It may be the middle of winter, but volunteer leaders of Ault Park are thinking about warmer weather when much of a $350,000 grant will be put to work to restore the park’s five-mile hiking trail network and make improvements to the children’s playground.
Great Parks of Hamilton County will team up with volunteers to beautify and preserve one of the largest waterways in Greater Cincinnati during the “Clean Sweep” of the Great Miami River on Sept. 17 at Shawnee Lookout.
After a decade of transformational progress for Greater Cincinnati’s trail and bikeway network, Tri-State Trails will become a stand-alone nonprofit organization – separating from parent organization Green Umbrella.
Jason Barron, founder of Cincinnati’s Red Bike and a past top staffer for former Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory, will start as the new director of Cincinnati Parks in early September.
Wade Johnston has brought a vision of a connected, vibrant, cutting-edge Cincinnati closer to reality this past year as the director of Tri-State Trails. “We want to put Cincinnati on the map and think the trails will do that.”
A year after being appointed to the Great Parks of Hamilton County board, Caren Laverty has been appointed to serve as its president — only the second female to do so.
Great Parks of Hamilton County earned three Awards of Excellence from the Ohio Parks and Recreation Association.
The Duke Energy Foundation recently awarded $170,000 in grants to 14 organizations in Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky to fund local wildlife conservation, healthy habitats, environmental projects and environmental programs.
Great Parks of Hamilton County will dramatically expand its recycling capabilities after securing a grant from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency that will lead to 370 new recycling bins being placed in high traffic areas and golf courses within the parks.
