Green Columbus is a volunteer-driven nonprofit organization based in Central Ohio that focuses on sustainability, community engagement, and environmental resilience. Its core activities and initiatives include tree planting & care, tree canopy expansion, community forums, and environmental action. Every year, Green Columbus celebrates Earth Month by bringing volunteers together to make a difference in Central Ohio’s environment. It facilitates service sites across the region, each hosted and led by volunteers. After a month filled with tree plantings, litter cleanups, mulch distribution, and community gardening, we wrap up with the Earth Day Columbus Celebration. This free, family-friendly, zero-waste event offers fun activities and opportunities to learn more about and support a greener Central Ohio community. The event will be held this year at the Scioto Audubon MetroPark on Sunday, April 26.
Month: January 2026
Columbus Chapter of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby
CCL is a nonprofit, nonpartisan grassroots advocacy group for climate change action. We exist to create political will for climate change solutions by enabling individuals to exercise their personal and political power.
Kroger Community Rewards
Kroger Community Rewards is a charitable giving program that allows Kroger customers to support local non-profit organizations through their everyday grocery shopping. Once a customer links their Kroger Shopper’s Card to a specific organization, Kroger donates a percentage of their spending to that charity at no additional cost to the customer.
Spotlight on COhatch Columbus
COhatch Columbus offers coworking & office space. Members can access shared desks or rent private offices ranging from single-person units to larger team suites. It also provides meeting & event spaces, including professional conference rooms with tech setups and large event venues.
Should You Donate Your Old Clothes?
This sounds like an easy decision to make. Don’t just throw them out so they end up in the landfill, donate them so other people can wear them! There may be more to it than that. First, some statistics. According to the US EPA, Americans generate 17 million tons of […]
Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
“Reduce, Reuse, Recycle is the long-time mantra of wise waste management. They are prioritized as Reduce (create less waste), then Reduce (find new uses for items), and finally Recycle (process materials into new products).
Save Ohio Parks and Wildlife Areas
Guest Blog by Cathy Cowan Becker Ohio is blessed with 76 state parks and over 750,000 acres of wildlife land managed by the Department of Natural Resources. You’ve likely visited some of them – Ohioans absolutely love their state parks. In a highly industrialized state, our parks and wildlife areas […]
Tree of the Month, January 2026
Osage Orange, Hedge Apple, Horse Apple, Bow Wood, Bodark (Maclura pomifera) “Horse-high, bull-strong, hog-tight”. That’s how Hedge Apple fences were described a century or so ago. With their strong wood, low growth, and sharp thorns, countless thousands of miles of Osage Orange fence rows were planted across the country by […]

