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Get ready to D-I-Y your C-O-M-P-O-S-T! Developed by OES through two USDA grants, the DIY Johnson-Su Bioreactor Guide sh...
09/15/2026

Get ready to D-I-Y your C-O-M-P-O-S-T!



Developed by OES through two USDA grants, the DIY Johnson-Su Bioreactor Guide shares lessons learned from building and equipping community leaders to manage more than 60 bioreactors at community gardens, orchards, schools, and urban agriculture sites across Cincinnati.

The guide includes step-by-step instructions, material lists, maintenance tips, and best practices for creating low-cost, low-maintenance composting systems that help divert food waste from landfills and create nutrient-rich compost. Now that the grants have ended, please lean on this new, comprehensive tool to ensure composting continues to spread throughout Cincinnati!

Check out the guide --> https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/oes/food/composting1/diy-bioreactor-guide/

Put that Pumpkin Spice Latte down, summer's not over yet. Both persistent heat and heatwaves are becoming more common, a...
09/12/2026

Put that Pumpkin Spice Latte down, summer's not over yet. Both persistent heat and heatwaves are becoming more common, and many Cincinnati neighborhoods already experience the Urban Heat Island effect, feeling up to 10 degrees hotter than neighborhoods with more shade and green space. For folks walking, biking, or waiting on the bus, that heat isn't just uncomfortable, it's dangerous.

That's why the Cincinnati Innovation Team and Cincinnati ToolBank are launching Stay Cool Cincy - a pilot program turning front yards, porches, and storefronts along walking and transit routes into mini cooling stations. Residents like you can become a ‘cool’ neighbor, by hosting a station.

You'll get a mister, a cooler, and cans of drinking water from Greater Cincinnati Water Works . Once the heat has passed, return your station and get compensated for your water use. Learn more, sign up, or give feedback: https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/oes/resilience-and-climate-adaptation/urban-heat/stay-cool-cincy/

09/10/2026

What would you do with $5,000?

Cincinnati youth ages 15-24 can apply for the GCP Seeds of Change Youth Climate Action Grant Program and get up to $5,000 to lead a sustainability project at their school or in their neighborhood.

Need some help innovating a project? Want to chat with local leaders about your idea? Check out our Zero Waste Idea Jam September 12th 10:30-12:30pm

Zoo tickets will be raffled off to youth attendees of the Idea Jams! Learn more: https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/oes/green-cincinnati-plan/seeds-of-change-grant-program/gcp-seeds-of-change-youth-climate-action/

09/08/2026

Don’t let your trash cart be lonely! See our recycling billboards across Cincinnati over the coming weeks, and call 311 to get your free recycling cart today!

09/05/2026

300 Corner Cans later...

This recent The New York Times article highlights the City's resilience efforts and Climate Migration Readiness Plan, an...
08/29/2026

This recent The New York Times article highlights the City's resilience efforts and Climate Migration Readiness Plan, an innovative strategy that prepares Cincinnati for the possibility of population growth as climate change influences where people choose to live.

Check out Cincinnati in the national news 👉 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/climate/cincinnati-climate-migrants-plan.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1lA._Fw4.1C5ATnRESeh7&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&fbclid=IwdGRjcATZe0hwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR6iKTboJc6f5Og0p290Ls6N

Kinda chic to care about the environment.
08/26/2026

Kinda chic to care about the environment.

08/24/2026

Big thanks to all that came out to the Young Professionals in Sustainability Mixer! We're so lucky to have incredible young leaders across the Greater Cincinnati area.

When storms hit Cincinnati, every drop of rain matters. Cincinnati has experienced some intense storms this summer — bri...
08/22/2026

When storms hit Cincinnati, every drop of rain matters. Cincinnati has experienced some intense storms this summer — bringing flooding, sewer backups, and property damage to neighborhoods across the city. Alongside long-term investments in sewer maintenance and upgrades, green infrastructure gives our city a way to soak up stormwater fast — before it ever reaches the drains.

- Green infrastructure can have a lot of different looks and it can be small scale:
- Trees soak up stormwater and offer important shade and cooling.
- Green roofs act like a sponge on top of buildings, with water being absorbed by vegetation.
- Permeable pavements let water seep into the ground rather than running off
- Rain barrels capture water runoff from a building’s roof allowing the water, to be easily be stored and later used to water plants.

These are just a few examples of how residents have installed green infrastructure projects in their neighborhoods through the GCP Seeds of Change Grant Program. Small-scale, yet big results.

Large scale green infrastructure projects also matter. The City’s Metropolitan Sewer District completed a major green infrastructure project in South Fairmount called the Lick Run Greenway, which captures ~500 million gallons of stormwater every year through bioengineered streams, stream restoration, bioswales, and detention basins, working alongside new storm sewers.

Every green space is doing its part to soak up the storm.

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