THE VOLUNTEER VINE
Help the Parks for a Day—Or All Year Long!
You can make a big impact in one day by volunteering for one—or more!—of our monthly stewardship projects:
March 29, 2008: Paint tables and landscape at Valley Park
April 26, 2008: Green Up Day & Great American Clean Up
May 17, 2008: Landscape maintenance at Liberty Green
June 14, 2008: Landscape maintenance at Westwood Town Hall
July 12, 2008: Vine removal & timber stand improvement at Alms Park
August 9, 2008: Clean & recycle plastic flowerpots at Operations
Each month the Cincinnati Parks will be hosting a stewardship project in one of our parks to give you the opportunity to help our community.
If you or a group would like to volunteer for any of these projects, please e-mail
cindi.nugent@cincinnati-oh.gov
for more information.
Maintain Landscape at Liberty Green
If you love to garden, we’d love to have you help maintain the landscape at Liberty Green.
Liberty Green is a beautiful greenspace near the corner of Reading Road and Liberty Street.
A committed group of community activists has made this inner-city spot safe and beautiful once again, and we need you to help keep it blooming.
Please e-mail
cindi.nugent@cincinnati-oh.gov
to volunteer.
Volunteer to Coordinate Park Projects
If you’re a good leader and well organized, apply for one of our challenging new volunteer coordinator assignments:
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Greenspace Stewardship Program Coordinator
– coordinate the adoption and maintenance by individuals and group for medians and other areas within the city.
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Trail Stewardship Program Coordinator– coordinate and recruit volunteers to assist with trail maintenance and litter patrol on all trails in parks.
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District Stewardship Project Coordinators
(3) – Manage corporate and group projects in parks in one of three districts: West, East, and Central.
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Litter Stewardship Program Coordinator– coordinate efforts by groups and individuals to prevent litter in parks and eliminate existing litter.
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Trail Mapping Assistants– hike trails in parks to suggest better signage and coordinate mapping efforts for hikers.
In an effort to elevate community leadership in our parks, the Cincinnati Parks is seeking volunteers who have an interest in parks and greenspaces, a desire to recruit volunteers, and ideas for marketing and managing participants in the program.
Contact
cindi.nugent@cincinnati-oh.gov to apply.
Involvement Opportunities
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Krohn Conservatory
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Warder Nursery Helpers
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Work Project Volunteers
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Office Support Volunteers
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Mt.Airy Arboretum Volunteers
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Bonsai Volunteers
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Park Advisory Councils
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Adopt-a-Plot Gardeners
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Naturalist Aides
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Special Events Assistants
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Park Library Volunteer
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Sign Language Interpreters
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Community Gardeners
Planning Office- Graphic Design Assistant
- Photographer for Special Projects
- Data Entry - park records & inventories
Krohn Conservatory
- Visitor Center Phone Assistants
- Krohn Greeter
- Volunteer Captains for recruiting & instruction
- Data Entry - for plant inventories
- Krohn Craft Group
- Showroom Ambassadors
- Tour Guides/Interpreters
- If you would like to volunteer at Krohn Conservatory call (513) 352-4080 or contact Christyl Johnson christyl.johnson@cincinnati-oh.gov
Nature Education
- Adopt-a-Trail Helpers
- Nature Center Ambassadors
- Seamstress for costumes & crafts
- Animal Caregiver at Nature Centers
- Survey Takers
Natural Resources Management
- Adopt-a-Trail or Adopt-an-Area
- Park Ambassadors
- Wildlife Survey Volunteers - birds & butterflies
- Trail Maintenance - use Round-Up
- Trail Construction Helpers - bridges, steps, water diverters, clearing, re-locating trails, closing trails
- Nest Box Construction, Placement, Monitoring
- Prairie & Meadow Weeding
- Non-Native Removal
- Litter Patrol
Operations
- Adopt-a-Highway - maintain and beautify plantings
Reservations
- Park events promoters
- Survey Taker
Cincinnati Parks Volunteer Interest Form.
If you are interested in becoming a Cincinnati Parks volunteer, please complete the following form and click on 'sign me up.' Park's volunteer coordinator will contact you soon.
