http://keepknoxvillebeautiful.org/blog Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:36:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://keepknoxvillebeautiful.org/blog/?p=90 I just returned from the garden dedication to Martha H. Ashe, mother of former Knoxville Mayor Victor Ashe at the Knoxville Botanical Garden. The information that I gathered during the speeches was very moving. I found out that in the 1950s, Martha Ashe would have her sons Keep Knoxville Beautiful ... http://keepknoxvillebeautiful.org/blog/?p=89 If you happen to be a man (or woman) who stares at goats, you're in luck! We are very excited to be previewing our pilot project, in collaboration with the City of Knoxville to use goats to eradicate kudzu in City Parks at the Knoxville Botanical Gardens next Tuesday and Wednesday, ... http://keepknoxvillebeautiful.org/blog/?p=84 No Kidding: City wants Goats to get rid of Kudzu http://keepknoxvillebeautiful.org/blog/?p=83 Next Saturday, April 17th Keep Knoxville Beautiful will be joining the Tennessee Valley Earth Partnership and over one hundred private, public, and non-profit exhibitors for a day of food, demonstrations and celebration! Please visit the official website for overall information and read on for more about our exhibit! Tree Giveaway During the ... http://keepknoxvillebeautiful.org/blog/?p=80 Fueled by the passion of three AmeriCorps volunteers, the Knox County Community Action Committee and the City of Knoxville are bringing together a wide variety of community partners, including Keep Knoxville Beautiful to cultivate the Community Nourishment Garden at Tyson Park. This exciting project encompasses their mission's ideals of Community, Education, ... http://keepknoxvillebeautiful.org/blog/?p=73 Volunteers have been working all over the city to make Knoxville a cleaner, greener, more beautiful place to live. Several families, a group from the UT rowing team, and the Virginia Tech alumni group are among those who have helped us pick up over TWO TONS of litter of the ... http://keepknoxvillebeautiful.org/blog/?p=69 America, I commend you for blowing Disney's expectations out of the water by inspiring over ONE MILLION volunteers to take part in the Give a Day, Get a Disney Day in slightly over two months! However, this good news comes with the unfortunate fact that as of March 5, 2010 (tomorrow!) ... http://keepknoxvillebeautiful.org/blog/?p=67 You know your own community, where you work, play and live better than anyone- even the busy staff at Keep Knoxville Beautiful! The Great American Cleanup offers opportunities for concerned individuals, schools, community or church groups, or even local businesses to take control of their local environment, take action, and ... http://keepknoxvillebeautiful.org/blog/?p=63 WOW! I can't believe that the biggest/longest Keep Knoxville Beautiful event of the year began TODAY, and already we are well on our way to surpassing last year's amazing achievements of organizing 3,424 citizens who donated almost 10,000 hours of service to clean almost 208,000 pounds of litter from 256 miles of streets, roads ... http://keepknoxvillebeautiful.org/blog/?p=59