New City-wide Watering Schedule Has Begun
The City’s Winter Watering Schedule is now in effect, which means that residents can water their yards at any time on their twice-per-week designated watering days to avoid freezing temperatures (average first fall frost/light freeze date for Richardson is Nov. 13)....
Composting and Other Ways to Reuse Pumpkins
Though pumpkins are still in style through Thanksgiving, many people dispose of their pumpkins as soon as Halloween is over. Before sending them to the landfill, consider reusing your pumpkins with these ideas from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service: ...
Final 2024 Richardson Replants Tree Giveaway Planned for Texas Arbor Day Nov. 1
There’s one more week left until the City’s final tree giveaway of the year, scheduled to coincide with Texas Arbor Day next Friday, Nov. 1. The trees are available to Richardson residents (one tree per household) as part of the Richardson Replants program, an...
Winter Watering Schedule in Effect Next Friday
Beginning Friday, Nov. 1, residents can water their yards at any time on their twice-per-week designated watering days to avoid freezing temperatures. If sprinklers run overnight during freezing weather, they can cause dangerous conditions on roads and...
Recycling Spotlight: Keep Halloween Candy Wrappers Out of Blue Bags
Though most municipal recycling programs (including Richardson’s) accept many types of paper such as newspaper, magazines and office paper, candy wrappers are not considered typical paper and are NOT accepted by Richardson’s regional recycler, Republic Services. Candy...
Fall Most Active Season for West Nile Infections
With the recent death from West Nile virus (WNV) of a Richardson resident, the Health Department would like to remind you of ways to reduce your risk of West Nile Virus (WNV) as the cooler fall weather encourages more outdoor activities. The Health...
NCTCOG Offers Ways to “Go Green” for Halloween
Air North Texas, a division of the North Central Texas Council of Governments, is reminding North Texans that Halloween can be a time of “scary” environmental impact, with many single-use items mass produced for the holiday, including costumes (that are often made of...
It’s Tree Trimming Time
Fall is a great time to prune and trim trees to get them ready for the spring and summer, since many trees have started to enter their dormant season and are no longer producing new leaves and buds. In addition, it is safer to prune oak trees in the fall and winter...
Fight Spring Weeds with Fall Lawn Management
Homeowners looking to improve their lawns by preventing annual weeds and burs that will pop up in the spring should prepare to apply fall preemergence herbicides, say the experts from the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center (17360 Coit Rd.)....
Save the Date, Save Materials: RCPAAA Electronics Recycling/Document Shredding is Oct. 19
Parking lot of The Heights Church, 201 W. Renner Rd. Cost: Free for electronics and free for 5 or less boxes of paper; $5/box over 5 Saturday, Oct. 19 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The Richardson Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association’s (RCPAAA) fall...