Treeforestation at Walnut Hills High School

Our Treeforestation project at Walnut Hills High School is a 10-acre forest adjacent to the school, now an official Cincinnati Park known as Walnut Woods of Evanston. The project is a partnership between the Civic Garden Center, Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati Parks (which owns the site) and the Evanston Community Council. Since the CGC got involved in 2019, we have worked with students and volunteers to remove large numbers of invasive plants and turn the site into a usable outdoor educational space for the school and the larger community.

2021 Restoration Report

  • 5,640 total volunteer hours

  • 3,000 feet of trails built

  • 2,000 trees grown and planted

  • 1,300 pollinator plants installed

  • Over 800 unique students and volunteers involved

  • $43,000 raised through grants and individual donors

Site Map

Walnut Woods of Evanston is a public park, open to visitors every day of the week dawn until dusk.

Get Involved

The best way to find out what we’re doing on the conservation front is to register as a CGC volunteer and sign up for our Conservation Team. We’ll be sure to keep you in the loop!