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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, Research & Data

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 […]

The Danger of CoDom Stems

Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
Posted: December 6, 2018
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 […]

Working with Urban and Suburban Soils

Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
Posted: November 7, 2018
Categories: Education, Tree Tenders

Maria Gulley is the horticulturist at Gardens of Growth, a full service landscape design, build and maintenance firm, where she also manages the company blog. She guests blogs about her experience volunteering as a Tree Tender for KIB and her passion for the value of urban trees and greenspaces, and enhancing our communities. When a soil […]

The Three Cut Pruning Method: What is it?

Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
Posted: November 2, 2018
Categories: Education, Tree Tenders, Trees and Native Habitats

What is the three cut pruning method? The three cut pruning method is a strategy used to remove larger limbs from a tree. Why is it used? This method is used to reduce the weight of the branch and make a clean proper cut. If a heavy weighted branch is removed improperly, the bark of the tree […]

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

Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
Posted: October 31, 2018
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 […]

Purpose Park: Living Up to its Name

Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
Posted: October 26, 2018
Categories: Clean Neighborhoods, Engaged Citizens

These days, when Danny Marquez looks out the front window of his Indianapolis home, he sees hope. It wasn’t always that way. “I used to look out the window and think, ‘God, there’s something wrong here. Kids were playing in muck piles. There was drug paraphernalia all over. Illegal dumping.” Danny says he had a […]

Ransom Place Pocket Park

Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
Posted: January 1, 2015
Categories: AES Indiana Project Greenspace, Clean Neighborhoods, Engaged Citizens, Partners

The Ransom Place Neighborhood Association and KIB worked together to turn an underutilized lot, across from the Cultural Trail, into a pocket park and gateway into the neighborhood. The community’s vision was not only to be a gathering space with stage/deck for residents but highlight the historic significance of Ransom Place and serve as an outdoor classroom for […]

University Heights Pocket Park

Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
Posted: January 1, 2014
Categories: AES Indiana Project Greenspace, Clean Neighborhoods, Engaged Citizens, Partners

4133 MATHEWS AVENUE A partnership between KIB, the University Heights Neighborhood Association (UHNA), and the University of Indianapolis will transform the former site of a vacant apartment building into a community pocket park and greenspace. The park will serve to focal point for neighborhood get together, offer teaching opportunities about native plants and the natural […]

Ruckle Street Pocket Park

Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
Posted: January 1, 2013
Categories: AES Indiana Project Greenspace, Clean Neighborhoods, Engaged Citizens, Partners

2927 PARK AVENUE, 46205 This area formerly lacked open greenspace for residents to participate in recreation activities, host neighborhood and family gatherings and ultimately have immediate access for improvements in their everyday quality of life. IMPORTANCE OF THIS PROJECT This project will accomplish: DESIGN PROCESS KIB will work with Mapleton-Fall Creek Development Corporation (MFCDC) to […]

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