Commemorative Items

The natural beauty and peacefulness of Cincinnati Nature Center creates the ideal setting in which to honor or remember a special person or to commemorate an occasion or milestone.

Cincinnati Nature Center is excited to offer a variety of tribute opportunities, including:

For questions regarding Commemorative Gifts or to schedule a private tour, please contact Amy Johnson at (513) 774-1921 or ajohnson@cincynature.org.

Trail and Garden Benches – $7,500 per bench

Donations provide seating for visitors throughout the Celebration Garden and along trails in Rowe Woods and Long Branch Farm & Trails. Click here to view a map of our Krippendorf Arboretum.

Location:

• Trail and Garden Bench locations have been pre-selected by Nature Center staff to ensure visitor safety and adherence to planting guidelines determined by the Nature Center’s horticulture department.
• Garden Benches are placed in four locations: Krippendorf Arboretum, Groesbeck Native Garden, gardens adjacent to Rowe Visitor Center, and along the Mashburn Discovery Trail.
• Contact Major Gifts Officer Amanda Valentine for availability.

Commemoration:

• Trail and Garden Benches are framed in black iron with brown slats and include one 2”h x 6”w metal plaque.
• Each plaque can include up to four lines of text.
  • Example formatting:
    • In Honor of First Name Last Name
    • Given by First Name Last Name
    • Two additional lines if needed.

Stone Tile Reflection Benches – $4,000 per stone tile

Donations provide seating for visitors at three carved Stone Tile Reflection Benches in the Celebration Garden. Click here to view a map of our Krippendorf Arboretum.

Location:

• The Crescent Reflection Bench is located in the north section of the Krippendorf Arboretum.
• There are two other Reflection Benches at the entrance to the Legacy Trail.

Commemoration:

• 12”X12” stone tiles will be engraved at the Crescent Reflection Bench or on one of the two Reflection Benches at the entrance to Legacy Trail in the Krippendorf Arboretum.
• Each stone tile can include up to four lines of text.
  • Example formatting:
    • In Honor of First Name Last Name
    • Given by First Name Last Name
    • Two additional lines if needed.

Tribute Trees

• $3,500 per Designated Tree in the Krippendorf Arboretum

• $2,500 per Planted Oak Tree at Rowe Woods or Long Branch Farm & Trails

• $1,200 per Planted American Plum Tree or Hazelnut Tree at Long Branch Farm & Trails

Donations help to regularly plant trees as part of ongoing habitat restoration efforts as well as for beautifying our gardens.

Location:

• Krippendorf Arboretum
  
  • 25 Designated Trees are being offered for naming to help us reach Arboretum status.
    • Contact Amy Johnson at (513) 774-1921 or ajohnson@cincynature.org.for availability.
• Rowe Woods
  • Trees will be planted where needed, including in the Krippendorf Arboretum, and throughout Rowe Woods.
• Long Branch Farm & Trails
  • Trees will be planted where needed throughout Long Branch.
  • Midwest Oak Savanna Tree Planting Project
    • The Center for Conservation is currently converting a 6-acre row-cropped field into a Midwest oak savanna.

Commemoration:

• For Designated Trees in the Krippendorf Arboretum, signs will be placed at each individual tree with two lines of text.
  • Example formatting:
    • In Honor of First Name Last Name
    • Given by First Name Last Name

• The current Tribute Tree donor sign in the Krippendorf Arboretum will be repurposed and list all Oak, Plum, and Hazelnut Tribute Tree donors no matter where the tree is located.
  • Signage will be updated twice a year (April and September).
  • Due to space limitations on the signage, only two lines of text are permitted.
    • Example formatting:
      • In Honor of First Name Last Name
      • Given by First Name Last Name

Tribute Gardens

• $1,000 for Legacy Trail Garden
• $500 per Specialty Garden

Donations help to plant, maintain, and supplement biodiversity in garden areas of approx. 350-400 sq. ft. within the Krippendorf Arboretum.

Location:

• Krippendorf Legacy Garden will be on the main pathway.
• Specialty Gardens are throughout the Krippendorf Arboretum.

Commemoration:

• The current Tribute Tree donor sign in Krippendorf Arboretum will be repurposed and list all Specialty Garden donors no matter the garden location.
• Signage will be updated twice a year (April and September).
• Due to space limitations on the signage, only two lines of text are permitted.
  • Example formatting:
    • In Honor of First Name Last Name
    • Given by First Name Last Name 

Notes:

• We do not permit ashes to be spread anywhere on the grounds at Cincinnati Nature Center.
• There are naming opportunities that have been retired and are no longer available: Metal Leaf Wall;
• Stepping Stones; Terra Cotta Tiles on columns; Tribute Trees with specific longitude and latitude coordinates.