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Sustainability Spotlights

SustainableCincy GO! to Feature Live Pitches and Networking

Join Flywheel Social Enterprise Hub, Green Umbrella, HCDC and Cintrifuse in celebrating the culmination of this year's SustainableCincy accelerator program on Tuesday, November 9th from 4:30 to 7:00 pm at MadTree Brewing. The event will feature a fireside chat with Carla Walker, Director of Environmental Justice & Equity at World Resources Institute, and live pitches from the 2021 cohort of startups - Blue Ocean Solids, Carbon Harvest, Mowbot of Cincinnati, and Responsible Products. Attendees must by fully vaccinated and wear masks. Learn more and register here.

Learn How to Start a Green Team at Your Congregation

Does your congregation have a Green Team yet? If not, you can help get one started!

Green Umbrella's Faith Communities Go Green impact team invites you to a webinar on Monday, November 15th at 7:00 pm designed to help congregations start Green Teams. Doug Bell from Citizens Climate Lobby will provide an overview of Green Teams and Green Team leaders from multiple faith traditions will share their experiences and expertise. Register here.

Greenspace Gem: Mouth of the Little Miami Nature Preserve

Protected by Cardinal Land Conservancy, the 119-acre Mouth of the Little Miami Nature Preserve is the region’s largest protected floodplain forest. The preserve supports a beaver colony, nesting bald eagles, and seven plant and animal species that are threatened or endangered in Ohio. A 1.8-mile path (closed during floods and the eagle nesting season) loops along a utility road, the bank of the Little Miami, and the shoreline of the Ohio River. Learn more about our region's many Greenspace Gems!

Sustainability in the Headlines

Opinion: Great Parks Levy Will Help Create a More Sustainable Region for All, Cincinnati Enquirer

Cincinnati Exemplifies Ways Cities Can Prioritize Equitable Sustainable Resilience, National League of Cities

Cincinnati Group Seeks to Include Communities of Color in Climate Change Planning, WVXU

Promoting Health at the Local Level: Cincinnati's Occupant Health Guide, IWBI

OKI Awards $54 Million for Local Transportation Projects, WVXU

Residents, Business Owners Set Out to Transform Central Parkway, WCPO

Fifth Third Donating $20 Million to Cincinnati Neighborhood, Cincinnati Business Courier

Duke Energy Awards $170k Grants for Local Environmental Programs, NKY Tribune

Featured Events                                                    View our full events calendar

October 28: 
Star Glazers: Family Pottery 6:00-7:30 pm, Anderson Park District
Trunks and Treats on the Trail 5:30-7:30 pm, MetroParks of Butler County

100 Things to See in the Night Sky 7:00-8:00 pm, Cincinnati Observatory

October 29:

Free Hike Fridays: Forests, Foliage and Fungi, Oh My! 1:00-2:30 pm, Cincinnati Parks

Madcap Puppets’ Legend of Sleepy Hollow 7:00-8:30 pm, Fairfield Parks and Recreation
Spooky Tales on the Trails 7:00-9:00 pm, Great Parks of Hamilton County

October 30: 

Data Destruction and Paper Shred Event 9:00 am-12:00 pm, Hamilton County R3source
Trash-a-Thon FUNdraiser 9:00 am-1:00 pm, Mill Creek Alliance

Great American Cleanup: Bond Hill 10:00 am-12:00 pm, Keep Cincinnati Beautiful

October 31: Meet Live Birds of Prey! 1:00-4:00 pm, RAPTOR Inc.

November 3:

OH Women in Green Discussion Forum 1:00-2:15 pm, USGBC Ohio

Fossil Hunting with Jack Berninger 2:00-3:00 pm, Western Wildlife Corridor

November 4:

Green Drinks & Healthy Building Tour 5:00-7:00 pm, Green Umbrella

Trees in Our Communities Forum 6:30-9:00 pm, NKY Urban & Community Forestry
November 5: Cincinnati World Town Planning Day 2021 8:30 am-4:00 pm, Hamilton County Planning + Development

November 5-6: Pathways to Regeneration: Honoring Water Agraria

November 6: Burnet Woods Fall Foliage Hike 10:30 am-12:00 pm, Cincinnati Parks

November 7: 1800s Harvest Jamboree 1:00-5:00 pm, Great Parks of Hamilton County

November 9: 

Biophilic Design with Windows and Doors 12:00-1:00 pm, AIA Cincinnati

SustainableCincy GO! 4:30-7:00 pm, Flywheel Social Enterprise Hub

November 10: 

GATHER: a Food Policy Council Celebration 5:00-7:00 pm, Green Umbrella

The Controversial Coyote 7:00-8:00 pm, Western Wildlife Corridor

November 12-13: Union Co-op Symposium 1:00-5:30 pm ; 9:00 am-5:00 pm, Co-Op Cincy

Professional Opportunities

Hamilton County R3SOURCE is offering new Infrastructure Grants to help communities, schools, non-profits and businesses build waste reduction infrastructure; and Waste Reduction Innovation Grants to help communities and organizations implement waste reduction, reuse, food rescue, composting, and recycling programs in Hamilton County.

The City of Cincinnati is offering Urban Agriculture mini-grants to support agricultural production, growing sites and aggregation distribution in the city of Cincinnati (due 11/15); and Energy Equity grants to support energy efficiency upgrades in low-income multifamily buildings and provide energy efficiency education for renters and building owners.

Collective Impact Forum is accepting virtual session proposals for the 2022 Collective Impact Action Summit (due 11/11)

Cincinnati Permaculture Institute is offering a 96-hour immersive year long Permaculture Design Certification (begins 11/20).

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