Monarch Butterfly

A Gardner’s Butterflies

There are the butterflies we plan for in our gardens. We carefully select plants that will attract our favorite butterflies, such as Monarchs and wait with excited anticipation for their arrival. Then there are the butterflies we get in the pit of our stomach when we have been away from...

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Ault Park Valley Stream Trail

Valley Trail Stream Restoration

The Cincinnati Park Board in partnership with the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati (MSD) and the Hamilton County Soil & Water Conservation District, undertook a stream restoration project in Ault Park. The project “day – lighted” collected storm water that previously was routed underground in the combined storm water...

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Interview with Artist Holly Schapker

Ida May and Levi Addison Ault surely knew the allure of the quiet natural space in what would become Ault Park following their gift of the original 142 acre tract of land to the City of Cincinnati in 1911. On May 2nd, the Ault Park Advisory Council (APAC) is proud to...

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