Cincinnati Parks /tags/cincinnati-parks Cincinnati Parks en-US Copyright Thu, 10 Oct 2024 08:40:00 GMT National Walk to a Park Day promotes greenspace access /environment/2024-10-10/national-walk-to-a-park-day-greenspace-access On the tenth day of the tenth month, the Trust for Public Land calls attention to a 10-minute goal: for everyone to have access to greenspace within a half mile walk of their house. Thu, 10 Oct 2024 08:40:00 GMT /environment/2024-10-10/national-walk-to-a-park-day-greenspace-access Isabel Nissley OKI Wanna Know: Who is the practical joker in Hauck Botanical Garden? /local-news/2024-09-18/fake-historical-marker-hauck-botanical-garden A park visitor is curious about a non-historical plaque in the park. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 07:47:00 GMT /local-news/2024-09-18/fake-historical-marker-hauck-botanical-garden Bill Rinehart This youth green workforce gets teens outside — and into conservation /environment/2024-07-25/cincinnati-youth-green-workforce-groundwork-ohio Nonprofit Groundwork Ohio River Valley employs high school students, many from communities underserved by conservation movements, to work in parks and community gardens throughout the city. Thu, 25 Jul 2024 21:03:26 GMT /environment/2024-07-25/cincinnati-youth-green-workforce-groundwork-ohio Isabel Nissley Cincinnati slides down in annual park score rating /local-news/2024-05-22/cincinnati-down-annual-park-score-rating Cincinnati again dropped two spots in this year's ranking of the best big park systems in the U.S. Wed, 22 May 2024 04:01:00 GMT /local-news/2024-05-22/cincinnati-down-annual-park-score-rating Tana Weingartner Krohn Butterfly show inspired by zero-gravity experiments /local-news/2024-05-10/krohn-butterfly-show-zero-gravity-space-experiments The Krohn Conservatory's annual butterfly show is inspired by 2009 experiments on the International Space Station. Fri, 10 May 2024 19:40:31 GMT /local-news/2024-05-10/krohn-butterfly-show-zero-gravity-space-experiments Bill Rinehart Cincinnati's former Police District 5 gets new life as Parks’ headquarters /local-news/2024-02-16/cincinnati-police-district-5-parks-headquarters Cincinnati Parks' Natural Resources Division will move into the old police headquarters on Ludlow Avenue after a complete renovation by the city. Fri, 16 Feb 2024 20:51:46 GMT /local-news/2024-02-16/cincinnati-police-district-5-parks-headquarters Nick Swartsell Inside the 92-year-old nursery that grows Krohn Conservatory's flowers /local-news/2023-11-15/where-krohn-conservatory-grows-flowers Have you ever wondered where the Cincinnati Park's Krohn Conservatory gets all its flowers? Here's a hint: they don't grow them in Eden Park. Wed, 15 Nov 2023 09:16:00 GMT /local-news/2023-11-15/where-krohn-conservatory-grows-flowers Tana Weingartner Something to howl about: Capitoline Wolf statue returns to Eden Park /local-news/2023-10-10/capitoline-wolf-statue-dedication-return-eden-park A new Capitoline Wolf statue, cast in bronze from a mold found in Florence, Italy, is back in place in Eden Park. It replaces the original, which was stolen in June 2022. Thu, 02 Nov 2023 20:36:00 GMT /local-news/2023-10-10/capitoline-wolf-statue-dedication-return-eden-park Tana Weingartner What Cincinnati's $400M+ deferred maintenance problem looks like /politics/2023-10-09/cincinnati-400m-deferred-maintenance-problem Cincinnati is at least $400 million behind on maintaining city infrastructure like roads, parks, and recreation centers. Several City Council members took a tour Monday of some facilities most in need of attention. Tue, 10 Oct 2023 00:05:37 GMT /politics/2023-10-09/cincinnati-400m-deferred-maintenance-problem Becca Costello How to get a free tree for your yard this September /local-news/2023-08-28/free-tree-cincinnati-parks-releaf-program Applications to receive a free tree from Cincinnati Parks ReLeaf program opens Sept. 9 at 8 a.m., specifically for residents in areas designated as low canopy. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 08:14:00 GMT /local-news/2023-08-28/free-tree-cincinnati-parks-releaf-program Jennifer Merritt