UNDER THE UMBRELLA - News & Updates from Green Umbrella
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Climate Research Incubator |
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The inaugural year for the Climate Research Incubator has concluded! The Incubator is a cohort providing training to regional researchers related to climate and engagement. The program serves as a platform for fostering collaboration among scholars and researchers, community members, and government representatives across Greater Cincinnati. This year set the stage for several impactful and on-going projects around the topics of food, greenspace, waste, and health outcomes. Teams will continue working with guidance and resources provided by Green Umbrella’s network. We look
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forward to seeing the ideas brought to fruition and will begin recruiting scholars for the 2024-25 cohort in late summer. |
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New FPC website - on Green Umbrella’s page! |
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We recently launched a new webpage for the Greater Cincinnati Regional Food Policy Council (FPC)! Check it out at: greenumbrella.org/fpc/. Fuller integration with Green Umbrella’s communications and identity as the Regional Climate Collaborative was one of the FPC's strategic goals for 2024. This relocation furthers our efforts to make information easier to find, to better serve our members and our communities, and to make our collaborations stronger. As we sunset the standalone FPC website that came online in 2021, we extend so much gratitude to all who contributed
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to the extensive and colorful FPC site we’re retiring (especially Susan Jorgensen, Anne Schneider, Claire Greweling, Amanda Lukas, and Michaela Oldfield). Please check out the new page, bookmark it, and let us know if you run into any issues or errors. |
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Cultivate + Connect: A Celebration of Our Regional Food System |
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Join Green Umbrella on Thursday, September 19th for an evening of connection, storytelling, and celebration of our region’s food system champions! Our community has achieved so much – and we’re thrilled to host this new event to bring everyone together and highlight the incredible work of our partners and community leaders who work tirelessly to cultivate connections and resources, educate decision makers, eliminate food deserts, support local farmers, create community orchards, and get fresh, local food into our schools and neighborhoods.
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The evening will feature delicious food from a variety of local caterers and each attendee will receive two drink tickets. Thank you to Urban Artifact for hosting us in their beautiful event space, The Reliquary. Please register by 9/12. |
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The City of Cincinnati’s Office of Environment and Sustainability (OES), the Green Cincinnati Fund Advisory Committee, and Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) have announced the awardees from the inaugural round of the Green Cincinnati Plan Seeds of Change Grant Program. Nineteen grassroots nonprofits were chosen to receive grants totaling $196,769 in this first round. Projects were selected by a diverse volunteer review committee based on meeting eligibility requirements and strongly aligning with stated priorities. You can view the complete list of awardees here.
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Since 2021, Metro has awarded $294 million from the SORTA transit infrastructure fund to 97 projects across Hamilton County. The fund is available for projects within three-quarters of a mile of a bus route and that make it easier to walk, ride, or drive to a bus stop, or just make it easier and safer to get around. One of the biggest recipients of the transit fund has been the city of Madeira, which recognizes the
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potential of Metro’s bus rapid transit project. The latest round of funding, made in February, included $2.6 million to repair streets, sidewalks and curbs in Lincoln Heights; $582,000 to rebuild a street in Mt. Healthy; $200,000 to repair two streets in Reading; and $470,000 to build a sidewalk and move a bus shelter in Woodlawn. Those were some of the 29 projects in 20 municipalities that won a total of $27.8 million in grants in the 2024 round. Learn more.
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A local high schooler’s science fair project turned into a nationally recognized innovation. Recent Walnut Hills graduate Angelina DiPaola has been recognized by two national organizations for a smart home compost monitoring device that tracks the moisture levels and temperature of a compost pile. In April she was named one of 25 Prudential Emerging Visionaries and recently, she won the Taco Bell Foundation Ambition Accelerator prize. Locally, the Civic Garden Center and Gorman Heritage Farm use her technology.
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2024 Local Government Climate Action Showcase |
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August 8, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Digital Futures, 3080 Exploration Ave, 1st Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45206 |
Join Green Umbrella on Thursday, August 8th for our 2024 Local Government Climate Action Showcase, featuring the City of Covington KY, City of Milford OH, and City of Oxford OH. Our three climate fellows and local government leaders will present on how they led their communities in starting and growing their climate action planning process and projects. We'll also share opportunities that any community
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can embrace to take next steps to prepare their community for environmental change and access funding to improve infrastructure, build community resilience, and save money! This event is followed by our August Green Drinks happy hour. |
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July 19-20 - Outdoor Adventure Expo, Great Parks
- July 20 - Mindful Birdwatching, Cincinnati Public Library
- July 20 - Astronomy Class: Where the Planets Are, Cincinnati Observatory
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July 20 - Night Hike, Warren County Park District
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July 24 - Eco-Themed Board Game Night, Sierra Club - Miami Chapter
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July 25 - Climate Safe Neighborhood Workshop, City of Dayton, KY
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July 28 - Plants of the Prairie, Fernald Nature Preserve
- July 29 - Fall Seed Starting, Civic Garden Center
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July 30 - Cool Off with Herbs: Herbal Iced Tea, Ocotillo Herbals
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Click here for the full Events Calendar. Members can submit events in the Green Umbrella online portal here. |
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July 20 & 27 at Bender Mountain Nature Preserve |
Join the Western Wildlife Corridor to work with an AmeriCorps NCCC Team to restore habitat by controlling invasive species and repairing trails. Make sure to dress for the weather (rain or shine); wear comfy clothes and closed-toed shoes that can get dirty. Tools will be provided. Learn more and register here. |
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Great Parks’ design team is hard at work preparing plans for big and innovative projects that will rejuvenate park infrastructure and build new facilities where families in our region will make memories that last a lifetime. Our team is looking for a savvy and collaborative architectural design professional to help us deliver these projects to the public. |
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Have an event, volunteer opportunity, or job posting to share? Green Umbrella members can submit them via the online Membership Portal. To learn more about the benefits of becoming a member, click here.
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Green Umbrella leads cross-sector
collaboration to accelerate climate action across Greater Cincinnati. |
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