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Sustainability Spotlights

Meet Our New Green Schoolyards Coordinator

Cynthia Walters has joined the Green Umbrella staff as the Green Schoolyards Coordinator. Cynthia will be collaborating with community partners through the CPS Outside Impact Team to realize the vision that all Cincinnati Public Schools’ students have equitable access to outdoor experiences and environmental education. In her first month with us she has been on a whirlwind tour of the district, helping close to 20 schools assess how their campuses could be improved to encourage outdoor learning and nature-based play and discovery. Cynthia will also be supporting teachers and educators across the region by helping them connect to Farm to School materials and programming aligned with state educational standards.

Pop-up Bike Shop Series Improves Bike Safety and Accessibility

This year, Tri-State Trails teamed up with local bicycle organizations and community groups to create eight Pop-Up Bike Shops in different communities across Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky - with bike repair stands, tool buckets, and bike gear giveaways to help folks bring their bikes back to life. Another series is being planned for 2022. Stay tuned for more information about event locations and opportunities to get involved!

Neighborhood Rallies to Reopen Grocery Store in Lower Price Hill

After their local grocery store closed, Lower Price Hill residents came together to create a new neighborhood-driven grocery store for their community. Neighborhood leaders and members of the Greater Cincinnati Regional Food Policy Council’s Community Advisory Board, Reba Hennessy and Marisha Davis, are part of a team of Lower Price Hill residents who successfully launched the new Meiser's Fresh Grocery & Deli. The effort has brought fresh food access back to the neighborhood - and provides a great model for other food insecure communities!

Greenspace Gem: Ellis Lake Wetlands

Protected by West Chester Township Parks, Ellis Lake Wetlands in Butler County is a 300-acre wetland park along the Miami and Erie Canal corridor. It is a small oasis in an area otherwise heavily industrialized. This is a birding hot-spot that includes willow-fringed waterbodies, former ice ponds, and the site of a nineteenth-century ice house. Flood-control overflows from the Mill Creek create temporary pools that serve as feeding areas for migrating birds. Learn more about our region's many Greenspace Gems!

Sustainability in the Headlines

NKU Adding Electric Car Charging Stations to Help Meet Sustainability Goals, Spectrum News

Opinion: Clifton Bike Lane Is a Steppingstone to Transit Revolution, UC News Record

Purple People Bridge Reopens After 6-Month Closure, FOX 19

Historic Redlining Leads to Some Hotter Cincinnati Neighborhoods, Local 12

Here’s How Biden’s $1.2T Infrastructure Package Will Affect Ohio, Spectrum News

Cincinnati's Dean Regas Named Grand Canyon's Next Astronomer in Residence, CityBeat

Ohio Looms Large in Amtrak’s Infrastructure Spending Plans, Dayton Daily News

Outdoors: Ohio’s Natural Areas Expanding, Toledo Blade

Ohio River Recreation Trail Promotes Geotourism in River Cities in Three States, NKY Thrives

Lick Run Greenway Wins Urban Design Award, ENR Midwest

Featured Events                                                    View our full events calendar

Now-Jan 9: Festival of Lights Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

Nov 23: Turkey Tuesday Thanksgiving Harvest Celebration 6:30-8:30 pm, Hyde Park Farmers Market

Nov 26:

The Nature of Fairy Tales 11:00 am-12:00 pm, Great Parks of Hamilton County

"Plaid Friday" Urban Hike 1:00-4:00 pm, Imago & Keep Cincinnati Beautiful

Nov 27: Fairfield's Parade of Lights 4:00-7:00 pm, Fairfield Parks and Recreation

Nov 28: Meet Live Birds of Prey 1:00-4:00 pm, RAPTOR Inc.

Nov 29: Active Adults Hike Series 2:30-4:00 pm, Cincinnati Parks

Nov 29-December 1: Drive-Through Event: 2021 Composting 101 10:00 am-2:00 pm, Campbell County Conservation District

Nov 30: Brownie Scouts Outdoor Adventurer Badge 4:00-5:30 pm, Cincinnati Parks

Dec 1-Jan 2: Light in the Forest Cincinnati Nature Center

Dec 1-Feb 1: Holiday Lights Recycling Drop-Off Cohen Recycling

Dec 2: 

ABC's of Farm Life Letters X, Y & Z 10:00-11:00 am, MetroParks of Butler County

Entry Level Riding Lessons 6:15-7:15 pm, Great Parks of Hamilton County

Dec 3-4: Green Gifting for Kids: Lip Balm 11:00-11:45 am, Great Parks of Hamilton County

Dec 5: Let's Make Soap 2:00-3:00 pm, MetroParks of Butler County

Dec 7-8: Bridging Occupant & Community Health USGBC

Dec 7: Learn About the Cincinnati Recycling & Reuse Hub 7:00-8:00 pm, Faith Communities Go Green

Dec 8-9: First Annual Ohio Energy Conference Green Energy Ohio

Dec 8: Climate Advisory Group Community Listening Session 6:00-8:00 pm, Groundwork ORV, Green Umbrella, City of Cincinnati & University of Cincinnati

Dec 14: Green Umbrella Annual Meeting 4:00-5:00 pm, Green Umbrella

Professional Opportunities

Hamilton County Board of Commissioners will host two public hearings on MSD's proposed 2022 Operating Budget and 2022-2026 Capital Improvement Program Budget (12/2 & 12/7). Public comments can be made in person or provided electronically in advance.

Acres USA is hosting their 2021 Eco-Ag Conference & Trade Show in Cincinnati (12/6-12/9).

Taking Root is hosting the 2021 Tree Professionals Seminar on 12/16. See the program of speakers and register here.

The City of Cincinnati is offering Energy Equity grants to support energy efficiency upgrades in low-income multifamily buildings and provide energy efficiency education for renters and building owners.

Hamilton County R3SOURCE is offering 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.

Ohio EPA is offering grants through its Diesel Mitigation Trust Fund (DMTF) program for the installation of publicly available DC Fast Charging EV charging stations in 26 Ohio counties.

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