Trash and Trees Highlights of Annual Trash Bash
The City’s annual Trash Bash was held last Saturday, helping to clean the environment (and closets) of trash as well as items that can be reused or recycled. In addition, the first “Richardson Replants” tree giveaway of the spring season was held. This...
SBA Offers Relief to Texans Affected by March Storm
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced the availability of low-interest federal disaster loans to Texas businesses, nonprofits and residents who sustained physical damages and economic losses from the March 4, 2025 thunderstorms, straight-line...
Monarch Migration Underway; City’s Butterfly Gardens are a “Rest Stop”
The monarch butterfly’s annual migration from Mexico to the northern U.S. and Canada is in full swing, and since Richardson is in the pathway it’s a great place to spot them. The City has been a Mayor’s Monarch Pledge city since 2015 (a program of the National...
Trash Bash Held in Richardson
Richardson's Annual Trash Bash gives people a chance to recycle with several outdoor activities including Richardson Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association's electronic recycling and document shredding at The Heights Church. Trash Bash also included cooking oil...
BABIC Delays Experienced Due to High Call Volume
Brush and Bulky Item Collection has been experiencing delays due to an increase in call volume related to seasonal demand. The call volume for the last two weeks has averaged 695 BABIC stops per day, with several days receiving more than 830 calls—a 115 percent...
City’s Annual Trash Bash is Tomorrow
The City’s annual Trash Bash takes place tomorrow (Saturday, March 29) at two locations (First United Methodist Church Richardson and The Heights Church) and will include a variety of collections designed to help with spring cleaning and enhance our environment. In...
Richardson Named a Tree City USA
The Arbor Day Foundation has named Richardson a 2024 Tree City USA in recognition of its ongoing efforts to protect and replenish trees throughout the community. For more than 50 years, the Tree City USA program has recognized cities and towns that leverage urban...
City Council Updated on “Richardson Replants,” Other Tree Planting Projects
Parks staff updated the City Council Monday regarding several tree initiatives taking place throughout the city. Highlights: The “Richardson Replants” program has been offering tree care information and free trees to Richardson residents since...
Lawn Watering Switches to Summer Conservation Plan April 1
Starting Tuesday, April 1, Richardson begins its annual summer water conservation plan to help reduce the amount of water lost to evaporation. The plan reduces the times for outdoor irrigation to evening, night and early morning hours on a limited number of days each...
What to Do About Tree “Tassels”
Now is the time when spring winds blow oak tree “tassels,” or “catkins,” around North Texas, causing them to pile up in yards, streets and on cars, like snow, and with recent windy weather, you’re probably seeing a lot of them. The yellowish-brown wormlike “strings”...