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Spring isn’t just a time for blooming flowers and the return of warmer weather, it’s also a time when local female deer (doe) in Cincinnati birth baby fawns. Female deer sometimes return to the same area year after year to give birth to their young. For...
The Women’s Committee of Cincinnati Parks are among Parks’ fiercest advocates. Inspired by the women who banded together to resurrect New York City’s Central Park in the 1980’s, Co-Founders Helen Heekin and Debbie Oliver formed the Women’s Committee in 2006. They successfully raised private dollars...
Happy Arbor Day everyone! We at Cincinnati Parks thank you for your support. Today, we are thrilled to celebrate the City's designation as a Tree City USA (TCUSA) community for the 40th year by the Arbor Day Foundation, showing Cincinnati’s decades long commitment to effective urban...
April is the month for honoring our natural environment. Last week the world came together to celebrate Earth Day, and this Friday we will observe Arbor Day. How are we celebrating the earth this month, year and into the future? One way is by introducing...
“The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit.” - Nelson Henderson Happy Arbor Day! Each April, Cincinnati Parks staff and volunteers celebrate and plant trees across the city. This year, Cincinnati Parks also celebrates 40 years...
April is volunteer month, and for years Cincinnati Parks has had tremendous help in maintaining and keeping our parks beautiful for residents throughout the city. Specifically, Krohn Conservatory has had its fair share of volunteers, and with the butterfly show soon approaching, we are looking...
Thrillers, Fillers and Spillers Planters look best when you combine plants with three different habits: [caption id="attachment_42059" align="alignright" width="275"] Salvia[/caption] Thrillers are usually vertical, such as phormium, canna, calla pennisetum or upright fuchsia. For cool season displays use kale, swiss chard, or Juncus. Fillers tend to be...
Are you aware of one of the hidden treasures of Cincinnati Parks? At the end of a short street in O’Bryonville, there is a small nature preserve named Bettman Natural Resource Center. Inside the building you’ll find the Cincinnati Parks Library and Archives, a rich...
Paul Gallagher has been a volunteer for what seems like most of his adult life. In 1971 Paul moved to Klotter Avenue in CUF. His journey and interest with trees came from the need to plant more trees on Klotter Avenue to reduce the amount...
Cincinnati Parks staff and volunteers have worked on removing and eradicating invasive species in our parks for many years. Invasive species are harmful to our forests and ecosystems, and removing them is essential to ensuring wildlife thrives. One of the invasive species currently in bloom and...