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Friends of French Park Restoring French Park to a more native state for the benefit of all.

We uncovered this little red cedar when Trail B was cleared 4 years ago. It was just a sapling then. It's good to see it...
08/14/2026

We uncovered this little red cedar when Trail B was cleared 4 years ago. It was just a sapling then. It's good to see it continuing to grow along the trail!

Telling teasel what's up. Thanks to volunteers for removing this invasive biennial from the lower prairie of French Park...
08/14/2026

Telling teasel what's up. Thanks to volunteers for removing this invasive biennial from the lower prairie of French Park! Every year is one step closer to ridding the park of this invasive plant.

You never know what will show up after invasive plants are removed. This area at the top of Trail B was once a dense pat...
08/13/2026

You never know what will show up after invasive plants are removed. This area at the top of Trail B was once a dense patch invasive honeysuckle covered with native grape vine.

Four years later it's full of Tall Ironweed, a native plant that supports a wide variety of bees, butterflies, moths, and other pollinators.

Excited to watch how this area will transform in the next four years!

Maybe the best name for a flower, rattlesnake-master (pictured here) is a perennial in the carrot family. It loves full ...
08/12/2026

Maybe the best name for a flower, rattlesnake-master (pictured here) is a perennial in the carrot family. It loves full šŸŒž and is loved by many native pollinators. šŸ šŸ

It looks like something that belongs in the desert, but is infact native to Ohio. It was historically thought to be more abundant in the state, but is now considered rare in part because of habitat succession.

You can find this truly unique plant on your next visit to the park in the House Prairie along the French House Trail.

Sources for info: ODNR and OSU.

Pictures: Taken at French Park in Aug 2026 along French House Trail.

10 months later! Volunteers spent the winter clearing invasive shrubs from between the Creek Trail and Trail C. The chan...
08/11/2026

10 months later! Volunteers spent the winter clearing invasive shrubs from between the Creek Trail and Trail C. The change is dramaticā€”hikers can now see the creek from much of Trail C.

Even with the opened up views, we know the work's not done.

We'll be back in the area this fall to return native shrubs and trees to the ground. We will work with parks to have the invasive ground covers like wintercreeper & Japanese honeysuckle treated.

Still, it's great to see more sunshine hitting the ground, nurturing the native plants that were hidden underneath. We are excited to see how the area transforms over the next 5 to 10 years!

This 110+ ft tuliptree (aka tulip poplar) growing in a restoration area along Trail B is one the tallest trees in the pa...
08/10/2026

This 110+ ft tuliptree (aka tulip poplar) growing in a restoration area along Trail B is one the tallest trees in the park.

Besides all the benefits big trees like this provide, such as erosion control and habitat for native wildlife, we can't help but wonder if all these saplings growing along the trail aren't in part the work of this tree as well.

Regardless of how they got there, we are glad to have this big tree and all the little ones growing in the park.

It's a beautiful time to walk in the woods. Here are some of the wildflowers we found blooming along the trails (and whe...
08/06/2026

It's a beautiful time to walk in the woods. Here are some of the wildflowers we found blooming along the trails (and where we found them).

Ironweed (Creek Trail)
Daisy Fleabane (Trail C)
American jumpseed (Trail B)
Few-flowered tick trefoil (Creek Trail)

Enjoy your time in the woods this week!

08/05/2026

We ā¤ļø seeing all the butterflies that visit the prairies of French Park, like this fenale Eastern Tiger Swallowtail shown here. What butterflies are you seeing in the park right now?

2022 vs 2026. Four years later the top of Trail B looks a lot different. Instead of a tunnel of invasive honeysuckle cov...
08/04/2026

2022 vs 2026. Four years later the top of Trail B looks a lot different. Instead of a tunnel of invasive honeysuckle covered by native grape you'll find a variety of native wildflowers and trees reclaiming the areaā€”plants like jack-in-the-pulpit, ironweed, and tulip trees. There are still invasive plants to follow-up on and manage, but overall the area is rebounding nicely!

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3012 Section Road
Cincinnati, OH
45236

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