Greenspace Alliance
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Greenspace Alliance Meeting
Join Green Umbrella's Greenspace Alliance during their April Meeting! At this meeting, the Alliance will be discussing how to utilize Citizen Lab, an online engagement tool, to both increase community member participation and improve understanding of their needs. The meeting will also feature a guest speaker from the Alliance and a conversation on available grant […]
Meet a Greenspace Hiking Series: Highland Cemetery Nature Trails
***Day of Update: Hiking Attire + Directions**** Looking forward to seeing you at the Highland Cemetery Nature Trails today! It should be a sunny and beautiful afternoon! The trails are a little muddy in places, and we will have to occasionally go " off-roading " to meander around down trees. Please wear appropriate attire. I recommend sturdy […]
Meet a Greenspace Hiking Series: Licking River Greenway
Explore protected and unprotected greenspaces in a hiking series by Green Umbrella’s Greenspace Alliance Program. The series will include explorations of greenspace gems in addition to urban strolls. Hikes will last one hour and allow us to join nature enthusiasts, the nature curious, and environmental conservation professionals as we collectively enjoy our time together outdoors. […]
Meet a Greenspace Hiking Series: Creek Walk at the Earl and Hazel Jones Center for Conservation
Green Umbrella's Greenspace Alliance is holding their Meet a Greenspace Hike at the Earl and Hazel Jones Center for Conservation on Friday, August 16th from 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. with the Boone County Conservation District (BCCDKY). This 92-acre property located in Burlington, KY was recently acquired by BCCDKY and is used for conservation education and […]
Meet a Greenspace Hiking Series: Downtown Stairs Walk
Led by Christian Huelsman, founding executive director of Spring in Our Steps, this approximately 2-mile walk weaves through three neighborhoods—Mount Auburn, Over-the-Rhine, and CUF (Clifton Heights)—using alleys, public stairways, and local streets. Many of these walkable public corridors feature greenspace that blurs the lines between private and public land. We will explore the system of […]
Meet a Greenspace Hiking Series: Tower Park Tree ID Walk
Join Green Umbrella's Greenspace Alliance, the Fort Thomas Tree Commission, and Urban Canopy Works for a tree ID walk on Wednesday, October 16, from 5-6:30 p.m. The guided walk will take place in Tower Park, located in Fort Thomas, and through the surrounding neighborhoods, and feature identification and conversation on ~30 different tree species found […]
Comprehensive Planning 101
Have you ever wondered how parcels of land become classified as commercial, industrial, residential, or greenspace? Have you witnessed a property being developed or an unused area being transformed into a park and wondered why? All of these land transformations are a part of a process called comprehensive planning, a process which Dearborn County, Indiana, […]
Introduction to the Regional Prioritization Plan (101)
Join the Green Umbrella's Greenspace Alliance on Wednesday, September 10th from 1-2pm for a virtual training to learn about their Regional Prioritization Plan (RPP). The RPP is a map informed by Greenspace Alliance partners and created by Senior Planner, Margaret Minzner from OKI. It outlines the conservation and restoration concerns throughout the region. Conservation priorities include areas […]