CINCINNATI PARKS ANNUAL REPORT 2017 - 2018 Burnet Woods
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CINCINNATI PARKS ANNUAL REPORT 2017 - 2018 Burnet Woods Washington Park Cincinnati Parks C.A.R.E.S.! Creating economic impacts Advancing conservation Rejuvenating health & wellness Enhancing quality of life Sustaining social equity Smale Family Fun Day Krohn Conservatory Photo By: Sue Kuhr TABLE OF CONTENTS Message from the Board 4 Ohio River Flood Impact 22-24 Organization Chart 5 Park Spotlight 25 Connect with Us 6 Urban Forestry 26-28 Awards & Accolades 7 Volunteer Spotlight 29 Social Networks 8-9 Krohn Conservatory 30-31 Explore Nature! 10-12 Volunteers Rock! 34-35 Park & Program Spotlight 13-14 Carol Ann's Carousel 36 Staff Spotlight 15 Maintenance Cost Centers 37-39 Park Planning 16-19 Seasongood Pavilion Explore Nature! Art Camp Smale Mind & Body Series PG 4-5 MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD On behalf of the Cincinnati Park Board of Commissioners, we are proud to share the many successes allowing us to strengthen, main- tain and improve Cincinnati Parks during Fiscal Year 2018. As you will see, this work is only possible thanks to the dedicated staff, the strong support from Mayor John Cranley, Cincinnati City Council, the City of Cincinnati, the Cincinnati Parks Foundation, all of our community partners, private donors, and the countless volunteers who are responsible for so much of what we do. Ultimately though, any success we experience is powered by the thousands of people who visit our parks and love and appreciate all they have to offer. As an organization we are devoted to utilizing our precious park spaces to build better lives and a better community, through our fundamental pillars highlighted throughout this report, Cincinnati BRAD LINDNER JAMES GOETZ Parks C.A.R.E.S. This means that driving everything we do we President Vice President remain committed to Creating economic impacts, Advancing conservation, Rejuvenating health and wellness, Enhancing quality of life, and achieving it all through Social equity. I welcome you to take a few moments to review and celebrate our successes. You will see we have renovated parks, added features and broken ground on several improvement projects. We have also exposed thousands of children of all ages to the wonders of the great outdoors, protected and maintained green assets, and welcomed hundreds of thousands to our new Riverfront attractions and Krohn Conservatory. Cincinnati Parks’ future is bright. Your continued interest and support is crucial to our continued success. Thank you. - Brad Lindner SUSAN F. CASTELLINI KEVIN FLYNN LINDA LEE THOMAS Board Chair, Cincinnati Park Board of Commissioners Did you know we have... 70 NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS Cincinnati Parks Organization Tree Warder Riverfront Parks Marketing Nursery East District Customer Operations Communications Services Fund Tracking/ Downtown Management Explore Nature! Area Parks Procurement Programs Fleet Property Trail Management Transactions Construction/ Maintenance Krohn Personnel Conservatory IT Services Actions Natural Resource Carol Training Management Project/ Administrative Ann’s Capital Construction Services Carousel Improvement Management Contract Risk Budgeting Management Management Reservations & Fees Budget West District Planning Special Event Volunteer Payroll Program Operations & Design Services Facility Coordination/ Support Management Management Storehouse Financial Management Riverfront & Services Master Business Human Planning Planning, Design, Services Downtown Area Resources Operations & & Facilities Maintenance Director of Parks Parks Foundation Board of Park Commissioners Urban Forestry Board Mayor of Cincinnati Park Advisory Councils Citizens of Cincinnati PG 6-7 CONNECT WITH US! DIRECTOR OF PARKS KROHN CONSERVATORY Wade A. Walcutt 513-352-4079 Andrea Schepmann 513-352-4080 PLANNING & DESIGN PARK ADVISORY COUNCILS Steve Schuckman 513-475-9600 513-357-2604 BUSINESS SERVICES FACILITY RENTALS & QUESTIONS Rocky Merz 513-357-2619 Visit www.cincinnatiparks.com for 24/7 booking access OPERATIONS & NATURAL RESOURCES SPECIAL EVENTS & SPECIAL USE PERMITS Dave Gamstetter 513-861-9070 Lou Sand 513-352-6180 RIVERFRONT PARKS PREMIER PARK EVENTS 513-221-2610 Jenny Mobley 513-352-6180 Event Rentals for: Krohn Conservatory, French House, CAROL ANN’S CAROUSEL Gibson House, Ault Park Pavilion, Alms Park Pavilion, Tashae Watkins 513-381-3756 Berry Pavilion, Mt. Echo Pavilion, Maple Ridge Lodge, CENTRAL DISTRICT PARKS The Anderson Pavilion, and Oak Ridge Lodge Dave Boutelle 513-961-1800 STREET TREES & TRAILS EAST DISTRICT PARKS Jim Godby 513-861-9070 Jim Burkhardt 513-321-8439 URBAN FORESTRY EXPLORE NATURE! & NATURE CAMPS Robin Hunt 513-861-9070 Jennifer Harten 513-321-6070 VOLUNTEER WITH US! FINANCIAL SERVICES Christyl Johnson-Roberts 513-321-6070 Anna Cochran 513-357-2608 WEST DISTRICT PARKS GREENSPACES AND GATEWAYS Larry Parker 513-251-8728 Ann Uhlman 513-861-9070 We're an energized team who values keeping Cincinnati's parks clean, beautiful, reliable, enriching, green, and safe. To do this, we need the best people who connect with our mission, vision, value innovation and collaboration. AWARDS & ACCOLADES THE TRUST FOR Cincinnati Parks received recognition as the 7th best park system in PUBLIC LAND the nation from Trust for Public Land. The ranking is based on how many residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park, park size, park investment and the inclusion of popular amenities like dog parks, playgrounds and recreation centers. 2018 Tree City USA Recognition TH ARBOR DAY To qualify as a Tree City USA community, a town or city must meet FOUNDATION four standards established by the Arbor Day Foundation and the BEST PARK SYSTEM National Association of State Foresters. The Cincinnati Parks is proud to have received Tree City USA recognition for 35 years! 7 IN THE Best Park in Ohio - Washington Park NATION MONEY MONEY, a part of Time.com listed the best park in each state & BEST PARK named Washington Park Ohio's top stop! 2017 Best of Day Camps - Explore Nature! Day Camps IN OHIO CINCINNATI 2017 Best of Local Parks - Smale Riverfront Park FAMILY MAGAZINE TREE CITY USA Readers participate and vote in an annual Best of Parenting Awards for Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. GROWTH SMALE RIVERFRONT Accredation is given after passing rigorous standards for PARK ARBORETUM maintaing properly labeled and inventoried plant collection of over 81 AWARD ACCREDITATION species of trees and shrubs. The Morton Arboretum's ArbNet Accreditation Program is in cooperation with the American Public BEST IN CINCY Gardens Associate and Botanic Gardens Conservation International. 2018 Tree City USA Recognition - Growth Award ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION The Tree City USA Growth Award is given by the Arbor Day Founda- tion to recognize higher levels of tree care by participating Tree City USA communities. The Growth Award highlights innovative programs and projects as well as increased commitment of resources for urban YEARS forestry. TREE CITY USA RECOGNITION CITY BEAT 2018 Urban Life Best of Cincinnati Winner 35 Cincinnati Parks won Best City Park, Best Playground, Best Scenic Overlook and Best Jogging Route PG 8-9 57,085 30,796 6,289 703,320 FOLLOWERS FOLLOWERS FOLLOWERS PAGE VIEWS SOCIAL AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS ALLOW US TO INTERACT DIRECTLY WITH THE PUBLIC USING #CINCYPARKS PG 10-11 REJUVANTING HEALTH & WELLNESS REPRESENTS 100 ADULTS REPRESENTS 100 CHILDREN 9,778 CHILDREN & 1,233 ADULTS Since the 1930’s, Cincinnati Park Board has provided quality educational programming at five nature centers, neighborhood parks and EXPLOREDpreserves, and diverseNATURE! community sites. These AT year-round 270 programs, SCHOOL events and activities PROGRAMS are offered from Pre-K to senior citizens on a wide variety of topics that stimulate interest in appreciating and learning about our wonderful natural resources in Cincinnati. From Throughout the schooltapping year, educators maple have trees, a large to varietythe stars of engaging and beyond, programs we at fourengage Nature our guestsprograms in discovering and can customize the natural them to meet world each around educator’s them. need. Lesson plans presented at Centers, neighborhood parks or their school. Using objectives from the national curriculum Nature Centers and in parks include an investigative hike, sharing the history of Cincinnati’s famous standards with experiential learning, our professional Naturalist staff create quality educational fossils, local documented underground railroad routes, tapping trees for maple sugaring and viewing the constellations in the Wolff Planetarium. REJUVANTING HEALTH & WELLNESS EXPLORE NATURE! OUTDOOR PLAY Butterfly Show Homeschool Program BENEFITS KIDS Spending time outdoors is great for making memories but did you know that it is also good for a child’s development? Kids who learn and play outdoors are physically and mentally healthi- er. Research studies over the last decade have confirmed that kids that learn and play outdoors: • Build physical strength. Active unstructured play helps them keep body parts moving while having fun. • Perform better in school. Functions such as working cooperatively and problem solving are all improved with time Summer Camp spent outside. • Are more creative. Nature is a source for inspiration and fostering imagination. • Have higher self-esteem. Experiencing challenges and testing assumptions to build confidence. • Have good self-discipline. Spending time in nature can help children slow down, consider their options and make direct cause and effect connections. Summer Camp WHAT IS EXPLORE NATURE!? The Cincinnati Park