The 26th Annual Scheels Turkey Trot is happening Thursday at 8:30 AM, November 28th, for a preemptive calorie burn before the big feast. Registration is happening now through November 23rd! A portion of all entry fees will benefit KTMB! Sign up with friends or family for the Timed 10k or 2 Mile Non-Timed Route that starts and ends in the Scheels Parking Lot located at 1200 Scheels Drive in Sparks. Click the button below to register online.

Join KTMB and Washoe County Parks and Open Spaces to take pictures with the turkeys, meet farm animals, enjoy story time, explore the Discovery Room, and much more at the Nevada Farms and Families area next to the Wilbur D. May Museum. This event is FREE for the entire family. We welcome the community to bring a non-perishable food item to donate to the Food Bank of Northern Nevada.

Join KTMB and MidTown District Reno on Saturday, October 5th, for MidTown’s Fall Clean Up. Meet at 10AM at Midnight Coffee (1401 S. Virginia St.) to grab your cleanup gear and fuel up for the day!

To keep you energized, Midnight Coffee will be serving up free cold brew and sampling their new fall-themed toast—who’s ready for a little apple butter goodness?!

There’s no need to RSVP—just show up, grab your gear, and get ready to give back to MidTown. See you at Midnight Coffee at 10AM.

Save the date: KTMB’s Truckee River Cleanup will be held on Saturday, September 21st, 2024!

Join KTMB for a cleanup effort along the Truckee River with sites from Verdi to Wadsworth. Sign up now at a site that fits your abilities or by location. Please read the descriptions for each site to help you understand more about the project for that site. Some sites are family-friendly, and some are not, so please read the site descriptions. Plus, there will be a volunteer appreciation picnic after the cleanup with free food, drinks, and prizes. Thank you for volunteering with KTMB!

Help make the Festival the best Pride celebration! As a volunteer, you are the key to making this event a success! KTMB is supporting Northern Nevada Pride's post-festival cleanup. Join us as we breakdown the festival and prepare Wingfield for the next day's park visitors. Please check-in at the Volunteer Booth at least 5 minutes before your shift. 

Table and tickets are on sale now for KTMB’s Annual Raise the River Fundraiser powered by NV Energy Foundation. Join us on the patios of the National Automobile Museum on Thursday, August 15th. For more details and to purchase tables and tickets, click the button below.

Join KTMB as we head out to Celebrate Washoe Valley on Saturday, May 18th from 10am to 2pm. There will be food, raffles, music, and fun for the whole family. Plus, you can learn all about Washoe Valley from several different area organizations and resources. We hope to see you there!

KTMB’s Great Community will be held on Saturday, April 27th, 2024 throughout the Truckee Meadows.

Join KTMB all across the Truckee Meadows at over 20 beautification and cleanup sites throughout the Reno/Spark area. We will tackle illegal dumpsites, neighborhood parks, and other beautification projects in the area. Volunteer signups will be announced soon. Please sign up to be on the KTMB eNewletter or follow us on social media for the exact date and more details.

Join MidTown District Reno, KTMB, and Fox Brewery and Pub for a Spring Cleanup in the MidTown District from 10am to 12pm. After the cleanup all participants will get a select draft beer from Fox Brewery and Pub.

To volunteer, just show up at Fox Brewery at 10am and sign up. KTMB will provide all the gear for the cleanup. We’ll see you there!

Who: Gear Hut, KTMB, and Nevada Outdoor Business Coalition

What: Becoming a Green Business event that will highlight green business practices, ideologies, and resources

Where: House of Bread in Reno - 1185 California Ave B, Reno, NV 89509

When: Feb 22, 2024 from 9am to 11am

How: Register for free HERE

The 25th Annual Scheels Turkey Trot is happening Thursday, November 23rd, at 8:30 AM for a preemptive calorie burn before the big feast. Registration is happening now through November 18th! A portion of all entry fees will benefit KTMB! Sign up with friends or family for the 10k, 2-mile run, and 2-mile walk that starts and ends in the Scheels Parking Lot located at 1200 Scheels Drive in Sparks. Click the button below to register online or visit Sheels Customer Service for registration.

Be a part of day 2 of the 2nd Annual Galena Creek Fall Festival on Friday, October 27th, from 4:30-7:30 PM. Free admission and open to all! Adult beverages, costumes, music, food, crafts, and more! For more information, email vistorcenter@thegreatbasininstitute.org.

Join KTMB on Friday, October 27th, from 4:30-7:30 PM for the 2nd Annual Galena Creek Fall Festival. Free admission and open to all! Adult beverages, costumes, music, food, crafts, and more! For more information, email vistorcenter@thegreatbasininstitute.org.

Join KTMB and MidTown District for a morning dedicated to beautifying MidTown District. Check-in starts at 9 AM at the brand-new Sol Up location. KTMB will arm everyone with all the clean-up supplies needed, then set you loose to make MidTown shine! No sign-up up required, just show up and be ready to slap some sparkle on the MidTown District.

Join KTMB and Ward 4 Council-member Ebert in celebrating Dorothy McAlinden Park Reopening with a ribbon cutting ceremony, red carpet experience for kids, food trucks, games, pumpkin decorating and booths. The fun starts at 11am on Saturday, October 14th until 2pm.

What: Sun Valley Revitalization Cleanup
Who: Residents of Sun Valley/Truckee Meadows/General Public. KTMB is working with SVGID and Nevada Real Estate Group.
When: Saturday, October 7th from 10:30am to 1pm
Where: Meeting at Sun Valley Community Center Pavilion - 115 W 6th Ave, Sun Valley, NV 89433. Cleanup will start at the park and work its way out into the community as time permits.

KTMB will provide all the tools/supplies (trash grabbers, bags, gloves, etc.) and dispose of all the trash/debris. Volunteers are required to wear appropriate clothing (shorts okay) and close-toed shoes. Bring a water bottle. KTMB will provide all the rest. No sign-ups. Just show up ready to clean up!

KTMB is working with the City of Reno to help replant the Maze at Damonte Park with 600+ plants and we need volunteers to help get all those little guys in the ground. No sign-ups, just show up a 8am ready to plant plants! No sign-ups, just show up at 8am on Friday, October 6th at Damonte Park. KTMB will provide all the tools, and the City of Reno will provide the guidance.

Are you interested in what the future has in store for Reno, Sparks, and Washoe County? Of course you are! Be a part of the annual Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Agency One Region event coming September 30th, 2023, from 11am - 3pm at Rancho San Rafael in the Peavine Picnic Pavilion. Learn about regional planning for Reno, Sparks, and Washoe County and what TMRPA is doing to plan for our future.

Team KTMB will be at this year’s Milk and Honey Festival, September 10th from 12p to 3p. Stop by and say hello, get some tips on sustainability, recycling, and volunteering. To learn more click the button below.

Thursday, August 17th, in the Sensory Garden at Idlewild Park

Tables and tickets are now on sale! Grab some of your favorite people and make a night of it with a table for eight, or take things up a notch with a Raised Experience. Or purchase a ticket and meet some new friends? The choice is yours!

KTMB is excited to partner with Northern Nevada Pride for their Festival Clean-Up Crew! Join us Saturday, July 22nd, to volunteer from 6pm - 9pm at Wingfield Park in Downtown Reno, NV. 

Sign up at https://northernnevadapride.org/volunteer. 

Northern Nevada Pride is a fundraising event for the local non-profit organization Our Center. 

Join KTMB, Great Basin Institute, and Washoe County Regional Parks and Open Spaces for a day of community beautification as we clean up loose items around Galena Creek Regional Park on Saturday, June 3rd, from 10a-12p! Volunteers are asked to meet at the North entrance of the visitor center. For additional information or questions, email alexandriawilly@gmail.com.

Join KTMB as we partner with the City of Reno for a flower planting project at Bicentennial Park. We will be planting annual flowers provided by the City of Reno from 8 a.m. to Noon. This event is family-friendly, though all children under 12 must have on site adult supervision. Don't forget to wear sunscreen, a hat, closed toe shoes, and bring water. We will provide tools and gloves, but feel free to bring your own if you have them. Meet at Bicentennial Park (10 Ralston Street, Reno, NV 89503). Park along Riverside Drive or Ralston Street.

You are invited to come out for the FREE event and learn about local organizations in Washoe Valley. Food will be available for purchase. We will also have live music and fun activities for the whole family! Park entrance fees are waived for this event. For more information, please visit washoevalleyalliance.org and washoevalley.org. Pets are welcome but must be kept on a leash at all times.

WHEN: Saturday, May 20th, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

WHERE: 4855 Eastlake Blvd (Take the Eastlake Blvd Exit #44 from I-580.). Meet at the Group Use Area (turn left after the fee booth and it is the 2nd parking lot on the right). Additional parking is available in the Maze parking lot and the Day Use Area.

For more information, visit - https://www.washoevalleyalliance.org/event/celebrate-washoe-valley-2023/

Dig through those closets and crawl spaces during this year's spring cleaning and bring your broken goods to the Generator! Whether it's a rip in your favorite pants, a wobbly leg on your vintage chair, or a broken clock that's right zero times a day, volunteer fixers with a variety of backgrounds will try their best to bring your crapped-out commodities back to life. We can't guarantee successful repairs, but we'll try our best! This event is free of charge, just bring your broken stuff and a positive attitude :) Parking is available on-site off of Oddie Boulevard. (Plus a disclaimer I think we might need because people): repairs are only available for household goods, small appliances, as well as bikes/scooters. Cars and other heavy machinery are not eligible for repair. Firearms and other weapons are also ineligible for repair and are not permitted. Reserve your spot at - https://www.therenogenerator.com/programs

Get any questions you have about water in the Truckee Meadows answered at this FREE community event. Experts from multiple water-focused agencies will be there along with community organizations who help keep clean water a priority in our region. This is a fun, family-focused event, with interactive activity and food trucks on site! Learn more at https://www.smartaboutwater.com

Join us for KTMB’s Great Community Clean-up on Saturday, April 29th, from 8 am-12 noon. This year has many new site locations and partners pitching in to make this year’s event bigger and better! Plus, there is a volunteer appreciation picnic with food and drinks after the event. So grab some friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers, or come solo and help KTMB keep the Truckee Meadows beautiful.

Head to Idlewild Park for this year’s annual Reno Earth Day. Learn about sustainability, recycling, energy, and much more from local non-profit and educational groups. While you’re at Reno Earth Day, you can expect another Great American Craft Fair, live local musicians, and locally sourced beer. Be sure to bring your flask and reusable shopping tote. In addition to the complimentary water fill stations. The Great American Craft Fair is putting on this year’s event and they need volunteers. To find out more details about the event or to volunteer at the event, click the button below.

The TMCC Sustainability Champions are sponsoring this event, which has been globally celebrated by billions of people since 1970. Come and learn about sustainable practices in our community, and TMCC’s renewable energy efforts, pollinator garden, research efforts, and much much more!

Be sure to check out the Angela Dandini Garden (pollinator gardens) Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on the same day from 12:30–1:30 p.m., in celebration of TMCC becoming the 1st Bee Campus USA in Nevada.