An Earth Day Celebration

Protect Your Wild

Volunteers help clean the area around Winton Lake at the Protect Your Wild event

Thank you to our guests, participants and sponsors in 2024! Check back soon for 2025 dates and information.

Join us at Winton Woods Harbor on Saturday, April 20 for a celebratory day of volunteering, eco-education, and family-friendly fun!

The second annual Great Parks Protect Your Wild will begin at 9 a.m. with a large-scale volunteer effort to clean the area around the lake at Winton Woods. Volunteers for the cleanup will receive exclusive giveaway items as a thank-you for their contributions.

At 11 a.m., the Earth Day celebration begins at Winton Harbor featuring booths from environmental groups, local vendors selling sustainable or homemade products, food trucks, games, and more!

When

April 20, 2024
9 a.m. - noon | Winton Lake Cleanup
11 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Earth Day Celebration

Where

Winton Woods Harbor
10245 Winton Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45231

  • Exhibitors/Organizations
    • Cincinnati Reuse & Recycling Hub
    • Rumpke – Touch-a-Truck
    • Hamilton Co. Soil & Water
    • Cohen
    • Cincinnati Public Library
    • Hamilton County ReSource
    • Oxbow
    • Junk King – Touch-a-Truck
    • Drive Electric Cincinnati – Ride & Drive opportunity
    • Cardinal Land Conservancy
    • Sierra Club MiamiM
    • Groundwork Ohio River Valley
    • Solid Waste Caucus
    • Miami University - Graduate Student
    • Hamilton County ReSource- Wasted Food Stops With Us! (Cooking Demo & Q/A)

  • Vendors
    • Moses' Masons
    • Fiber and Fronds
    • Rebrews
    • Dragonfly Wood and Crystals
    • A Very Vine Creation
    • Mankai Teas LLC
    • The Happy Goundhog Studio
    • Summer Rain Collective
    • Conscious Seed
    • Sunburst Valley Alpacas
    • Emily Cooper Creations
    • Happy Belly Bakery
    • Two Guys and an Oven
    • Tony’s Nature Trinkets
    • Sunburst Ridge Farm
    • Rustic Suds

  • Food Trucks
    • Nacho Average Taco Cart
    • Jill's Mobile Kitchen

  • Great Parks Education Stations & Activities

    • Conservation Photobooth
    • Container Gardening
    • Animal Encounter
    • Conservation Station
    • Native Plantings
    • Lawncare for the Birds
    • Upcycled Bird Feeder Craft
    • Lawn Games & Chalk Art
    • Half-price rental on non-motorized boats at the Boathouse

  • Live Entertainment

    Katie Pritchard – Acoustic Performance

  • Get Involved

    Great Parks welcomes inquiries to participate in or sponsor Signature Events.

    For sponsorship opportunities, contact LeAnne Anklan, Director of Donor Engagement, at lanklan@greatparks.org or by calling 513-728-4517.

    For businesses interested in selling products, complete the Vendor Application Form.

    For organizations interested in hosting an information or activity booth, complete the Exhibitor Application Form.

    For restaurants and food trucks interested in selling food, complete the Food Vendor Application Form.