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Create an Outdoor Classroom at Your School Through KIB’s GreenKids Program

Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
Posted: October 31, 2018
Categories: Kids & Nature

Did you know the average American child spends 7.5 hours per day in front of a screen? That’s over 2,737 hours (yikes!) a year that kids spend indoors with their eyes are glued to televisions, computers, tablets and smart phones. Keep Indianapolis Beautiful hopes to counter this growing epidemic through our GreenKids Program—a multi-year partnership […]

Don’t be in the dark! Learn how to ID trees by their bark.

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

After our recent cold snap, you may be itching to get back outside and stretch your legs. As the temperatures rise and the days get a little bit longer, the outdoors become more inviting. A hike in the woods is a great way to stave off the winter blues, and if you’re a tree nerd […]

Giant Trees to Fight Climate Change

Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
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Categories: Education

Most Americans are aware that some of our biggest trees reside in California. They are the Giant Sequoia and Coastal Redwood. Giant Sequoias grow to an average height of 170 feet to 280 feet and are among some of the oldest living things on the earth. One family in Michigan believes that these trees hold […]