October ‘24 Update
OHIO’S VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MONDAY, OCTOBER 7th: Check your registration and make a plan to vote today by clicking here or going to: VOTE.ORG
RSVP NOW: Last Park Advocate Night of 2024!
Celebrate and inform our $3M EPA grant
Wednesday, October 23rd 5pm-7pm
ThirdSpace Action Lab
1464 E 105th St, Cleveland, OH 44106
*Dinner provided*
Join the Cleveland Parks & Greenspace Coalition for connection, dinner, and conversation at our last Park Advocate Night of 2024 at ThirdSpace Action Lab. There will be time for park and greenspace advocates to share updates and objectives!
Celebrate Walk to a Park Day!
Canalway Partners will be at Canal Basin Park for a free event with music, food trucks, and activities to celebrate Cleveland’s park spaces! Join us at Trust for Public Land’s office before and walk the 1/2 mile to the park together
💡 Statewide Spotlight
In each newsletter, we’ll start highlighting programs, resident groups, and other city parks and greenspace stewardship activities from across Ohio — and bring back ideas to Cleveland!
First up: Cincinnati Parks Advisory Councils
Last month, Coalition Coordinator Tait visited Cincinnati with the Trust for Public Land team and talked with several resident leaders of Parks Advisory Councils (CPACs). CPACs are groups of neighborhood residents who do park stewardship and programing in a formal partnership with the City of Cincinnati Parks and the Cincinnati Parks Foundation. The city has 36 CPACs with residents organizing in over 40 Cincinnati parks!
Learn more about CPACs at Cincinnati Parks’ website here.
Steering Committee members present at Cuyahoga Valley National Park
📸: Conservancy for CVNP
Coalition Coordinator Tait Ferguson (left) and steering committee member India Hobbs (right) presented at the Conservancy for CVNP’s Low Power Happy Hour last month. Tait and India discussed why CPGC centers residents, equity, and parks – and how we will use the EPA grant to achieve a more equitable parks ecosystem for Cleveland.
Learn more about the Conservancy for CVNP and how to visit Cleveland’s National Park.
October events and opportunities
Cleveland Metroparks Open Houses, Oct 1st, 10th, and 15th, 5:30pm-7pm: Attendees will have the opportunity to learn information about each of the parks and provide input to park staff. A short presentation will take place at 6:00 p.m. and light refreshments will be provided. More info here.
RFQ for Public Art in City Parks, Submission Deadline Oct 13th: The City of Cleveland is requesting qualifications from artists, designers, or teams interested in producing public artwork to accompany the renovation of Forest City Park, Glendale Park, Lake Pool Park, Mercedes Cotner Park, and Orr Park. More info here.
Buckeye-Woodhill 728-foot Mural Unveiling, Friday, Oct 25th, 1pm-2:30pm: Mural artists,LAND Studio, Burten, Bell, Carr Development Inc., and other partners will officially unveil the massive new mural showcasing the history and culture of Buckeye. Join the unveiling at 2500 Woodhill Road, Cleveland, OH 44104.
Impett Park Green Ups, Sundays, 9am-11am: Join Friends of Impett Park next Sunday to help them clean up and improve Impett Park. Work can include litter pick up, mulching, planting, and more! Register here.
Want your resident-focused parks and greenspace event featured here?
Email us: ParksCoalitionCle@gmail.com
