Update March 17, 2020 Due to the announcement by city and county leaders to prohibit public gatherings of more than 10 people until May 1, Keep Austin Beautiful Day will be postponed until the fall of 2020. Read more here. It’s that time of year again – Keep Austin Beautiful Day is right…
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Keep Austin Beautiful inspires and educates all Austinites to volunteer together, beautify green spaces, clean waterways, and reduce waste every day. We are extremely excited to be celebrating our 35th anniversary this year. Austin has become one of the most amazing and dynamic cities in the nation and Keep Austin Beautiful is proud and…
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KTB awards 12 affiliate communities with Community Improvement Grant from H-E-B and Central Market [Austin, Texas] – Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB) has recognized Keep Austin Beautiful as a recipient of a 2019 Green Bag Grant. Through funding from H-E-B and Central Market, Keep Texas Beautiful will provide 12 affiliate communities with a share of $25,000…
DetailsNeither the rain nor the cold could keep Austinites away from Beautify Bash on November 7. We started the evening by presenting awards to Austin’s leading environmental stewards and then continued with celebrations throughout the evening. We kept cozy at Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum with walled tents, heaters, and warm beverages. Guests enjoyed music…
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Every year we host Beautify Bash, a benefit to further our mission and to celebrate Austin’s leading environmental stewards. We are proud to announce this year’s awardees: Samsung Austin Semiconductor Litter Abatement Award – Austin Japan Community – Since January 2018, they have been the adopters of Lamar Blvd from 51st St to Koenig. They’ve…
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Congratulations to Blanton Elementary School for winning the Bleed Orange, Live Green Zero Waste Champion Award! Every year, Keep Austin Beautiful recognizes one of our Generation Zero program schools for their outstanding efforts to reduce waste. The award is made possible through a partnership among Austin Resource Recovery, Keep Austin Beautiful and Longhorn IMG Sports…
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Keep Austin Beautiful is excited to offer you another amazing year of our hands-on, TEKS-aligned youth environmental education programming, FREE of charge, for this coming school year! Registration for our Clean Creek Campus and Generation Zero programs is NOW OPEN for all interested teachers! Clean Creek Campus Clean Creek Campus is hands-on, science-based programming designed…
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We are SO excited to have Sandy and Sosina with us this summer, both of whom are recent graduates from Lanier Early College High School. They have participated in our Green Teens program previously, and have decided to spend their summer with us before starting college in the fall! Both applied and interviewed for these…
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It’s almost that time again! Beautify Bash is our largest annual fundraising event and it is coming up on November 7, 2019. Don’t forget to save the date for an evening filled of local food and drinks, live music, a silent auction, and an award ceremony that honors individuals and community groups for the dedication…
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Compost is decomposed organic material that is made up of material such as leaves, shredded twigs, and kitchen scraps from plants. When you add compost to clay soils, it is easier to work and plant. When you add it to sandy soils, the compost improves the water holding capacity of the soil. Adding organic matter…
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