Cincinnati Parks is launching a major forest restoration project at French Park backed by a $1.8 million anonymous donation.
The five-year effort is being described as the city’s largest forest renewal initiative since the creation and reforestation of Mount Airy Forest in the 1930s.
Cincinnati forest restoration targets 228 acres
The forest restoration project will…
Spotted lanternflies are appearing in large numbers across Greater Cincinnati as the invasive insects enter the egg-laying season.
They are now common across the Cincinnati area, and experts are urging residents to kill adults and nymphs and remove egg masses before they hatch next spring.
The invasive pest has spread throughout Ohio since it was…


