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Sustainability Spotlights

Tri-State Trails to Host 10th Anniversary Gala on 8/26

Join us on Friday, August 26th to celebrate Tri-State Trails' accomplishments over the past decade at the Tri-State Trails Tenth Anniversary Gala! The event will take place at the Anderson Pavilion in Smale Riverfront Park from 6:30-10:30 pm.

Sponsors and other esteemed guests - like you! - will enjoy an incredible evening of delicious food and drink, live music, and an exciting array of auction packages, all taking place along the Ohio River Trail - an integral part of our ambitious CROWN project. The best part? All proceeds from the gala will support Tri-State Trails' work over the next ten years! Register today here.

Join Green Umbrella's Next Climate Action Webinars on 7/13 and 7/20

Now more than ever we need climate action at all levels of government. It's not just cities that can do this work—counties, states, and their constituents can make a huge difference! Join Green Umbrella and the Ohio Environmental Council Action Fund on 7/13 from 12:00-1:00 PM for the next installment of the Regional Climate Action Lunch & Learn Series to learn more about how this year's candidates for County Commissioner and State Representative + Senate can address climate issues.

The webinar will cover tangible county-level action items across our 10-county OH-KY-IN region and highlight how candidates can build

climate into their platform and current bills. Register here today, and while you're at it learn more and register for the next webinar on 7/20 with the City of Cincinnati's Office of Environment and Sustainability!

Sustainability in the Headlines

Ales & Trails Event Raises Money, Support for Transformational Crown Bike Trail, Spectrum News

Cincinnati Metro Bus Offering Free Rides for 10 Weekends This Summer, WLWT

Can the Tri-State Remove a Million Invasive Plants This Year? That's One Group's Goal, WVXU

Student-led Fund Invests in Local Sustainability Startup Blue Ocean Solids, Cincy Inno

Advocates Say SCOTUS Ruling on EPA Hinders Ohio’s Climate Change Fight, WYSO

Red Bike’s Jason Barron to Take Top Job With Cincinnati Parks, Cincinnati Enquirer

Why It Gets Hotter in the City Than It Does in the Suburbs, WXVU

Get on the Green Team, Cincinnati Magazine

Ohio River Way Trail to Bring New Development to Neighboring Cities, 13 News

OKI Welcomes First McKinney Climate Fellow, to Advance Sustainability in Dearborn Co., WSCH

Cincinnati Art Installation Explores Links Between Climate Change and Racial Justice, Ideastream

Featured Events View our full events calendar

July 6: Monthly Forage Walk 5:30-7:30 pm, Agraria Center for Regenerative Practice

July 7: Hub Garden Class: Container Gardening 101 6:00-7:30 pm, Civic Garden Center

July 8:

Moccasin Making Workshop 9:00-5:00 pm, Agraria Center for Regenerative Practice

Wild/LIFE Opening Reception 5:00-7:00 pm, Lloyd Library

July 9:

Flower-Friendly Insects of Ohio Walk 11:00 am, Western Wildlife Corridor

Hub Garden Cooking Class: H.U.G.S 1:00-2:30 pm, Civic Garden Center

July 10: Hub Garden Cooking Class: OTR People’s 1:00-2:30 pm, Civic Garden Center

July 11: Yoga at Inwood Park 6:00-7:00 pm, Cincinnati Parks

July 12: Outdoor Fitness Series 7:00-8:00 pm, Great Parks of Hamilton County

July 13:

Breakfast of Champions 8:00-9:00 am, Keep Cincinnati Beautiful

Climate Action for County & State Officials 12:00-1:00 pm, Green Umbrella

Greater Cincinnati Regional Food Policy Council Meeting 2:30-4:00 pm, Green Umbrella

July 14: Fib Farm Class: Backyard Composting 6:00-8:00 pm, Fibonacci Brewing

July 15: Kids Outdoor Adventure Expo 9:30 am-3:00 pm, Great Parks of Hamilton County

July 16:

Campbell County Backroads Farm Tour 9:00 am-3:00 pm, Campbell County Conservation

Urban Stream Adventure 9:00 am-2:00 pm, Mill Creek Alliance

July 17: Agraria Annual Meeting 1:30-4:00 pm, Agraria Center for Regenerative Practice

Professional Opportunities

Midwest Regional Sustainability Summit recordings are now available for purchase. $45 gives you access to over 50 sessions from the past three years.

Green Umbrella is launching Greater Cincinnati's first Regional Climate Collaborative on 7/21! Register here to join the free, virtual event from 1:00-3:00 pm, which is open to governments, community-based organizations, businesses, and community members across our 10-county region. Then join us in person for Green Drinks and a Climate Resilience Tour from 4:30-7:00 pm to celebrate.

The City of Cincinnati is updating the Green Cincinnati Plan. Help shape the next iteration of the plan by completing the city's climate change survey and submitting your ideas for climate action recommendations.

Keep Cincinnati Beautiful is offering Safe & Clean Grants of $1,000 to $10,000 to fund community-driven problem-solving projects of all kinds, thanks to over $500,000 in funding from the City of Cincinnati's Safe & Clean Neighborhood Fund.

Ohio Department of Development is offering Brownfield Remediation grants for the environmental assessment and remediation of brownfield sites across Ohio.