Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
Posted: November 7, 2018
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With bitter temperatures setting in and trees losing their leaves, many folks start to notice the litter collecting along Indy streets and alleyways; and every year we tend to get the same question: What are YOU going to do about all this trash?! In fact, litter is everyone’s concern in the city. We all want […]
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You may not know it, but the Community Forestry department at Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB) has been collecting data on our newly planted trees for almost 10 years. Specifically, we collect the GPS coordinates of each tree on the day of planting, and then we link those GPS points to other tree data, such as […]
Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
Posted: November 2, 2018
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The newly-planted trees and trellis that are part of the KIB-supported GreenSpace on South Holt Road have a long and colorful back-story that begins in the coalmines of rural Tennessee, with detours and delays, on their way to the Indianapolis southside neighborhood of Mars Hill. Just ask Maggie Wilson Phipps about the tons of concrete […]
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…and we want people to know it! This summer we have placed Value Tags on trees around the American Legion Mall and in a couple neighborhood parks to show people just how hard trees are working. For instance, check out this Shingle oak (Quercus imbricaria). It will give back more than $1,560 worth over its lifetime. That includes […]
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Holy cats, trees do so much! Not only to they make our city more beautiful and an all around better place to live, work and play; but they clean our air, water. We’ve complied our top 10 list of benefits our leafy companions provide—so prepared to be truly impressed. With out further ado, trees provide benefits […]
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ANSWER: Put on a coat! Safety of our volunteers and staff is one of KIB’s highest priorities. We regularly brush up on our safety skills with CPR, First Aid, Vehicle Safety and Tool Safety training days. We got lots of practice safely operating chainsaws while simultaneously clearing trees that had fallen across the nature trail […]
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The snow has melted, spring is here, and the one thing I want is to be outside. But recently, a stroll in the neighborhood became not so pleasant when I saw the pop bottles, candy wrappers, and grocery bags littering my street. Not content to look after only my own yard anymore, I knew what […]
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I have been blessed to have been born into a family of adventurers. One of our winter adventures since the young age of four was to ski with my family every weekend in northern Michigan and annually in Colorado. I just recently returned from my ski trip to Montana, keeping up the annual tradition over […]
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Dan Remington, is a KIB Adopt-A-Block Captain and the brains behind the @LitterOfHighlandPark Instagram feed. He shares his insights into why he chose to adopt his block and why you should too—not to mention he’s got this great Instgram account… Last year I joined the Adopt-A-Block program with KIB and became the Block Captain for […]
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Q: If you were stranded on “heat island” what is one thing you would bring with you? A: A tree! Yay! It’s almost summertime in the city! It’s hard not to enjoy Indy’s summer weather, especially when we have to deal with cold yucky weather all winter long. Along with the hot weather, Indian’s games, and the […]
