell@greatparks.org, Hamilton County Park District; Amy Thompson, Amythompson@camp-joy.org, Camp Joy
• Energy Conservation: reduce the total energy consumption in the built environment by 15%
  Action Team: Andy Holtzhauser, aholzhauser@greatercea.org, Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance; Chris Baker, Chris.Baker@Kenton.KYschools.us, Kenton County Schools
• Renewable Energy: double the local production of renewable energy each year.
  Action Team: Steve Melink, smelink@melinkcorp.com, Melink Corporation
• Local Food: double the percent of fruits and vegetables sourced within the region.
  Action Team: Vickit Ciotti, vciotti@civicgardencenter.org, Civic Garden Center
• Transportation: reduce the region's use of gasoline and diesel motor fuels by 25%.
  Action Team: Larry Falkin, Larry.Falkin@cincinnati-oh.gov, City of Cincinnati – Office of Environmental Quality
• Waste Reduction: regionally earn $40 million per year by selling 400,000 tons of material that we presently put into the landfill.
  Action Team: Holly Christmann, Holly.Christmann@hamilton-co.org, Hamilton County Recycling & Solid Waste District; Mary Dickey, maryfdickey@gmail.com, Recently retired and loving it
• Green Jobs: develop a target for growing green jobs for each action team.
  Action Team: Icy Williams, icywilliams@aol.com, National Sustainability Coalition; Heather Curless, heather@greenerstock.com, Greenerstock
• Watershed Management & Water Quality: Jennifer Eismeier, jeismeier@millcreekwatershed.org, Mill Creek Watershed Council of Communities

THE FUTURE OF GREENUMBRELLA.ORG

Thank you for visiting our website and for your interest in our organization. We are proud to announce that in the coming months we will be launching a new site which will serve as THE source of environmentally-focused information and events for the tri-state area. To receive updates on the site, register for the "What's Your Green Umbrella?" campaign and you will be added to our email news list.

Green Umbrella is a non-profit organization; a 501(c)(3). All memberships and donations are tax deductible.