Todd Palmeter doesn’t want buildings named for him. The CEO of Great Parks of Hamilton County is building his legacy outdoors. As he approaches his seventh anniversary in the system’s top job, he’s overseeing a major overhaul of its facilities and a refinement of its mission.
Great Parks invested more than $17 million in the project to restore natural areas and improve the site for wildlife inhabitants and human visitors alike.
Great Parks Forever’s “Go Big” capital campaign aims to raise $50 million to supplement public funding and make possible major system-wide improvements.
The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is a national day of service that honors the life and legacy of the civil rights leader.
Funds will be administered by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and applied toward development of the park under the master plan created in collaboration with community residents. The plan includes trails, boardwalks, playscapes, a greenhouse, accessible treehouse and other amenities.
The Farmer Family Foundation donated $3 million and also committed an additional $2 million matching gift. Money will go toward new trails, park facilities, amenities and improved access to conservation areas.
The future 10,000 square-foot play space will be more than twice the size of the park’s current jungle gym.
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.
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Cincinnati Parks has teamed up with Great Parks and a dozen other regional environmental organizations to participate in the international City Nature Challenge.
