KTMB in the News
Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful Sponsor Thank You
November 15, 2010Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful (KTMB) recognized the following companies for their tremendous support: Washoe County District Health Dept., Environmental Health Services, City of Reno, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Port of Subs, KPS/3 Marketing, City of Sparks, Microflex, Starbucks, Recycled America, and Washoe County. Without their support, KTMB would not be able to help create a cleaner, Continue reading
Invasive Weeds
October 14, 2010Why say No to noxious weeds? Spiny weeds poke through clothes and make trails and streams unpleasant and inaccessible. Weeds decrease property values. Some weeds are poisonous to livestock and costly for farmers and ranchers to remove, which in turn drives up food prices. Some weeds are highly flammable. Weeds choke out native plant species. Noxious weeds grow rapidly and consume Continue reading
Nevada Outlook Interview (audio)
August 30, 2010Click to download/listen to the Nevada Outlook Interview in MP3 format. From News Talk 780 KOH radio.
Task force tackles Reno dumping problem
August 29, 2010By Lenita Powers • lpowers@rgj.com Many of the people Wendy Broadhead has encountered illegally dumping on the vacant land near her northwest Reno home told her they see no harm in tossing garbage or mattresses on the scraggly terrain. “Their perception is that the desert is worthless … something of less-than-aesthetic appeal, certainly not worth Continue reading
Truckee Meadows Keeps It Clean
August 17, 2010Reno, NV – Results from the annual community-wide Litter Index conducted by Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful volunteers indicate that the overall cleanliness level of the Truckee Meadows continues to remain high. “I am very encouraged by the results,” stated Christi Cakiroglu, Executive Director of Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful, a nongovernmental nonprofit dedicated to creating a Continue reading
Litter-raters needed for trash index
August 12, 2010This just in from Deidre Kennelly, program director for Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful: more volunteers are needed for Tuesday’s (Aug. 17) litter index count. I know – it sound likes the most exciting thing to do on a Tuesday evening when there are so many other things do instead: work out, fix dinner for the Continue reading
Complaints about recreational shooters in W. Reno prompts sign posting
August 05, 2010In response to “numerous complaints” in west Reno about recreational shooters discharging firearms too close to residential areas, local agencies recently posted signs warning that shooting in a congested area could result in hefty fines. Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Washoe County and Reno Roads Departments, posted the congested area signs and Continue reading
Disposing of Unwanted Items
June 01, 2010Solid Waste Reduction: 775.331.2267, will take metal, pay YOU for it American Auto Wreckers :775.322.9999, will take cars, working or not 1-800-Got-Junk (Trash transportation service) Where can you recycle other household items? Download our regularly updated Recycling Guide and never be confused again! Also check out the AT&T Real Yellow Pages Recycling guide in your phone Continue reading
Phone Book Recycling Generates Trees for Parks
February 01, 2010RENO, NV— The 2009 AT&T Real Yellow Pages Project ReDirectory, phone book recycling program has been completed. Phone books were collected at area Scolari’s, Sak ‘N Save, AT&T offices and select municipal locations. For every ton of phone books recycled at the municipal locations AT&T Real Yellow Pages with the assistance of the National Arbor Continue reading
Recycled Christmas Trees Used for Beautification Projects
January 26, 2010RENO, NV—Over 10,000 Christmas trees were recycled during Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful’s 19th annual Christmas Tree Recycling campaign. Recycled trees have been chipped into mulch, which will be used year-round in park, river and open space projects to prevent weed growth, soil erosion and promote beautification. Mulch is also free to Truckee Meadows residents until Continue reading
