City of Cincinnati - OEQ - Training/Education

Backyard Composting Hamilton County Environmental Services

Link to composting information: www.hcdoes.org/swmd/residents/yardwaste/ywcompost.html

Link to printable composting Brochure: “Backyard Composting— A Beginner’s Guide”

EcoDriving™ Practices

Subtle changes in driving habits can produce significant benefits, such as saving money at the gas pump and reducing CO2 emissions.

EcoDriving™ Quick tips: http://www.ecodrivingusa.com/files/EcoDriving_Tips.pdf

EcoDriving™ Manual: http://www.ecodrivingusa.com/files/EcoDriving_Manual.pdf

Be An EcoDriver-Video: http://www.ecodrivingusa.com/#/be-an-ecodriver/

Greater Cincinnati Environmental Educators (GCEE)

The GCEE is an umbrella organization composed of environmental education organizations and parks. GCEE promotes environmental education resources available to teachers throughout Greater Cincinnati. They also facilitate interaction and collaboration among environmental educator professionals and provide outreach and training to classroom teachers. For more information on the GCEE go to www.gcenvironmentaleducators.org/index.html

Imago’s mission is to foster a deeper harmony with Earth by providing educational experiences, creating opportunities for discussion and community building, and conserving natural areas. Imago offers a variety of Education programs for people who want to learn more about natural history, the environment and sustainable living. Their education programs span the ages from toddlers and preschoolers to adults. Imago feature education programs are based at our Earth Center, 16-acre nature preserve where they lead hands-on education hikes for over 8,000 schools and scouts each year.

These lectures series are held in the Schiff Family Conference Center in the Cintas Center and are FREE and open to the public. Speakers will offer reflections on various issues associated with sustaining human life through food production. For more information visit http://www.xavier.edu/ers/Lecture-Series.cfm email frickman@xavier.edu or call 513-745-3026