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From maintaining greenspaces to planning events and community programs, it highlights the work that often goes unseen. You’ll also hear from the staff, volunteers, donors and community partners who keep the parks active and accessible.

Whether you’re looking for upcoming events, behind-the-scenes insight or a better understanding of how the parks operate, this is your inside look at the green spaces that bring Cincinnati together.

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Let’s Grow Local Brings Annual Community Tree-Planting Effort to Madisonville

Let’s Grow Local, an annual community initiative focused on expanding Cincinnati’s urban tree canopy and strengthening neighborhood green spaces, is coming to Madisonville on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. MadTree Brewing, Cincinnati Parks Foundation and Cincinnati Parks will join community partners and volunteers to plant approximately 100 trees throughout the neighborhood, continuing a partnership that has invested in Cincinnati’s urban forest neighborhood by neighborhood since 2019.

The initiative focuses on areas where additional tree canopy can make a meaningful difference. Trees provide shade, help manage stormwater, improve air quality, support wildlife habitat and create greener, more welcoming places to live, work and gather.

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