About

Vision
Mission
Goals
Plant Trees
Plant 2 million trees (a tree for everyone in the Greater Cincinnati Tri-State Region!).
Better Manage and Conserve Our Existing Forests
Expand practices that help retain and regenerate trees and forests.
Promote the Many Benefits of Healthy Trees
Increase the awareness of trees and forests; the benefits they provide; why we need them; and the threats they face.
Foster Stewardship among Individuals and Communities
Engage individuals, businesses, organizations, institutions and communities in the stewardship of our region’s trees and forested areas.
Board of Directors
Pat Greeson, President
Natorp’s, Sales Associate
Jodie Zultowsky, Vice President
Biologist
Susan Fox, Treasurer
Landscape Architect and Horticulturalist, retired from Natorp’s
Bruce Koehler, Secretary
OKI Regional Council of Governments, retired Senior Planner
Cheryl Kling, Member-at-large,
Business Owner and Horticulture consultant
Patti Benigni Dold
Regional Manager, Delta Air Lines’ Airport Customer Service – Learning, Central/West Territories (retired)
Lauren Enda
Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist, retired from Federal Service
Liz Fet
Environmental Scientist, and Northern Kentucky Urban and Community Forestry Council Board member
David Gamstetter
Davey Resource Group, retired University of Cincinnati Professor
Sincerrai Gentry
University of Cincinnati Alumna, Environmental Engineer
Dave Gressley
Director of Horticulture, Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum
Travis Miller
OKI Regional Council of Governments, Regional Planning Manager
Kevin O’Dell
Founder/Owner Kendrick & O’Dell Distinctive Garden Solutions
Suzanne Parkey, CPSM
OKI Regional Council of Governments, Senior Digital Communications Strategist
Kris Stone
Boone County Arboretum, Director and Northern Kentucky Urban and Community Forestry Council,
Our Partners
- AA Tree Care
- Algin Furniture
- Amberley Village Environmental Stewardship Committee
- Ammon Nursery
- Arbor Doctor LLC
- Arborjet
- Audubon Miami Valley
- Back Tree Service
- Bloomin’ Garden Centre
- Boone County Arboretum
- Casey’s Outdoor Solutions
- Cianciolo Designscape
- Cincinnati Nature Center
- Cincinnati State
- Cincinnati Zoo and Botancial Garden
- City of Lebanon
- City of Montgomery
- Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati
- Clermont County Soil and Water Conservation District
- Clermont County Park District
- Dan Beard Council of Boy Scouts of America
- Davey Resource Group (a Division of The Davey Tree Expert Company)
- Delhi Township Parks
- Gorman Heritage Farm
- Grailville Granny’s Garden School
- Great Parks of Hamilton County
- GreenStand
- Green Umbrella
- Ground Works Ohio River Valley
- Hamilton County Planning + Development Department
- Hamilton Conservation Corps, LLC
- Holscher Hackman Garden Center
- Kendrick and O’Dell Landscaping
- Kenton County Soil and Water Conservation District
- Lagergren Nursery
- Lefke Tree Experts LLC
- Madison Tree Care and Landscaping
- Mill Creek Yacht Club
- Mt. Healthy Urban Tree Commission
- Natorp’s
- Northern Kentucky Urban and Community Forestry Council
- Ohio Tree Preservation
- Ohio Valley Forestry Fellowship
- OKI / Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments
- Oxbow, Inc.
- Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum
- The Lloyd Library and Museum
- The Nature Conservancy in Ohio
- Urban Canopy Works
- Warren County Soil and Water Conservation District
- White Oak Gardens

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