Walkers Help Clean Up Neighborhood, Breckinridge Park
Many residents of Richardson’s Creek Hollow Estates have been adding an extra activity as they go on walks through their neighborhood and in nearby Breckinridge Park: picking up trash and recyclables (last week, their clean-up efforts netted six large bags of trash).
Texas Parks and Wildlife Offers Free Scenic Backgrounds for Video Calls, Meetings
Bring the Texas outdoors into your video meetings with free backgrounds now available from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
City Program Offers Socially Distanced, Outdoor Volunteer Opportunity
Looking for a way to give back to the community in a safe, socially distanced way? Consider gathering friends and family to pick up trash and recyclables in one of Richardson’s many parks, creek beds or green spaces as part of the Health Department’s Community & Corporate Environmental Cleanup Program.
Guided Tours at JBS Wetland Center Feb. 6, 20
Take advantage of sunny winter days and head southeast to explore the John Bunker Sands Wetland Center, located in the middle of the North Texas Municipal Water District’s (NTMWD) 2,000-acre East Fork Wetland Project.
Tree Cycling Drop-Off Ends Feb. 1
Just a few more days left to take your Christmas tree to the City’s Tree Cycling drop-off location—Tree Cycling ends Monday, Feb. 1 at the Municipal Service Center, 1260 Columbia Dr. After that, you may continue to set out trees and other brush and bulky items at the curb and picked up as part of the City’s Brush and Bulky Item Collection (BABIC).
Set Lawn Sprinklers to “Manual”
With rain in the area over the past two weeks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s “Water My Yard” program has been sending out the “no watering required” message lately to Richardson-area subscribers.
Air North Texas Offers Ideas for Green New Year’s Resolutions
Air North Texas, a division of the North Central Texas Council of Governments, is asking North Texans to consider starting new habits that help the environment when making New Year’s resolutions.
Tree Cycling Continues Through Feb. 1
Turn your Christmas tree into mulch and compost through the City’s Tree Cycling program. Trees may be dropped off through Feb. 1 at the Municipal Service Center, 1260 Columbia Dr., or set out at the curb and picked up as part of the City’s Brush and Bulky Item Collection (BABIC).
Resolve to Keep Leaves, Grass Out of Landfill
Need ideas for a “green” New Year’s resolution? Make a positive environmental impact by starting the practice of placing leaves and grass clippings in compostable bags, which are picked up curbside for free by the City’s Brush and Bulky Item Collection (BABIC) service.
Tree Cycling Begins Dec. 22
Turn your Christmas tree into mulch and compost through the City’s Tree Cycling program. Trees may be dropped off Dec. 22-Feb. 1 at the Municipal Service Center, 1260 Columbia Dr., or set out at the curb and picked up as part of the City’s Brush and Bulky Item Collection (BABIC).