In honor of Pride Month, we’re highlighting local individuals who have a love for the outdoors. Julie Cole used her imagination in the outdoors as a kid. As she got older, she wanted to give back to help conserve and preserve outdoor spaces that brought her joy when she was younger.

Join us in keeping a nature journal throughout 2021. This is your journal, something to help you connect to the natural world around you and make discoveries along the way. Don’t worry, we will give you a new prompt here regularly!

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting local Ohio women who work in the field of conservation. It can be often difficult to imagine that the buildings that line our city streets were once trees. At the heart of Sophie Revis’ work is restoration and connection. Revis works to restore natural elements in urban communities to connect residents with the outdoors.

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting local Ohio women who work in the field of conservation. As the Natural Resources Manager for Cincinnati Parks, Crystal Courtney knows there is natural beauty all around us that’s worth preserving. You just have to know where to look! Courtney shares with us how preserving nature is a gift for future generations.

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting local Ohio women who work in the field of conservation. Jenny Gulick recognized connections in nature early on in life. She followed her passion and turned it into a career of forestry where she takes on the difficult task of bringing a connection to nature to urban environments.

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting local Ohio women who work in the field of conservation. As the “first lady of water,” Cathy Bernardino Bailey’s love for water dates back to her first job out of college. Now, as the director of Greater Cincinnati Water Works, Bailey works to ensure our water sources are protected.

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting local Ohio women who work in the field of conservation. Dr. Rama Kasturi has been walking in parks in Cincinnati almost every day for the past 25 years. When a plan for development threatened her favorite park. Dr. Kasturi knew she had to take action.

In the midst of the pandemic, people have been looking for ways to get outside and enjoy nature now more than ever. For Katrina Rugless and her family, park visits in 2020 were places of escape and restoration.