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Bee City USA: Saving Bees One Community at a Time

Written by Noor Alhomsi, Digital Management Coordinator for Keep Texas Beautiful  Bees are keystone species in essentially every ecosystem on earth, enabling the reproduction of over 85% of all flowering plants and 67% of agricultural crops. They transfer pollen between flowers, enabling the incredible diversity of plants on our planet…
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June 22, 2022
Recognition

Mentor of the Month: Michael Rosales

Written by Sara Walters, Programs Manager at Keep Texas Beautiful Michael Rosales is the Community Outreach Coordinator for the City of Andrews and serves as the President and Affiliate Coordinator for Keep Andrews Beautiful. Michael is newer to working on the operational side of nonprofits but has expertise in taking a struggling…
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June 21, 2022
Programs

Tour Austin’s Famous Bat Bridge with KTB!

This post was written by Noor Alhomsi, Digital Marketing Coordinator for Keep Texas Beautiful  Every year, nearly 1.5 million Brazilian free-tailed bats migrate to Austin roosting between the beams of the Congress Ave bridge. As evening falls, a spectacular sight can be seen as the bats emerge en masse to hunt. The columns of…
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June 7, 2022
RecognitionRecycling

Mentor of the Month: Kim Casey

Kim Casey is the Executive Director of Keep Longview Beautiful. Keep Longview Beautiful is a 501(c)(3) organization run by Kim and 25 volunteer Directors.As the only employee of Keep Longview Beautiful, Kim is involved in every part of the organization's work. Keep Longview Beautiful is a busy community organization, so…
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May 18, 2022
Beautify Texas Awards

Beautify Texas Awards – 2022 Individual Winners

Congratulations to our 2022 winners for the Beautify Texas Awards!  These outstanding individuals will be honored at the BTA Luncheon during our 55th Annual KTB Conference in June.  We hope you will join us in Austin to celebrate! Read on to learn more about these amazing Texans that work hard every day to keep…
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April 21, 2022
Affiliate

Mentor of the Month: Vicki Gist

Did you know that all Keep Texas Beautiful provisional and official affiliates have access to an Affiliate Mentor? Keep Texas Beautiful started the affiliate mentor program back in 2018 as a way to help meet the needs of the nearly 300 affiliates across the state. The program aims to provide guidance…
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April 6, 2022
AffiliateRecognition

Mentor of the Month: Tanya Gray

Tanya Gray is the former Executive Director for Keep Temple Beautiful. She served in the non-profit sector as an advocate, community builder and organizer for over 20 years with over 15 years of experience in economic, community and business development. Tanya developed programs in MS and TX. Before moving to Fort Hood,…
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April 1, 2022
HistoryRecognition

Women’s History Month: Ruthe Jackson

Written by Elizabeth Early, Communications-Programs Intern Keep Texas Beautiful has a long legacy of extraordinary and innovative women. This Women's History Month, we want to celebrate the contributions that women have made to Keep Texas Beautiful's mission. At Keep Texas Beautiful, we believe that the conservation and beautification movements need…
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March 30, 2022
Programs

Keep Texas Birds Safe this Migration Season

Written by Elizabeth Early, Communications-Programs Intern for Keep Texas Beautiful  From March 1st to June 15th, nearly two billion birds will fly through Texas on their migratory paths. When these birds travel through our cities and rural areas, bright artificial lights at night attract and disorient them which can result…
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March 11, 2022
AffiliateRecognition

Affiliate of the Month: Keep Woodway Beautiful

Written by Kasia Redden, Administrative Assistant for the City of Woodway. Kasia took the lead in renewing Keep Woodway Beautiful's partnership status with Keep Texas Beautiful. KWB had been on probation for the last couple of years, but this year they worked hard and achieved a Silver Star status with KTB. Kasia has the intention…
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January 27, 2022
Affiliate

Mentor of the Month: Chris Lash

Written by Sara Walters, Program Manager for Keep Texas BeautifulDid you know that all Keep Texas Beautiful provisional and official affiliates have access to an Affiliate Mentor? KTB started the affiliate mentor program back in 2018 as a way to help meet the needs of the nearly 300 affiliates across…
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January 20, 2022
Recycling

Litter on the Bayou

Written by Dylan Manshack, Communications Coordinator for KTB Last month, Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB), in collaboration with Texans for Clean Water and Indorama Ventures, hosted a boat tour of the Buffalo Bayou in Houston, Texas to witness first-hand the impact of litter on the waterway. Executive Director of KTB, Suzanne…
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December 22, 2021
Holiday

Sustainable Landscaping: Planning for Spring

Written by Katie Harris, Intern for KTB  With spring just around the corner, many people are planning their upcoming landscape or garden layout. While planning your landscape, it is important to consider the impact on the surrounding wildlife and environment. Creating a beautiful landscape for your house or farm that beautifies your…
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December 21, 2021
AffiliateRecognition

Mentor-of-the-Month: Timothy Hamilton

Written by Sara Walters, Program Manager for Keep Texas BeautifulDid you know that all Keep Texas Beautiful provisional and official affiliates have access to an Affiliate Mentor? KTB started the affiliate mentor program back in 2018 as a way to help meet the needs of the nearly 300 affiliates across…
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December 14, 2021
Affiliate

Affiliate of the Month: Keep Wolfe City Beautiful

Written by Betty Teel Malone, Affiliate Coordinator of Keep Wolfe City Beautiful. Keep Wolfe City Beautiful is a new affiliate of Keep Texas Beautiful. For more information about the process to become an affiliate please visit here for more info. Wolfe City is a small rural community, and in my…
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December 6, 2021

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