Conservation

Scherzinger Family Legacy of Supporting Cincinnati Parks

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation / August 3, 2024 / Comments Off on Scherzinger Family Legacy of Supporting Cincinnati Parks

ScherZinger Pest Control is now in its fourth generation of family leadership, with brothers Kurt, President, and Eric, Vice President of Procurement and Marketing, at the helm. The brothers reflect on the importance of their family commitment to Cincinnati Parks.

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2022 Fall ReLeaf Program Opens Soon

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation / August 3, 2022 /

For the last 35 years, Cincinnati Parks’ Fall ReLeaf Program has given away over 20,000 free trees to Cincinnati residents. Since 1995, CPF has provided more than $350,000 in support of the program. Thanks to the additional support of MadTree Brewing and Dynegy, Cincinnati property owners can get a free tree to plant in their…

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Green Team for Groundwork ORV in Mt. Airy Forest

CPF Supporting Groundwork ORV’s ‘Boots on the Ground’

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation / July 20, 2022 / Comments Off on CPF Supporting Groundwork ORV’s ‘Boots on the Ground’

Green Team in Cincinnati Parks Each year, the Groundwork Ohio River Valley (ORV) Green Team works on conservation projects within Cincinnati Parks. This year the Cincinnati Parks Foundation supported their “boots on the ground” with nearly $3,500. These funds purchased each team member work-ready hiking boots to wear on the job and beyond. About Groundwork…

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Piles of litter in trash bags by the Mt. Airy Sign

obLITTERators Remove 65 Bags of Trash From Mt. Airy

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation / June 2, 2022 / Comments Off on obLITTERators Remove 65 Bags of Trash From Mt. Airy

We can’t help but notice the explosion of litter across the city. In an effort to be part of the solution, Cincinnati Parks Foundation created the “obLITTERators” monthly volunteer outing sfor litter removal within Cincinnati Parks. The program kicked off on April 30th in Mt. Airy Forest. The second event on May 25th picked up…

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Cathy Caldemeyer and her family at the Smale Anniversary garden

Women’s Committee Members Plant Hundreds of Pollinators

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation / May 6, 2022 / Comments Off on Women’s Committee Members Plant Hundreds of Pollinators

This week, Cincinnati Parks Foundation Women’s Committee members volunteered with Cincinnati Parks’ Greenspace team at the Smale Anniversary Garden located at Butler and 5th Street. This is urban garden is at the epicenter of the highway exchange and is a gift to the City of Cincinnati from Phyllis and John Smale on the occasion of…

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ObLITTERators volunteers removing litter in Cincinnati Parks

obLITTERators Remove 45 Bags of Trash from Mt. Airy Forest

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation / May 1, 2022 / Comments Off on obLITTERators Remove 45 Bags of Trash from Mt. Airy Forest

Like so many in Cincinnati, we couldn’t help but notice the explosion of litter across the city. In an effort to be part of the solution, Cincinnati Parks Foundation created the “obLITTERators” monthly volunteer outings to remove litter from Cincinnati Parks. The program kicked off on April 30th in Mt. Airy Forest. Volunteers included Cincinnati…

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Person removing litter in Cincinnati Parks

CPF launches new obLITTERators Program to Fight Litter

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation / April 1, 2022 / Comments Off on CPF launches new obLITTERators Program to Fight Litter

If you’re like us, you’ve noticed that there has been explosion of litter in Cincinnati. Many organizations are working to fight this problem and City leaders are looking for solutions—and so are we! That’s why the Cincinnati Parks Foundation is happy to announce our new “obLITTERators” volunteer program to help get litter out of YOUR…

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People out enjoying Eden Park

Neighborhood Parks Campaign in 2022

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation / January 20, 2022 / Comments Off on Neighborhood Parks Campaign in 2022

Cincinnati Parks touch all 52 neighborhoods within the city, and as any Cincinnatian knows, each neighborhood and its parks are unique. This is why in 2018, the Cincinnati Parks Foundation started the Neighborhood Parks Campaign to focus on capital improvement and unique programming of neighborhood parks. A Look Back on the Campaign’s Success Since 2018,…

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People hiking in the woods with MadTree Beer

Get Outside With MadTree Hikes

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation / September 15, 2021 / Comments Off on Get Outside With MadTree Hikes

We are joining our good friends and supportive community partner MadTree Brewing for a series of community hikes and litter clean ups in the month of September. Sign up online to join a hike and we’ll see you out in YOUR Cincinnati Parks for a day of fun and volunteerism! Cincinnati Parks will provide litter…

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A woman planting a tree in the Fall ReLeaf program

Register for your 2021 FREE Tree with Fall ReLeaf

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation / August 25, 2021 / Comments Off on Register for your 2021 FREE Tree with Fall ReLeaf

This article contains information for the 2021 program. See the new article for information on the 2022 Program. For the last 33 years, Cincinnati Parks’ Fall ReLeaf Program has given away 20,000 free trees to Cincinnati residents. Since 1995, CPF has provided more than $350,000 in support of the program. Thanks to the additional support…

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