June 8-14 was Cincinnati’s first ever Climate Week! Organizers all over the region hosted 67 events with more than a thousand attendees. Conferences, webinars, happy hours, volunteer days, social events for families and adults, and, of course, the Midwest Regional Sustainability Summit and the inaugural Green & Healthy Schools Symposium – thank you for showing up and showing out to make connections and build bridges to help drive climate action!

Do you want to share about your climate week experience? 

Email your photos to events@greenumbrella.org or submit your climate story here. 

As part of our partnership with Jack Johnson’s All At Once community, donations made to our organization during a matching period will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the Johnson Ohana Foundation, up to $2500! And anyone who donates at least $5 will be entered to win tickets to Jack Johnson’s concert at Riverbend on July 8.

Donate here to be entered to win!

The Climate Action Fellowship, launched by Green Umbrella in 2024 and modeled after Indiana University’s Resilience Cohort, helps local governments create and carry out climate action plans. The Fellowship pairs students and professionals with Green Umbrella members to develop practical plans and solutions for a changing climate. Communities get training, personalized support, and host a summer fellow who works on projects that deliver real climate progress. You can meet this year’s cohort here.

Join Green Umbrella’s Greenspace Alliance and Anderson Township Staff for a Meet A Greenspace Hike exploring the Forestlake Drive to Eight Mile Road Greenway. While our hikes are often for beginners, this one can be a bit trickier. The hike will be a moderate to strenuous out-and-back 1.6-mile, with a section in a creek bed with up to 8 inches of water. This will be an opportunity to learn about the Greenway, Anderson Township’s Greenspace program, and brainstorm about the future of this corridor. Learn more and register here.

Do you have a coffee pot that doesn’t make coffee? Or a fan that doesn’t fan? The Cincinnati Recycling & Reuse Hub’s Tinker Team is a group of volunteers that meets twice monthly to repair and revive broken, old, or unloved appliances. They were recently featured on NPR’s “All Things Considered”. Have a listen (or a read) here.

Rachel Carson’s 1962 book Silent Spring, which laid out the extraordinary harm of pesticides, created a groundswell of support for the green movement that led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. In the past decades, it’s not just her work that has inspired – her personal life has too. It is now widely accepted that Carson was in love with her close friend, Dorothy Freeman, and author Lida Maxwell asserts that their time together in the woods of Maine was a driving factor in Carson’s advocacy. 

This Pride Month, check out Rachel Carson and the Power of Queer Love by Lida Maxwell for a deeper understanding of a climate icon.

June 27 - 8:00-10:00 am

During this volunteer day, we will be tackling one of our biggest conservation challenges: invasive plant species. This event will focus on cutting/pulling honeysuckle, Japanese chaff flower, Japanese stilt grass, and garlic mustard- all of which will later be replaced with native plants, with a focus on improving wood duck habitat! Register for the event by completing the online form found here.

Have an event to share? Green Umbrella members can submit events here. To learn more about the benefits of becoming a member, click here.

June 27 - 9:30 am-12:00 pm

A new preserve is taking shape, and volunteers are invited to be part of the process from the very beginning! During this workday, volunteers will be installing gates and signage, clearing and preparing trails, and establishing key visitor access areas. Volunteers will also help bring life to the landscape through exciting restoration projects, including building a rain garden and planting prairie habitat. Come be a part of the beginning of a new community space! Register here in advance!

Clermont Park District has an opening for a Natural Resources Technician position. Working under the Natural Resources Manager, the Technician will implement natural resource management for Clermont County Parks, promoting the preservation, conservation and protection of natural areas. If this sounds like meaningful work to you, you can see a full description and how to apply here!

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.