Greenacres Foundation is a dynamic place and there is always something going on in every area. This is what is happening now in all our departments:

Summer Camp Sign Ups:
There is still room in some of the Nature, Arts, Equine, and Farm-to-Table camps. The Greenacres 2010 Summer Opportunities Brochure below details the offerings. To see if there is still room in a particular camp and register, please call Peggy Schatz at (513) 891-4227 ex. 1000. Check Out Our 2010 Offerings! (pdf file size 2,100kb)

Please take our Water Quality Project Survey:
Click on this link to take the Greenacres Water Quality Project Survey and use the back button to return to the Greenacres Website. Teacher Survey - Greenacres Water Quality Project For more information about the survey see the Water Quality section below.

Arts Center:
There will be three "Greenacres Under The Stars" concerts this summer at the Greenacres Arts Center: June 24, July 15, and July 29, 2010. Bring dinner and your own seating to hear ensembles from the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra play!  A great activity for family and work groups!  Reserve your space today.  In case of rain, the concert will be held inside. The concert lasts about an hour. Alcoholic beverages may not be brought into Greenacres but they will be available for purchase. The cost is $5 for children under 12 and seniors; all others will cost $10. To register, contact Jackie Quay at (513) 793-2787 or email her at jquay@green-acres.org.

The Arts Center is offering a variety of summer camps for children of all ages. For more information about Arts Center Camps contact Jackie Quay at (513) 793-2787.

Greenacres Arts Center wants your input on Arts Center Programming. Please complete the Community Survey below and send it to Jackie Quay, Greenacres Art Center Director at jquay@green-acres.org or mail the Survey to Greenacres Foundation, 8255 Spooky Hollow Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242. Community Survey for Greenacres Arts Center

Environment and Agriculture Education:
The Environment and Agriculture Education staff are offering a variety of summer camps for children of all ages. For more information about Nature Camps contact Donna Griffen at (513) 891-4227 ex. 1130. For information about Farm-to-Table Camps contact Peggy Schatz at (513) 891-4227 ex. 1000..

Greenacres is looking for Volunteer Naturalists to assist the staff with school programs. Each year Greenacres conducts onsite programs for over 6,000 students from Kindergarten through ninth grade. Volunteers Naturalists help make these programs a success. Volunteer naturalists are trained by Greenacres staff to conduct pre-planned educational activities and hikes with the students. Programs generally run form 1-4 hours on Tuesday-Friday throughout the school year from August to June. Topics range from natural history to environmental issues. For more information contact: the Director of Environment and Agriculture Education at (513) 891-4227 ext. 226 or DirEnvAgEd@green-acres.org.

Water Quality Project:
Greenacres in coorperation with the Hamilton County Educational Service Center has created an online survey to help us plan for the future. We need the input of area formal and non-formal educators, school administrators, and parents. Results from this survey will be used to help us develop school and community based education programs and how to be use the Greenacres River Lab building in Loveland, OH. Please take a few minutes to answer 10 questions. Click on this link to take the survey and use the back button to return to the Greenacres Website. Teacher Survey - Greenacres Water Quality Project

Are you interested in planting a rain garden on your school site?  Then this workshop is for you! Greenacres will be holding two single day workshops June 15th and 22nd to train teachers grades 3-12 on a new Rain Garden Lesson Guide developed in 2009 as part of the Clermont Soil & Water Conservation District Ohio Environmental Education Fund (OEEF) grant called “Partnering to Protect Water Resources: A Rain Garden Demonstration and Education Project." This Rain Garden Lesson Guide contains six project-based science and math lessons that take you and your students through the process of designing, installing, maintaining, and monitoring a Rain Garden on or near your school campus.  The Lessons are divided into three grade bands (3-5, 6-8, and 9-12). All Lessons have been correlated with Ohio Academic Standards and use an inquiry-based approach to learning.  A 2010 OEEF Mini-grant awarded to Greenacres Foundation is allowing us to offer two single day workshops for teachers at no cost.  There are also thirty $100 stipends for teachers who meet the stipend criteria. See flyer for more information. Rain Garden Workshop Flyer

Greenacres is co-hosting a Project WET Workshop with August 5th at the new Greenacres Education Offices. For more information, click on the Project WET Flyer and Registration Form.To register for the workshop, contact Keebler Holley, Hamilton County Environmental Services, Solid Waste District at ( 513) 946-7736 or email him at: Keebler.Holley@Hamilton-co.org.

The Water Quality Project is always looking for volunteers to assist with the Saturday Stream Snapshot (SSS) Citizen Monitoring Program. For more information see the Water Quality Project section of this website. See flyer for more information and 2010 Samping Events! 2010 SSS Flyer

Garden Education:
A grant from the Hamilton Storm Water District is allowing the Hamilton County Soil & water Conservation District (SWCD) to offer low cost soil fertility testing through Michigan State University. This offer is limited to Hamilton County residents and only two boxes can be purchased per household. The test results will provide you with a soil amendment recipe to ensure you get the most out of your plant investment.

Soil testing kits and instructions can be obtained from your SWCD office for only $10.00 if you pick up the kit at their offices or for $12.00 if you would like them to mail the kit to your home. You can stop by the office and pick up your kit at 29 Triangle Park Drive, Sharonville, Ohio 45246, any weekday from 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. or you can call the office at 772-7645 to order the kit. Out of county residents and those wishing to purchase more than two test kits may do so for $12.00 each, picked up, or $14.00 each, mailed.

The good news is that fall is the best time to test your soil! This is a small investment when you consider the cost of plants and that fertilizer costs have increased 300% in the past year. You will also be doing your part in reducing the use of unnecessary chemicals. The best way to ensure gardening success is to provide good soil quality for your plants.  Test Your Soil Fertility Now!!

Equine Education:
The Equine Center is offering a variety of summer camps for children of all ages. For more information about Equine Center Camps contact Jessy Wojtkiewitz at (513) 623-9164.

In May 2009, the United States Pony Clubs, Inc., (USPC) recognized Greenacres Equine Center, located in Cincinnati, Oh, as a USPC Riding Center. Because Greenacres Equine Center is now a Pony Club Riding Center. membership in USPC is now available to youth 25 and under who join the Greenacres Equine Center Pony Club Riding Center. The United States Pony Clubs, Inc. (USPC) was founded in 1954 as a nonprofit national youth organization to teach riding and horsemanship through a formal educational program. Many of the nation’s top equestrians, including most of our Olympic Equestrian team members, have Pony Club roots. For more information on the Greenacres Equine Center Pony Club Riding Center read the US Pony Club press release in the Press Coverage section of this website. For additional information, contact Jessyca Wojtkiewicz at (513)623-9164 or email her at EqCtrMgr@green-acres.org.

The Equine Education Program offers many mounted and unmounted classes. See the 2010 Greenacres Equine Calendar for more information. Current Equine Programs are also listed in the Greenacres Calandar of Events on this website. For more information about Equine Programs, contact Jessy Wojtkiewicz at (513) 623-9164 or EqCtrMgr@green-acres.org.

L&L Nippert Charitable Foundation: The Deadline for the next round of Grant Applications September 15, 2010. see L&L Nippert Charitable Foundation Section of this website for grant guidelines.

Greenacres Foundation Newsletter & Publications: We publish a newsletter 2 times a year. Downloadable copies are available below or through our email list. Printed copies are available via postal mail. We also publish camp brochures and other flyers.

Current Issue:
Greenacres 2010 Summer Opportunies Brochure (pdf file size 2,100kb)
Greenacres Newsletter --Winter-Spring 2009 (pdf file, size 2,700 kb)

Past Issue:
Greenacres Newsletter --Winter-Spring 2008 (pdf file, size 2,700 kb)

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