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Education

Protecting our waterways together

Posted by: Benjamin Shine
Posted: November 8, 2023
Categories: Busy Roads and Waterways, Clean Neighborhoods, Education, Engaged Citizens, Partners, Volunteers

Indianapolis is a city where collaboration thrives. And our waterways are no exception! In October, we teamed up with Frank’s Paddlesports Livery and Friends of the White River for a water cleanup to help protect and preserve Wallet Island and Butterfly Island. During this guided cleanup, volunteers made a meaningful contribution to the health and […]

Bin Your Butts goes mobile

Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
Posted: October 23, 2023
Categories: Adopt-A-Block, Clean Neighborhoods, Education, Engaged Citizens, Great Indy Cleanup, Partners

Allow me to the set the scene: a friend of mine was standing in her kitchen, carefully removing a staple from her tea bag, so that she could compost it. She considered herself an A+ composter and was happy to be doing her part to live more sustainably. The television was on, and as she […]

Volunteerism in Indianapolis

Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
Posted: April 4, 2023
Categories: AES Indiana Project Greenspace, Clean Neighborhoods, Education, Engaged Citizens, News & Features, Trees and Native Habitats, Volunteers

At Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, we rely on thousands of Hoosiers every year who help us co-create a city that is cleaner, greener, healthier, and safer. Last year, everyday citizens happily donated 16,660 hours to help us plant trees, create new greenspaces, and remove litter from our streets. When one of us lends a hand, it […]

KIB is addressing lead contamination, and you can, too

Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
Posted: November 14, 2022
Categories: Education, Engaged Citizens, News & Features

Toxic lead contamination is a scary topic that sometimes creeps into our news headlines, like it did with the crisis in Flint, Michigan, in 2014. Lead exposure can affect all of us, especially children, throughout the year, and high levels of exposure can be incredibly damaging to our health. The good news is that there […]

Forest Bathing in Indy

Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
Posted: August 24, 2020
Categories: Education

One of the great pleasures I have always enjoyed—and one that is still available and fully amazing to do during the coronavirus pandemic—is the act of “forest bathing.” This is the English translation of “shinrin-yoku,” a Japanese phrase that means taking in the forest through all the senses. Forest bathing means uncovering the restorative power […]

Mulch Madness

Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
Posted: December 6, 2018
Categories: AES Indiana Project Greenspace, Education, Volunteers

Did you know that KIB used over 2,000 yards of mulch last year with our projects? To be exact it was 2,119 yards which comes out to about 210 trucks full! That may seem like a lot however this is also very important to our work here at Keep Indianapolis Beautiful. Mulch has lots of great benefits to […]

The Danger of CoDom Stems

Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
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Categories: Education, Tree Tenders, Trees and Native Habitats

Yep … you read that correctly. CoDom stems are a danger to tree health. Here is an easy way to protect your tree. The term “co-dominant stem” is used to describe a tree that is composed of two main stems or leaders. Both stems are usually the same in diameter and length. As the tree […]

Rouge Tree: Drones in Urban Forestry

Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
Posted: November 30, 2018
Categories: Education

I attended a very cool seminar at the 2016 Partners in Community Forestry Conference about the recent use of drone technology in the field of urban forestry. The seminar was presented by Dan Staley, of Analemma Resources LLC. Staley covered a variety of topics regarding drone use in urban forestry, including the current legal situation, the current capabilities of […]

Wheelbarrows: The Unsung Heroes of KIB

Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
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Categories: Education

As I’ve sorted through hundreds of Keep Indianapolis Beautiful pictures from over the years, I’ve noticed a common thread: Wheelbarrows. These one wheeled, two legged beauties are everywhere in project photos, carrying shovels, flowers, and dirt. Here’s a look back at some of the wheelbarrows of KIB. Here’s a KIB Wheelbarrow assisting with a flower […]

Equity and Inclusion in Placemaking

Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
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Categories: Education

As an intern at Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, there are so many new words to add to my vocabulary that I sometimes feel like I’m back in elementary school! One of these new words is placemaking, something that’s so central to KIB’s mission. This article from Project for Public Spaces, which I ran across in my ongoing quest […]