Programs Recognition

The Lone Star Hiking Trail: Parks and Trails Cleanup Month

As part of the Great American Cleanup, May is designated as Parks and Trails Cleanup Month. Texas is home to thousands of miles of trails and hundreds of thousands of acres of parks. One trail of great significance in Texas is the Lone Star Hiking Trail (LSHT). This trail is…

keeptxbeautyMay 4, 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…

keeptxbeautyApril 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…

keeptxbeautyApril 6, 2022

Affiliate Recognition

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,…

keeptxbeautyApril 1, 2022

History Recognition

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…

keeptxbeautyMarch 30, 2022

Affiliate Recognition

Affiliate of the Month: Keep Sugar Land Beautiful

Written by Vicki Gist, Executive Director for Keep Sugar Land Beautiful. In this Affiliate of the Month blog, we asked KSLB about their extremely successful Youth Advisory Board and how other affiliates can engage youth in their respective communities in the same way. Q: Can you tell us a bit…

keeptxbeautyMarch 21, 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…

keeptxbeautyMarch 11, 2022

Recognition Recycling

Recognizing Dr. Robert Bullard, Father of Environmental Justice

Written by Elizabeth Early, Communications-Programs Intern Known as the father of environmental justice, Dr. Bullard is a Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning at Texas Southern University and has received achievement awards from the National Wildlife Foundation, Sierra Club, and the United Nations Environment Program. Dr. Bullard has had a great…

keeptxbeautyFebruary 23, 2022

Affiliate Recognition

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…

keeptxbeautyJanuary 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…

keeptxbeautyJanuary 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…

keeptxbeautyDecember 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…

keeptxbeautyDecember 21, 2021

Affiliate Recognition

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…

keeptxbeautyDecember 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…

keeptxbeautyDecember 6, 2021

Programs

How to Involve Kids in Your Cleanup (with advice from a young person!)

This blog was written by Hannah Langley, a 2021-2022 KTB Young Texan Ambassador from Troy, about her experience including kids in a cleanup, why you should too, and steps to take to ensure success. I had an amazing experience hosting my first cleanup as a Keep Texas Beautiful Young Texan Ambassador!…

keeptxbeautyNovember 18, 2021

Affiliate

KTB’s Volunteer of the Month: Babji Yalamanchili

Babji Yalamanchili, a native of India, is the organizer and founder of Keep Amarillo Clean and Keep the Panhandle Clean. With his wife, Dr. Devi Yalamanchili, the two are working their way across school districts, counties, cities, and towns in the Texas Panhandle garnering support for what every Texan should be able to get…

keeptxbeautyNovember 3, 2021

Holiday Recycling

Making Halloween Décor Sustainable

Autumn is here which means pumpkin patches, cooler weather (hopefully), and most importantly Halloween! This season, consider ditching the energy inefficient plastic Halloween decorations and opt for these cute, sustainable, and kid-friendly decorations instead!Let those creative juices flow into new sustainable decorations for your haunted house. According to an Ekzo…

keeptxbeautyOctober 22, 2021

Programs

The Tale of Texas Arbor Day

Importance of Trees throughout HistoryIt's hard to overstate the importance of trees to our daily lives. They offer us basic needs like shade and oxygen, provide habitat for animals, and create beautiful landscapes for us to explore. Trees are also important resources that provide us with lumber to build our homes, fiber for paper, food items like fruits and nuts,…

keeptxbeautyOctober 14, 2021

Recycling

2021 Rebuilding Texas Fund Grant winners announced

Keep Texas Beautiful is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Rebuilding Texas Fund Grants. These grants will support restoration or replanting projects to the winning communities in the wake of the February winter storm. The winning communities are: Keep Abilene Beautiful Keep Big Spring BeautifulKeep Brushy Creek BeautifulKeep Chandler…

keeptxbeautySeptember 1, 2021

Recycling

Creative and Safe Options for Fall Cleanups

Did your Fall Sweep get canceled in 2020? Are you tired of waiting for the pandemic to end so you can clean up your community? The wait is over! With a successful pandemic Fall Sweep and Great American Cleanup under our belts, we have lots of great ideas for you to get out there…

keeptxbeautyAugust 13, 2021

KTB Blog

The Lone Star Hiking Trail: Parks and Trails Cleanup Month

Beautify Texas Awards – 2022 Individual Winners

Mentor of the Month: Vicki Gist

Mentor of the Month: Tanya Gray

Women’s History Month: Ruthe Jackson

Affiliate of the Month: Keep Sugar Land Beautiful

Keep Texas Birds Safe this Migration Season

Recognizing Dr. Robert Bullard, Father of Environmental Justice

Affiliate of the Month: Keep Woodway Beautiful

Mentor of the Month: Chris Lash

Litter on the Bayou

Sustainable Landscaping: Planning for Spring

Mentor-of-the-Month: Timothy Hamilton

Affiliate of the Month: Keep Wolfe City Beautiful

How to Involve Kids in Your Cleanup (with advice from a young person!)

KTB’s Volunteer of the Month: Babji Yalamanchili

Making Halloween Décor Sustainable

The Tale of Texas Arbor Day

2021 Rebuilding Texas Fund Grant winners announced

Creative and Safe Options for Fall Cleanups

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