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The Tale of Texas Arbor Day 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,…
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October 14, 2021
Tips for Second-hand Shopping Programs

Tips for Second-hand Shopping

Blog post written by Kassidy Litchenburg, Programs Intern at Keep Texas Beautiful.   In case you haven't heard, vintage is the new black. All of a sudden, the newest trend is reselling, rewearing, and bringing back clothes from the past. In just the last 5 years, second-hand shopping has exploded…
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August 5, 2021
2021 Beautify Texas Award Winners – Organizational Awards Beautify Texas AwardsRecycling

2021 Beautify Texas Award Winners – Organizational Awards

Blog post written by Kassidy Litchenburg, Programs Intern.  The past year and a half challenged all of us— from implementing virtual processes to rethinking approaches altogether, many groups made exponential progress in the face of the pandemic. While 2020 may have felt like a setback, Texans continued to move forward…
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June 24, 2021
Meet our 2021 Beautify Texas Award Winners – Individual Categories Beautify Texas Awards

Meet our 2021 Beautify Texas Award Winners – Individual Categories

Blog Post written by Karen Maldonado, Project Manager.Most of us are starting to emerge from a long hibernation during the pandemic.  We stayed at home for work and school, postponed visits with family and friends and avoided local stores and eateries.  This slowed many of our affiliates down, too, but it did not stop them…
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June 15, 2021
Keep Grand Prairie Beautiful Celebrates Parks and Trails Month Affiliate

Keep Grand Prairie Beautiful Celebrates Parks and Trails Month

Blog post written by Amanda Maron, KGPB Coordinator, City of Grand Prairie - Solid Waste and Recycling DivisionKeep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup is the nation's largest community improvement program, taking place annually each spring from March through May. Keep Texas Beautiful recently introduced themed months to help inspire events in your community. For the last…
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April 28, 2021
Guest Blog: Costa Cleanups are keeping it clean on South Padre Island Programs

Guest Blog: Costa Cleanups are keeping it clean on South Padre Island

Blog post written by Tonya Tallard, Founder of Costa Cleanups.  Costa Cleanups is a team of dedicated ambassadors and volunteers that focus on cleaning unmaintained, beautiful areas of shoreline littered with ocean trash in South Padre Island. Members of Costa Cleanups have been cleaning beaches and waterways for years, but Costa…
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March 26, 2021
Beautify Texas Awards Past Winner Highlight: Martha Knies Beautify Texas Awards

Beautify Texas Awards Past Winner Highlight: Martha Knies

Blog post written by Sarah Attwood and Stephanie Nestlerode of Keep Wimberley BeautifulMartha Knies exemplifies the unmatched volunteer spirit that characterizes the CAN-DO attitude found in Wimberley Texas. In 1992, before Wimberley's incorporation, Martha was having breakfast on the Square with her friends, when they started talking about all the weeds…
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March 23, 2021

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