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A Lifetime of Learning: Camp to Confidence

April 6, 2023

Hannah Gottenbusch is currently a Senior at the University of Cincinnati, majoring in Environmental Studies. Hannah was only 2 years old when she started visiting Cincinnati Nature Center. She has fond memories of

Brian Hall with blue shirt and green lanyard on.

A Lifetime of Learning: Nature to Nonprofit

April 6, 2023

Brian Hall is currently a Sophomore at the University of Cincinnati, majoring in Environmental Studies, minoring in Organizational Leadership. Brian’s parents started taking him to the Nature Center as soon

Brandy Blaylock holding a walking stick out in nature.

B's Creative Life

March 29, 2023

A story by Brandy Blaylock. This article is also featured in the April 7, 2023, issue of The Ripple. Click here to learn more and subscribe to this monthly e-newsletter! It all started with the bees;

Green eco-friendly graphics on a cardboard background, surrounding earth.

Returning the Gifts

March 27, 2023

by Connie O'Connor, Director of Applied Learning Every day I am grateful for my connection to nature. The Earth’s gifts sustain my heart, mind, and body. My efforts to reciprocate these gifts seem

Lisa Arnett during her proudest moment, holding peppers from a New Richmond farm

Meet a Gleaner!

February 28, 2023

A story by Connie O'Connor. This article is also featured in the March 3, 2023, issue of The Ripple. Click here to learn more and subscribe to this monthly e-newsletter! Lisa Arnett knows that food waste is

Hand holds pawpaw fruit over white, plastic collection bucket.

At Long Branch, “Farm” is Still a Verb

February 27, 2023 | Education, Farm, Foraging, Long Branch Farm & Trails, Native Plants

by Jason Neumann, Public Programs Manager Enough time has passed that the collective memory of Long Branch Farm as a working educational farm has largely faded. In 1972, Neil and Camilla McElroy generously