Texas Pure Offers Composting, Free Yard Waste Drop-off
If you have tree limbs/other yard trimmings piled up and don’t want to wait until your next day for a free BABIC (Brush and Bulky Item Collection) pick-up, you can haul your pile to Texas Pure’s Custer Road grind site in Plano, 9901 Custer Rd., for a free drop-off.
Wildflower planting around the community begins
The annual wildflower planting program in Richardson has started, with Parks and Recreation Department staff planting seeds that include a mix of red corn poppy, corn flower and rocket larkspur into various locations around the community.
Tree Planting Tips Featured in Latest Environmental Newsletter
Fall is an ideal time to plant a tree in North Texas, and the latest issue of the City’s Environmental Resources Newsletter features information on how to do so successfully.
Free Composting Workshop at CityLine Oct. 9
Learn the how-to’s and why’s of composting at a free Composting Workshop Friday, Oct. 9 from noon-1 p.m. at Coolgreens, 1251 State St. (class may be moved outside depending on size).You’ll learn the basics of how to create your own compost using food waste and other...
City’s Butterfly Gardens Ready for Monarch Migration
Monarch butterflies have begun their annual southbound migration, heading from Canada and the northern/Midwest U.S. to their winter home in Mexico, and have already begun showing up in Texas.
Dallas County Master Gardeners Offer Free Advice via E-mail, Website
If you’re getting outside to garden now that temperatures are cooler and need some “socially distanced” gardening advice, The Dallas County Master Gardener Association, through the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Center, offers free advice via its website and through e-mail.
World Environmental Health Day is Sept. 26
When it comes to emergency and disaster planning and response, staff members with Richardson’s Health Department are on the frontlines educating the community and investigating outbreaks of communicable diseases such as salmonella, influenzas and COVID-19.
New Air Monitoring Network Now Live
The SharedAirDFW Network debuted this week, the result of a three-year high-tech collaboration between several entities including Dallas County and UT Dallas that provides increased, more precise air quality monitoring than what had previously been available in the area.
Order by Sept. 20 for “UPlantIt” Pollinator Garden Box
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension’s Water University is making it easy for gardeners (and non-gardeners) to design and plant a garden that attracts butterflies, bees, hummingbirds and other pollinators with its latest UPlantIt garden-in-a-box.
Reminder: Keep Paint Away from Storm Drains
In light of recent rains as well as the current popularity of home buying/remodeling, the City is reminding residents to be sure that “paint wash” remains out of streets and yards.