Warren County Environmental Forum

02/15/2024

We need YOU! Each year, we sell thousands of tree seedlings during an annual sale, which means we have many orders that need to be prepared. We need help separating orders and heeling-in seedlings in compost to get them ready to re-forest our county!

Volunteer shifts are 3 hours long. Sign up for one or more! Lunch provided for all volunteers each day between 11a and 12p noon

March 18th: 8a-11a & 12p - 3p
March 19th: 8a-11a & 12p - 3p
March 20th: 8a-11a & 12p - 3p

Interested in volunteering to help prep tree seedlings? Please contact Conservation Program Specialist Cindy Meyer at [email protected] with your availability!

02/13/2024

Registration is OPEN! The full program with session descriptions is on the event page. Please spread the word that field trips and workshops have a participant limit. Get registered early!!

https://eeco.wildapricot.org/sys/website/system-pages/?pageId=1786255

11/16/2023

This is a really neat use for recycled plastic bags!

Westlake chemical industry company LyondellBasell announced the completion of an asphalt parking lot project, which was paved by reusing 520,000 plastic retail bags.

11/13/2023

It's peak celebration time - this doesn't mean you have to be wasteful! See below for some great ways to celebrate sustainably!

10/11/2023

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0445A4AA2FABF58-10th
If anyone is available to volunteer for Lebanon's Oktoberfest this weekend, they could really use some extra hands!! The profits from the festival help support the Miller Ecological Park in Lebanon, Ohio!

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

09/15/2023

We are excited to officially announce the creation of the Urban Conservation Learning Lab!! This is a project spearheaded by the Warren County Soil & Water Conservation District - it will be housed on land owned by the Warren County Foundation in downtown Lebanon.
This Learning Lab will be the home of 7 different stations that provide real examples of environmentally friendly actions homeowners in any landscape can take, from rain gardens to composting to turf alternatives. We would love everyone to come out on October 14th to the ribbon cutting ceremony!

06/02/2023

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/business/energy-environment/norway-electric-vehicles.html?campaign_id=190&emc=edit_ufn_20230601&instance_id=93987&nl=from-the-times®i_id=101482533&segment_id=134454&te=1&user_id=417547c16ee4654b60ded6c3a9407a55

About 80 percent of new cars sold in Norway are battery-powered. As a result, the air is cleaner, the streets are quieter and the grid hasn’t collapsed. But problems with unreliable chargers persist.

06/02/2023

Join us June 10th for Riverfest at Washington Mill Park! The Corndrinkers will be kicking off the event with some bluegrass music at noon! This will be followed by a science presentation hosted by Mister C. The Ohio School of Falconry will be be up next sharing about Raptors and the River. Lastly, the Little Miami Watershed Network will be discussing the importance of the Little Miami River. Hope to see you there!

04/27/2023

It’s great to see the community coming together to help the earth!

04/26/2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4lonPPuGG4

Watch Molly Conley and Erin Hawk on The City Show (for Lebanon, Ohio) promoting WCEF and a new project happening in Lebanon!

The City Show - April 24th 2023

04/06/2023

Make environmentally friendly choices this Easter!

With Easter right around the corner, remember that plastic Easter basket grass (left) lasts forever in the environment, often ending up in bird's nests and our waterways. Opt for the crinkled paper version (right). It eventually biodegrades and is much safer. Or even better, make your own re-purposed paper Easter grass so you can skip the plastic packaging all together! 🐰🐣🌱