Plant for Pollinators Challenge

Have you heard the buzz?  CTM is partnering with the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden to promote the Plant for Pollinators Challenge – an effort to register 500 pollinator gardens in the area in 2019!  

pollinator is an animal that causes plants to make fruit or seeds. They do this by moving pollen from one part of the flower of a plant to another part.  You can provide beautiful and vital habitat for pollinators such as bees, birds, and butterflies by planting pollinator-friendly plants in your yard!  

If you already have a pollinator garden, please take the challenge and register with the Zoo before March 31 to help Clifton win the neighborhood challenge sponsored by the City of Cincinnati Office of Environment and Sustainability.  

If you are new to pollinator gardening then come to CTM’s Pollinator Event on Saturday morning, April 6 at the Clifton Recreation Center, 320 McAlpin Avenue, 45220 from 10-11:00 am to hear Mark Plunkett from the Zoo’s horticulture department speak about the Plant for Pollinators Challenge and answer your questions about this great effort for the environment.  The first 50 to attend will receive a free pollinator pocket guide with Zoo – recommended plants to bloom all season long.

Visit the Zoo’s website at http://cincinnatizoo.org/horticulture/plant-for-pollinators/ to learn more.

Questions? ContactCTM@CliftonCommunity.org

Clifton Chronicle: The CTM President’s Message

I believe Clifton continues to be one of the best neighborhoods in the city because of its people. Over many decades our neighbors have worked to protect what is worthy and great, and progress where we can. I feel this dedication toward protection and progress is exemplified by our members, board members and community partners who show up and support our neighborhood though thoughtful ideas, neighborly discussion and plenty of hard work.

Throughout this next year we will be hosting a number of community dialogue sessions both during our regularly scheduled meetings and outside of them, on a wide range of topics. We will be looking for input and we hope you will come to the table to provide your thoughts on a subject that might interest you, or where you may have expertise.

CTM cannot accomplish its goals without a strong and robust membership that supports the community and its council. For those who are already members, thank you and we hope to see you soon! For those who would like to support all of the wonderful community events and priorities that are funded or hosted each year by CTM, please consider becoming a member and a community partner with us!

I also recognize that most projects and activities CTM takes on require the support and cooperation of other organizations, such as the City of Cincinnati, the Clifton Business and Professional Association, the Uptown Consortium, our local elementary schools, the Clifton Cultural Arts Center, CliftonFest, the Clifton Recreation Center, the Clifton Community Fund, our neighborhood businesses and all of our funding partners. We thank all of our partners and will strive to deepen these relationships so that, through our joint efforts, we continuously improve our impact on the Clifton community.

I am proud to serve as the president of Clifton Town Meeting for 2019 and look forward to working with our board to contribute positively to the community and tackle many priorities for the organization. If you are interested in becoming a member of Clifton Town Meeting, or donating time, talent or treasure to support our cause, please contact us.

I also want to thank Christine Celsor for her work over the past year as President of CTM, she led us through a successful year and the community should be proud and thankful for the work that Christine has and continues to accomplish!

We are all in this together and with thoughtful ideas, neighborly discussion and plenty of work, I look forward to seeing what we will accomplish for Clifton.

With Appreciation,

Brad Hawse, President CTM

Burnet Woods Capital Campaign

The Cincinnati Park Board and Parks Foundation are excited to have received seed funding for a restricted fund to support the restoration and enhancement of Burnet Woods. This funding will kick off a 5-year capital campaign to raise the funds that are desperately needed to restore the park.

You are invited on Thursday, February 7th at 6pm to 8pm at the Trailside Nature Center in Burnet Woods for an informational evening with drinks and appetizers to unveil the campaign. Please feel free to share this invitation with any of your friends and neighbors who love our park and want to be part of making it the crown jewel of Clifton. 

The establishment of this restricted fund and the campaign are critical as prior to its creation there was no way to donate specifically for the restoration and enhancement of Burnet Woods. This is our opportunity as a community to come together in solidarity with the common a goal of making the park the best it can be for flora, fauna, fishermen/women, birds, bees, concrete slide lovers, bird watchers, invasive species-haters, outdoor lunch takers, yogis, concert-goers, hikers, and people that live, work and study in Clifton.

If you have questions, prior to the event, Jennifer H. Spieser’s (Executive Director of Cincinnati Parks Foundation) information can be found below and she is copied on this email.

Please RSVP to Bettina Bellucci by Tuesday, February 5th at bettina@cincinnatiparksfoundation.org.

Jennifer H. Spieser, Executive Director
Cincinnati Parks Foundation | 421 Oak Street, Cincinnati, OH, 45219
Office: (513) 861-0023, ext. 16 | Cell: (513) 515-1495
www.cincinnatiparksfoundation.org