Partners For the Environment

🏆 Who deserves recognition for making our region a better place?

The Greater Dayton Partners for the Environment is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Partner of the Year Awards!

We're looking for individuals, organizations, and communities that are making a real difference in protecting, preserving, and restoring the environmental and agricultural resources of the Great Miami River and Little Miami River watersheds.

Award Categories:
🌿 Partner of the Year (Organization)
🌿 Individual of the Year
🌿 Sustainable Community of the Year
🌿 Lifetime Achievement Award

Know someone who has demonstrated leadership, innovation, collaboration, or inspired others to take action? Nominate them today!

📅 Nominations are due June 30, 2026.
🏆 Award winners will be honored at the Fall Awards Celebration on September 30 at Learning Tree Farm.

To nominate yourself or someone else, contact us.

Help us recognize the environmental champions who make our communities stronger, healthier, and more sustainable.

🌎 Are you ready to make a difference in your community?

Applications are now open for the 2026-2027 Environmental Leaders Program, a unique 12-month experience designed to help passionate individuals develop the skills, connections, and confidence needed to address today’s environmental challenges and shape a more sustainable future.

Through monthly sessions with regional experts, networking opportunities, mentorship, and access to the Cincinnati Nature Center's Ripple Effect curriculum, participants will gain practical leadership tools while building relationships with others committed to positive change.

Whether you work in the environmental field, serve your community, or simply want to make a greater impact, this program can help you turn your passion into action.

📅 Applications are due July 15, 2026.

Know someone who would be a great fit? Tag them below or share this post!

Don't miss out! Join us for an evening of Nature & Networking 🌺

📅 Thursday, April 30
🕠 5:30–7:30 PM
📍 Aullwood Farm, 9101 Frederick Pike, Dayton, OH
We’ll kick things off with casual networking, drinks, and light refreshments, followed by an optional guided hike led by Aullwood’s staff naturalist and educator, Sam Romeo.
✨ FREE to attend
🥂 Drinks + snacks provided
🥾 Optional guided hike
Please RSVP to help us plan for food and drinks:
https://forms.gle/MKn5HEcKv6AiPGEg8

Join us for a relaxed evening of connection and nature 🌿

Nature & Networking with Partners for the Environment

📅 Thursday, April 30
🕠 5:30–7:30 PM
📍 Aullwood Farm, 9101 Frederick Pike, Dayton

We’ll kick things off with casual networking, drinks, and light refreshments, followed by an optional guided hike led by Aullwood’s staff naturalist and educator, Sam Romeo.

✨ FREE to attend
🥂 Drinks + snacks provided
🥾 Optional guided hike

Please RSVP to help us plan for food and drinks:
https://forms.gle/MKn5HEcKv6AiPGEg8

🍺🌼 Mark your calendars for Suds & Buds! Join us on Thursday, October 15 for an evening of good food, great company, and a shared passion for protecting our region's environment! We're teaming up with Fifth Street Brewpub to raise funds for a more sustainable future. A portion of the evening's proceeds will go to support the Partners for the Environment! Stay tuned for more details!

Groundwater Awareness Week is a great reminder of why protecting our region’s groundwater is so important.

🌱 Yesterday, our Partners enjoyed an inspiring and educational day, as we participated in a thought-provoking, interactive training on Energizing Your Partnerships and Networks led by the Institute for Conservation Leadership (ICL).

Thank you to Joy Jackson, Vice President with ICL, for facilitating such an engaging session and helping participants build the skills needed to lead productive collaborations and create meaningful networks. 🤝

📚 We are also incredibly grateful to Aullwood Farm for sharing their beautiful meeting space with us. We look forward to putting these lessons into practice as we continue advancing conservation and sustainability across the Dayton region!

⏳ Less than one week until the Energize Your Partnerships and Networks in-person training. Secure your spot before they are all gone! You won’t want to miss this opportunity to learn from the experts at Institute for Conservation Leadership.

🎟 FREE registration for members of Partners for the Environment.

🌾Passionate about preserving our region's wetlands and natural areas? Apply for a position with one of our incredible Partners, B-W Greenway Community Land Trust!

🔔Our training with Institute for Conservation Leadership is less than 2 weeks away! Don't miss this opportunity to learn strategies to strengthen your partnerships and networks. Secure your spot before it is too late!

🤝FREE for Partners for the Environment Members: https://tinyurl.com/msxacep7