Mill Creek Alliance

We are hiring! Position Development Director, MCA Type Full-time Organization Mill Creek Alliance Location Cincinnati, Ohio Job Summary The Mill Creek Alliance (MCA) Development Director plans, implements, and directs MCA’s philanthropic initiatives to support mission achievement.?Reporting to the Executive Director (ED), and with the guidance of the Board’s Development Committee, the DD collaborates with staff and volunteers to produce resources that sustain and advance the organization and its work. The balance among development activities may vary at times.?Balance and specifics will be determined and may be adjusted by the Development Director and the Executive Director.? More info and how to apply: https://lnkd.in/gdZAKUGb

As we step into 2025, we’re reflecting on an incredible year of progress and impact at Mill Creek Alliance. In 2024, our team worked tirelessly to restore, educate, and inspire through our Restoration, Education, Recreation, and Water Quality Monitoring Program. Our Water Quality Monitoring program safeguards Mill Creek's progress. Our Environmental Education program inspires the next generation of stewards for the creek and its interconnected watershed. Our Recreation program brings a long-missing species back to Mill Creek: people! From paddling and birding to biking, hiking, and fishing, the creek is becoming a vibrant community resource once again. Our Restoration program is steadily repairing and naturalizing the stream and its floodplains. We’re grateful for our passionate team, dedicated volunteers, and amazing partners who made all of this possible. Together, we’ve achieved so much—and the best is yet to come! Here’s to another fantastic year ahead of making a difference for our community and the environment. #NewYear #MillCreekAlliance #Restoration #Conservation #CommunityImpact #Restoration #CleanWater #Watersheds #Community #Students #Cincinnati #Ohio #GreaterCincinnati

Work with MCA's Restoration Program as our next Americorps member! Be part of the larger Ohio River Basin AmeriCorps team to enhance our water quality in southwest Ohio! https://lnkd.in/gWVG9Rt7

Join Mill Creek Alliance for our next season of watershed sampling! Preference will be given to candidates that are able to commit to an entire program cycle, from November 2024 to November 2025! Full job description can be found at: https://lnkd.in/gESfzg72

Our good friends in Lawrenceburg, Indiana are hiring a FT Position. Check out their posting: https://lnkd.in/gcBaY7yy

We are hiring for autumn 2024! Check our website for the most up-to-date information as more than one position is posted, but for now, interested candidates can see one of our positions here: https://shorturl.at/yjCnV More information about Ohio River Basin AmeriCorps can be found here: https://lnkd.in/gWVG9Rt7 Details about the ArchaeoCORPS position through ARI can be found here: https://bit.ly/3WeAOsP

Collaborating with the Urban Appalachian Community Coalition has been utterly fruitful through the past couple of years of working together on creating more STEAM initiatives in the Mill Creek Watershed. Most recently, MCA had the opportunity to join UACC on one of their education professional development retreats and I wanted to take a moment to share the story: UACC Teams Up with Collaborators to Create "The Story of Flow Eco Arts Escape" to Celebrate Home Places:?Area teachers and nonprofit leaders gathered on the morning of June 25th for The Story of Flow--An Eco-Arts Escape for Educators. Held at the Carnegie Center of Columbia Tusculum and co-sponsored by UACC, Originary Arts Initiative, and the Cincinnati Art Museum, this half-day writing and art retreat introduced a creative spin on the themes of migration and home connections. UACC Core member/writer Sherry Cook Stanforth teamed up with visual artist Jody Knoop and Place Keepers apprentices Rachel Kazee and Jaden (Froggie) Leman to bring unique experience to attendees that included a "Postcards from Home" and "Dear Body of Water" project, a memory-inspired nonette writing activity, an urban block eco-tour, and a food foragers tasting table that included honey and white clover cookies, blackberry peach cobbler, apple fritters, and stinging nettle tea. For the final project, attendees joined a Nine Patch quilting circle that featured personal word-images designs and then engaged in a Nine Patch community quilt sharing session. Stanforth and Knoop (who are part of Tangled Roots band) also performed a centuries-old Scots origin tune in order to set the journey and connection theme.? This creative day brimmed with high energy sharing and personal reflection. Program developer Sherry Cook Stanforth hopes to create regular events that?emphasize "authentic communication" and "lifelong curiosity for the stories carried by our neighbors," saying "This was a moment in time where people truly listened and shared with curiosity and respect for each others' presence in the Greater Cincinnati community. I left feeling woven into something very powerful, realizing that what people can make together through honest?storytelling is downright sacred."? Some of the comments offered by attendees included: "...people need connection like this on so many levels," "loved the workshop and getting to know other community members in creative ways and celebrating Appalachia," and "amazingly good vibes." Cincinnati Art Museum's?Associate Director of School-Based Learning Sam Gaier also joined the festivities, distributing take-home art supplies and resources to every attendee. This community-building experience promotes a dynamic portrait of Appalachian heritage held by UACC's mission to cultivate meaningful, creative story-sharing and story-listening experiences inspired by our home place values. (The photo below was taken by UACC Place Keepers apprenticing artist, Froggie Leman.)

Happy trails! Interest in the Mill Creek trail systems, both “blue” (water) and “green” (land) is growing to a critical mass. All around the watershed, bike trail installation is on the rise. The Crown, Cincinnati’s 34-mile urban trail loop, is on the cusp of connecting communities along the Mill Creek Greenway Trail from Northside to the Ohio River along with connecting it to the Triangle Trail in Sharonville, Ohio, connecting Glenwood Gardens, Sharon Woods, and Winton Woods together through an intricate network of pathways! #getoutside #bike #paddle #thingstodoincincinnati

The Village of Woodlawn is hosting an awesome festival on June 19th along the West Fork Mill Creek in Woodlawn, Ohio. Check out this fun, free, and family-friendly Juneteenth celebration! When: June 19, 2023; 10 am-10 pm Where: 10050 Woodlawn Blvd., Cincinnati, OH 45215 What: This one-day event features an indoor basketball competition, outdoor 3 v 3 competitions, musical performances, 65 merchandise vendors, and 6 food vendors. It ends with a 15-20 minute fireworks display. For complete details head to: https://lnkd.in/g3wE5k3r