Affiliate KTB Blog Programs

Keep San Marcos Beautiful: 38th Annual Great Texas River Cleanup

by Karla Camacho, KTB Communications Coordinator Last weekend I participated in the 38th annual Great Texas River Cleanup in San Marcos, Texas as a volunteer and photographer. It was very exciting since it was my first time participating in an event organized by Keep San Marcos Beautiful. The San Marcos…

laraMarch 10, 2023

Beautify Texas Awards KTB Blog

Beautify Texas Awards: Angel Carter, the 2022 O. P. Schnabel Volunteer of the Year Award Winner

by Amanda Maron, Keep Grand Prairie Beautiful Coordinator The Fish Creek Cleanup Challenge was founded in 2019 because Angel Carter was motivated to "do something" about the litter accumulation along her beloved walking trail. The 7.3-mile Fish Creek Linear Trail overlooks Fish Creek along the entire route while crossing the…

laraMarch 10, 2023

Beautify Texas Awards KTB Blog

Beautify Texas Awards: The 2022 Ruthe Jackson Youth Individual Award – Caleb Harper

Written by Ginger Gonzalez, Keep Ennis Beautiful ENNIS, TX - Keep Ennis Beautiful was established through an ordinance of the Ennis City Commission in February 2018 and became an official affiliate of Keep Texas Beautiful in March 2019. As a new affiliate, our Board of Directors understood the value of…

laraFebruary 27, 2023

KTB Blog

Yuengling x KTB Collaboration

On February 25, 2023, The Yuengling Company will sponsor a cleanup event in Grand Prairie Join KTB, The Yuengling Company, and Keep Grand Prairie Beautiful to showcase the work of KTB and the nearly 300 affiliates across the state. We'll be volunteering to clean up Grand Prairie's exemplar park--Loyd Park…

laraFebruary 7, 2023

KTB Blog

Planificación de un evento voluntario de limpieza de Jóvenes Embajadores de Tejas

Escrito por Priscilla Villarreal, Joven Embajadora de Tejas LAREDO, TX - Planificar un evento no es tan fácil como parece, pero con la ayuda de Keep Texas Beautiful y Keep Laredo Beautiful, me sentí muy a gusto. Primero, hablé con el director de Keep Laredo Beautiful y le mencioné que…

laraJanuary 11, 2023

KTB Blog

Young Texan Ambassador: Planning a Volunteer Clean-Up Event

Written by Priscilla Villarreal, Young Texan Ambassador LAREDO, TX - Planning an event is not as easy as it sounds, but with the assistance of Keep Texas Beautiful and Keep Laredo Beautiful, it made me feel so at ease. First, I went ahead and spoke to the director of Keep…

laraJanuary 11, 2023

Programs

Houston Road Trip: EPA Trash Free Waters

Thursday, 03 November 2022 In 2020, KTB was awarded a grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under their Trash Free Waters Program. This grant has been used to fund infrastructure, research and programming in three regions of Texas: Central, Houston/Galveston and the Rio Grande Valley. I recently had the opportunity…

laraNovember 10, 2022

Group poses next to a adopt a highway sign for a Fall Sweep event

Recycling

Keep Texas Recycling & HEB open recycling center in San Patricio County

INGLESIDE, TX - The City of Ingleside hosted the grand opening of its new drop-off recycling center on July 7, 2022. The facility will be accessible to the 68,750-plus residents of San Patricio County and begin accepting recyclable materials at regular Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday hours, starting July 12th. Funded in…

keeptxbeautyJuly 8, 2022

Recycling

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…

keeptxbeautyJune 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…

keeptxbeautyJune 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…

keeptxbeautyJune 7, 2022

Recognition Recycling

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…

keeptxbeautyMay 18, 2022

Beautify Texas Awards

Beautify Texas Awards – 2022 Organizational Winners

Congratulations to our 2022 winners for the Beautify Texas Awards! These outstanding organizations 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 Texas Organizations that work…

keeptxbeautyMay 4, 2022

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

KTB Blog

Keep San Marcos Beautiful: 38th Annual Great Texas River Cleanup

Beautify Texas Awards: Angel Carter, the 2022 O. P. Schnabel Volunteer of the Year Award Winner

Beautify Texas Awards: The 2022 Ruthe Jackson Youth Individual Award – Caleb Harper

Yuengling x KTB Collaboration

Planificación de un evento voluntario de limpieza de Jóvenes Embajadores de Tejas

Young Texan Ambassador: Planning a Volunteer Clean-Up Event

Houston Road Trip: EPA Trash Free Waters

Keep Texas Recycling & HEB open recycling center in San Patricio County

Bee City USA: Saving Bees One Community at a Time

Mentor of the Month: Michael Rosales

Tour Austin’s Famous Bat Bridge with KTB!

Mentor of the Month: Kim Casey

Beautify Texas Awards – 2022 Organizational Winners

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

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