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May 20, 2013 Bicentennial Park flower planting
Flower planting in Bicentennial Park always takes place the first weekend in June. In 2013, the flower planting will be from 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday and Sunday, June 1 and 2. Volunteer as an individual or a group!
May 20, 2013 Great turnout for eWaste collection event
More than 170 Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful volunteers turned out on a sweltering April day to help New2U Computers and Sims Recycling take back eWaste recycling from 540 Washoe County residents — more than 70,000 pounds in all! We loaded six semi trailers and four 22-foot trucks with scrap metal, TVs, computers, printers, game systems… Continue reading
May 17, 2013 KTMB’s Great Cleanup before and after photos
Here’s a look at Red Rock, one of KTMB’s Great Community Cleanup sites, before and after our May 11 cleanup. We’re still taking and sorting after photos, we’ll have more of these soon, and if you took any photos during KTMB’s Great Community Cleanup, and want to share them with us, we’d love to see… Continue reading
May 14, 2013 RGJ covers KTMB’s Great Community Cleanup
Read full story at RGJ.com Truckee Meadows cleanup nets 103 tons of waste Chemane Trimble can’t believe the amount of garbage that people just throw out in the open. “Beds, carpets — there’s a Reno Gazette-Journal machine that I think someone gutted and threw out here,” Trimble said. “A Ski-Doo. And the tires — just… Continue reading
May 11, 2013 MEDIA ALERT: More than 100 tons of trash removed
MEDIA ALERT PDF FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: J Merriman, Communications Manager jmerriman@ktmb.org I 775.851.5185 Map of cleanup locations, photos, video and more Record turnout for KTMB’s Great Community Cleanup More than 100 tons of trash, more than 500 tires removed by 674 volunteers RENO, NV (May 11, 2013) – Almost 700 Washoe County residents turned… Continue reading
May 08, 2013 FOX News 11 highlights Illegal Dumping Task Force
FOX News 11 ran a great story Tuesday at about illegal dumping in the Truckee Meadows, and highlighted the Illegal Dumping Task Force and KTMB’s Great Community Cleanup.
May 07, 2013 McCarran Ranch site moved for Great Cleanup
We just got word from The Nature Conservancy that the dreaded Scotch Thistle — which we spend the morning of KTMB’s Great Community Cleanup pulling all along the river before it can go to seed — did not return to McCarran Ranch! Way to go 2012 Great Cleanup volunteers! But there is a lot of… Continue reading
May 02, 2013 MEDIA ALERT: KTMB’s Great Community Cleanup on May 11
MEDIA ALERT (PDF) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: J Merriman, Communications Manager jmerriman@ktmb.org 775.851.5185 KTMB’s Great Community Cleanup alleviates illegal dumping On May 11, volunteers will remove estimated 80 tons of trash, invasive weeds; raise awareness RENO, NV (May 2, 2013) – The afternoon sun shines brightly through the shotgun holes in an old television. A… Continue reading
May 01, 2013 KNPB highlights KTMB’s Great Community Cleanup
KNPB, Northern Nevada’s public television station, will air “A Conversation with Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful” on Friday, May 3, at 8:30 p.m., repeating on Sunday, May 5, at 11 a.m. The program will be available online at www.knbp.org on Saturday. The half-hour program features KNPB host Brent Boynton and his conversation with KTMB Executive Director… Continue reading
April 22, 2013 KOLO covers Earth Day at Idlewild Park
Read full story from KOLO 8 News Now Hundreds Celebrate Earth Day in the Truckee Meadows RENO, Nev. Hundreds of people gathered in Idlewild Park Sunday for the annual Earth Day celebration. The crowds came out in full force, everyone taking advantage of one of the first warm weekends of Spring. …There was also plenty… Continue reading
