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Litter Tools, Recycling Bin and Trash Can Lending Program -

KNB has litter pick up tools that we lend to individuals and organizations needing them for litter clean-up projects. We also have recycling and trash boxes that can be borrowed for community events. Please contact the KNB office for more information:

www.keepnacbeautiful.org 

info@keepnacbeautiful.org

936 560-5624

The Texas Forest Service (TFS) sponsors the National Arbor Day Foundation’s Poster Contest in Texas. Each fall a Texas Forester educates participating Nacogdoches County 5th grade students on the importance of trees. The poster contest reflects the lesson and is judged for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winner for each school and then for the county. County-wide 1st place winner has his/her art work put on a t-shirt that is then given to the above winners and their teachers.

Beginning in 1998, Nacogdoches Blooms began the mass planting of clusters of jonquils and other heirloom bulbs throughout Nacogdoches.  Through annual planting of donated bulbs the program has grown to more than 750,000 blooms, with the bulbs naturally doubling every year.  

Trail development began with the assistance of volunteers planting clusters of jonquils and other heirloom bulbs underneath 13 city park signs, in the public gardens around the Convention & Visitors Bureau, Sterne-Hoya Park, and Millards Crossing Historic Village.  Since then clusters of bulbs have been added behind City Hall, the downtown parking lot at the corner of Mound and Main streets, Festival Plaza, the airport, along with several locations around the Loop 224.  Jonquils have also been planted underneath trees in the historic downtown area.   

 

                  Saturday, October 18, 2008.

Make a Difference Day

Make A Difference Day, the largest national day of helping others, is sponsored by USA WEEKEND Magazine and its more than 600 carrier newspapers; and is held in partnership with the Points of Light Foundation.

Don't Mess with Texas Trash-off 

A Keep Texas Beautiful program that takes place the first Saturday in April. Nacogdoches citizens are encouraged to pick-up trash in their city and county. 

TREE NURSERY

Keep Nacogdoches Beautiful sponsors a tree nursery (located at the City landfill) to grow trees for beautification projects throughout the county. Volunteers are needed to maintain the nursery by planting seedlings, weeding and re-potting the trees as they grow.

EDUCATION GRANTS 

The first annual Education Grants were awarded in May, 2007 to 6 local schools. These schools were awarded $250 - $500 for projects such as a Butterfly Garden, a Weather Station, a Bird Cafeteria and several beautification and anti-litter education projects.  

LITTER-FREE FESTIVALS 

KNB volunteers work at four downtown festivals each year so that visitors experience a beautiful and litter-free community.

• Americana Festival - April
• Blueberry Festival - June 14, 2008
• Nine Flags Festival - December 1, 2007
• Scare on the Square - October 27, 2007

* Click any of the above festivals to volunteer.

Urban Forestry

Keep Nacogdoches is pleased to be able to offer this limited addition print of the historic Old North Church Oak Tree. Money raised from the sale of the Ron Wells' Old North Church tree print benefits urban forestry in Nacogdoches county. Price is $59.00 and be purchased through the Keep Nacogdoches Beautiful's Donate/Merchandise Page. The historic post oak once played an important role in the religious life of early Texans, for it was under its spreading branches that the settler secretly met and worshipped.

A storm in 1925 nearly destroyed the tree when almost the entire crown was blown off. It healed and hid its wound with a dense crown of branches and leaves. In September of 2005, Hurricane Rita struck Nacogdoches completely destoying the Old North Church Oak tree.  

Adopt-a-Block Program 

A program run by the city of Nacogdoches to encourage neighborhood cleanup and litter abatement for Nacogdoches neighborhood streets by volunteers. Once a commitment is made by volunteers for a specific street or neighborhood, city staff will post an adoption sign free of charge. Keep Nacogdoches Beautiful assists with providing volunteers with trash bags, gloves and individual safety vests. Individuals and groups interested in participating in the program can contact Tommy Wheeler, city environmental health manager, at 559-2556 or via e-mail twheeler@ci.nacogdoches.tx.us