Sustainability Spotlights |
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| Call for Proposals: 2024 Midwest Regional Sustainability Summit |
Our 11th annual Midwest Regional Sustainability Summit will take place on May 2, 2024. Last year, the Summit theme focused on imagining visionary and inspiring possibilities that inform, empower, and motivate our actions to create a more vibrant, equitable, and thriving region. This year, building from a place of hope and renewed resilience, we will focus on aligning our collective efforts to move From Vision to Action.
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Local teachers, environmental education educators, foodservice team members, and representatives from health agencies developed this guide collaboratively under the leadership and facilitation of Cynthia Walters, Green Umbrella's Green Schoolyards Action Network Coordinator.
The guide will be updated annually to include more partners and resources. If you would like to contribute by providing a resource, school case study, and/or environmental justice content, please complete this survey.
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| Energy Coalition of Ohio Hosts Ohio Energy Conference |
Next week is the Ohio Energy Conference, Ohio’s premier energy education and networking event hosted by the Energy Coalition of Ohio. Located in Columbus over two days, attendees will hear from experts across country, providing new and unique perspectives on local, state, and national energy topics.
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Conference materials are broken down into three tracks - Energy Implementation, Management and Policy, and Energy Innovation - and are geared towards education and networking for consumers and users of energy in Ohio. The conference organizers encourage attending with an open mind and many questions. |
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Federal Funding Informational Webinar on November 15 |
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This education is a form of capacity-building we offer to our members so that together we can strategically utilize this investment collaboratively for wide benefit across our region.
This is a free event, but registration is required at the link here. |
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Does your organization have a green success story that you want to share? Email our Communications Manager at kelly@greenumbrella.org with details and you may be featured here in Green News or on Green Umbrella's social media! |
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Sustainability in the Headlines |
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November 2: Recycle at the Market 4:00-7:00 pm, Cincinnati Recycling and Reuse Hub November 3: Local Government Member Benefits Webinar 12:00-1:00 pm, Green Umbrella
Campfire on the Bluff at California Woods 7:00-8:30 pm, Cincinnati Parks November 4:
Work Day: Painting 9:00 am-4:00 pm, White Water Shaker Village
Family Night Hike: Creepy Crawly Critters 6:00-7:30 pm, Cincinnati Zoo November 5:
Late Fall Migration in the Oxbow 8:00 am-12:00 pm, Oxbow, Inc.
Recycle at the Market 12:00-3:00 pm, Cincinnati Recycling and Reuse Hub
November 7: At-Home Restoration 6:30-8:00 pm, Civic Garden Center
November 8: Nonprofits Member Benefits Webinar 12:00-1:00 pm, Green Umbrella
November 8-9: Ohio Energy Conference 10:00 am-4:00 pm, Energy Coalition of Ohio
Ways Climate, Conflict and Migration Interact 4:00-5:00 pm, World Affairs Council November 11:
Orienteering 101 Challenge Course 9:00-10:30 am, Women Sharing the Outdoors
Books and Boots Reading Club 10:00-11:30 am, Hamilton County Conservation November 12:
Sustainable Home Food Production 1:00-3:30 pm, Gorman Heritage Farm
Fossil Hunt at Kirby Nature Preserve 2:00-3:00 pm, Western Wildlife Corridor
November 14: Free Food Scrap Drop Off in College Hill 3:00-5:00 pm, Cincinnati OES November 15:
Businesses Member Benefits Webinar 12:00-1:00 pm, Green Umbrella
Federal Funding Opportunities for Resilience 6:00-7:00 pm, Green Umbrella
November 16: WIN Hall of Fame 4:30-7:00 pm, Working in Neighborhoods |
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Professional Development and Grant Opportunities |
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The Cincinnati Permaculture Institute is now enrolling for their 2023-24 Yearlong Permaculture Design Course. Ecology, horticulture, land and animal management, environmental stewardship, natural building, regenerative agriculture, and community planning all merge together in this comprehensive 12-month, 72+ hour course. The course begins on November 18 &19, and the deadline to register is November 12. Pre-register at cincinnatipermacultureinstitute.org.
The Energy Coalition of Ohio has announced the 2023 Ohio Energy Conference will take place on November 8th-9th, 2023 at the Hilton Columbus at Easton. This event provides balanced and accessible information regarding energy implementation to producers and consumers across the state. Green Umbrella member organizations receive a 10% discount on this conference; reply to this email for a discount code.
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