Earth Day “Picnic in the Park” Next Wednesday
Bring your lunch or grab something from a nearby restaurant and enjoy live music, local vendors sharing tips on recycling and sustainable living, and a free potted plant activity. Bring an empty can (20 oz. or less) and learn how to turn it into a planter with a plant to take home. Lawn chairs, picnic blankets and pups welcome!
Save the Date/Save Your Medicines: Drug Takeback is Next Saturday
Prevent medications from contaminating our water system/waterways by taking part in the Richardson Police Department’s (RPD) Drug Take Back Saturday, April 25, part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The collection will take place at Richardson Police Headquarters, 200 N. Greenville Ave., from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The event keeps medications from being flushed down a sink drain or toilet and potentially entering our waterways, and also helps keep drugs out of the trash, where pets, children and others might acquire them.
Tickets on Sale for RWCTX Garden Tour May 2
A day of beauty, inspiration and community featuring a wide variety of activities, from morning coffee and gardening seminars to shopping, a boxed lunch on the estate grounds, and tours of several local gardens. A raffle features several gardening-related prizes.
Richardson Police to Host DEA National Drug Take Back Event April 25
The Richardson Police Department will host the event on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Police Headquarters, 200 N. Greenville Ave.
Volunteers Invited to Celebrate Earth Day with Tree Planting Event
Join One Earth One Chance at Crowley Park April 22 from 9-11 a.m. for a tree planting event celebrating earth day.
City’s Wildflowers are in Bloom
Wildflowers have started to make their annual appearance in the City’s medians and parks, along roadsides and trails, and near municipal buildings. The colorful mix of red corn poppy, corn flower and rocket larkspur are the result of more than 45 acres of fall seed...
Rotarians Refresh Sensory Garden at Inclusive Playground
Volunteers with the Richardson East Rotary Club (RERC) held a service event recently to maintain and further develop the sensory garden located adjacent to the City’s Ann Eisemann Inclusive Playground at Cottonwood Park. RERC provided significant financial assistance...
Free Workshop: “Creatures in the Garden” Next Saturday
Huffhines Recreation Center (Meadows East room), 200 N. Plano Rd.Admission: Free; registration required (Registration Link)Saturday, April 182-3:30 p.m. Join North Texas Master Naturalists Sean and Chrissy Cortez-Mathis for a fun talk about the different critters that...
Landscape Watering Schedule Changed to Summer Conservation
Richardson began its annual summer water conservation plan this week, to help reduce the amount of water lost to evaporation during higher temperatures.
Annual Chlorine Maintenance Concludes for 2026
The annual 28-day chlorine maintenance conducted by the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD), Richardson’s water supplier, ended Monday, March 30.