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Columbus Department of Neighborhoods

Did you know that 52% of all litter is found in our waterways? This litter harms wildlife, pollute our water, and make our waterways unsightly. Byvolunteering to clean up the Scioto River, you can help make a difference in community.

Join us on Sunday, September 21 at 10am to clean up the Scioto River at the annual Scioto Sweep! Keep Columbus Beautiful, in partnership with Green Columbus and the Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks, is calling on all volunteers to take care of our environment.

We will have all the supplies you need including gloves, trash bags, and litter grabbers. You can choose from 3 different locations including Scioto Audubon Metro Park located at 400 W. Whittier Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215. Register here!

Be sure to wear closed-toe shoes. You may also want long pants if you plan to walk into the brush. Volunteers under the age…

Our 5th Annual Seed Collection Event

We’re Back for Year Five — and Growing Stronger!

We started growing our first 4-packs of prairie plants during winter of 2018. By the end of summer 2019, CGS had the bones of an amazing native garden filled with wildflowers and grasses. We waited another year to let everything grow strong and begin creating their progeny: SEEDS!

The growth of our meadow/prairie plants over the past several years has been astonishing. Coneflowers, asters, and wild quinine have spread throughout the beds. Native grasses grow from 6 inches to over 6 feet tall each year. Milkweed and beebalm throw raucous parties.

Some of the plants you can harvest include coneflowers, asters, boneset, milkweed, Joe Pye weed, beebalm, and penstemon. Native grasses include little and big bluestem, side oats grama grass, yellow (Indian) grass, and switch grass. We have too…

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/sun-day-columbus/ 

In honor of Sun Day, Third Act Ohio and Save Ohio Parks will co-host an information session and community celebration at Corban Commons, an affordable senior living center in Columbus that recently added a large rooftop and groundmount solar array.

The event will feature speakers on different Ohio-specific solar challenges and opportunities, including the potential for industrial-scale solar, agrivoltaics, and community solar legislation.  In addition, local environmental groups will highlight opportunities to get involved, children can participate in art activities, and snacks will be provided.  

Sun Day is a Global Day of Action on September 21, 2025, celebrating the unstoppable rise of clean energy and the…

https://www.greencbus.org/freetrees

This fall, Green Columbus will be hosting its 7th annual tree giveaway in an effort to increase the urban forest of Columbus. We will be hosting three free tree giveaways to distribute hundreds of 3-gallon native trees to Columbus residents. Residents can choose from a variety of species — red oak, tulip poplar, red maple, black cherry, and sycamore — all of which are native to Ohio and support native plants and animals. Trees are grown in our tree nursery in Linden, Ohio.

https://www.greencbus.org/freetrees

This fall, Green Columbus will be hosting its 7th annual tree giveaway in an effort to increase the urban forest of Columbus. We will be hosting three free tree giveaways to distribute hundreds of 3-gallon native trees to Columbus residents. Residents can choose from a variety of species — red oak, tulip poplar, red maple, black cherry, and sycamore — all of which are native to Ohio and support native plants and animals. Trees are grown in our tree nursery in Linden, Ohio.

https://www.sustainablewesterville.org/repair-cafe

https://www.greencbus.org/freetrees

This fall, Green Columbus will be hosting its 7th annual tree giveaway in an effort to increase the urban forest of Columbus. We will be hosting three free tree giveaways to distribute hundreds of 3-gallon native trees to Columbus residents. Residents can choose from a variety of species — red oak, tulip poplar, red maple, black cherry, and sycamore — all of which are native to Ohio and support native plants and animals. Trees are grown in our tree nursery in Linden, Ohio.