Ethan, Cultural Trail Horticulture Manager Stormwater planters are an element of outdoor landscape that are often overlooked or misunderstood. In this week’s Lunch and Learn, we dug into the nitty gritty of why stormwater planters are critical to our city’s infrastructure. What are they? Stormwater planters, also called rain gardens or bioswales, are a type […]
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Lunch and Learn Series – Garden Prep Tips
Ethan, Cultural Trail Horticulture Manager This week’s Lunch and Learn covered the basics of Garden Prep. Once the snow melts and the grass peaks out, it’s time to start planning for your garden. However, be careful because freezing temperatures are common throughout April and frost will kill certain plants. However, that doesn’t mean that you […]
Meet the Team: Josh Lowery, Pacers Bikeshare Operations Technician
Meet Josh, an Operations Technician for Pacers Bikeshare! He is responsible for customer service, repairing bikes, and balancing the number of bikes at stations. Favorite Food: Pizza Favorite Hobby: Cycling Favorite TV Show: The Last Kingdom Fun Fact: I broke both of my legs in the 6th grade and was […]
Meet the Team: Ian Duvall, Pacers Bikeshare Operations Technician
Learn more about one of our Operations Technicians, Ian Duvall! He is responsible for bike share customer service, balancing the number of bikes at stations, and maintaining the bikes. Favorite Food: The Sheltonator from Three Carrots Fountain Square Favorite Hobby: Most things music creation, collection, and appreciation. Favorite Movie: V for […]
Meet the Team: Neal Cunningham, Shop Supervisor
Meet Neal Cunningham, our Pacers Bikeshare Shop Supervisor! Neal repairs and maintains our fleet of over 500 bikes! Learn a little more about him here. Favorite Food: Pizza Favorite Hobby: Listening to and playing music Favorite TV Show: The Venture Brothers Fun Fact: I love cartoons. What you Love about […]
Meet the Team: Sarah Frey, Development and Marketing Manager
Meet Sarah Frey, our Development and Marketing Manager. Sarah builds sustainable revenue streams for the Cultural Trail through donor engagement, grants, and corporate sponsorships, among many other tasks! Favorite Food: Burritos, Cheese, Pizza – but not all at the same time. Favorite Hobby: Running, Biking, Swimming – you see where I’m going here? […]
Meet the Team: Jordan Kingdon, Trail Operations Manager
Meet the Cultural Trail’s Operations Manager, Jordan Kingdon. Jordan is in charge of all things regarding operations and maintenance of the Trail, or, in other words, keeping it beautiful! Favorite Food: Pizza Favorite Hobby: Riding bikes, camping, and combining the two. Favorite Book: 1984 by George Orwell Fun Fact: I […]
Meet the Team: Ethan Hochstein, Horticulture Manager
Meet Ethan Hochstein, our Horticulture Manager. Ethan manages the 5 acres of gardens along the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, including the plants, trees, soil, and irrigation. If you’re interested in helping, we have garden volunteer opportunities available! Get to know Ethan below, and give him a wave next time you see him out planting or […]
Fast Facts about Cultural Trail Irrigation!
Ethan, Cultural Trail Horticulture Manager Ten Fast Facts about The Cultural Trail’s Irrigation system All 5 acres of gardens along the Trail are watered with drip tube irrigation. That covers the entire Trail. Each hole in the drip tube emits 0.26 gallons per hour, no matter the water pressure. Just like a home, the water […]
Why are there still leaves on the Trail?
Ethan, Cultural Trail Horticulture Manager I am aware of the leaves, I am not above raking the leaves, I am not even too lazy to rake the leaves. Here are 5 reasons there are leaves are on the trail: What’s the rush? We all look forward to different parts of the year. A good snow […]