KIB News & Information

INDIANAPOLIS -- Mayor Joe Hogsett, the Indianapolis Office of Sustainability and local nonprofit Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB) gathered today to plant the 30,000th new tree in Indianapolis, celebrating the completion of a critical goal in Thrive Indianapolis as well as Indy’s 35 th official Tree City USA designation. Photos from the event are included below.

The 30,000 trees included in this tally have been planted within Marion County public right-of-way since the benchmark in 2018 and include trees planted by the Department of Public Works as well as those planted via the City's partnership with KIB, IUPUI, Downtown Indy, trees planted via Citizen Energy Group's 10,000 Trees Initiative with KIB, and AES Indiana's Trees For Indy program. The specific tree species chosen for the plantings are always native so as to best support the natural local ecosystem, yellow poplars, Indiana's official state tree.
 

INDIANAPOLIS — Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc. (KIB) announced today three new community greenspace projects for 2023, awarded as part of the organization’s AES Indiana Project GreenSpace program. This competitive process reviews applications from community groups looking to transform vacant lots into thriving neighborhood gathering places. There are nearly 60 of these greenspaces across Indianapolis, connecting people to nature, creating a sense of place, and improving community health. 

“These GreenSpaces are transforming neighborhoods and creating a safer, cleaner, greener space for communities to gather,” said Keep Indianapolis Beautiful president and CEO Jeremy Kranowitz.

The three finalists include:

March Madness will be carbon neutral event
All operations emissions from venues of tournament will be offset by renewable energy credits and carbon offsets

IPL Project GreenSpace Projects Selected for Transformation in 2020 with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful
Neighborhood diversity, building community, and addressing need underscore upcoming greenspace

Lime users will be able to round up ride costs to support Keep Indianapolis Beautiful's work maintaining a vibrant and inviting city.

The Indiana Fever will team with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB), an environmental and community nonprofit, to plant 20 trees to help beautify Indianapolis and celebrate its contribution to the city through its first 20 seasons in the WNBA.

Roche Employees Will Take Part in Ninth Annual Day of Service This Friday by Planting 150 Trees with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB) in Broad Ripple-area Storm water Basin and Park Beautification.

My Christian Park Neighborhood to “Spring Clean” with the Help of Over 550 Keep Indianapolis Beautiful Volunteers this Saturday.

IUPUI to plant 50 trees on campus with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful to celebrate the university’s 50th anniversary and Arbor Day.

INDIANAPOLIS COMPETES WITH CITIES AROUND THE WORLD TO COLLECT THE MOST WILDLIFE OBSERVATIONS DURING 2019 CITY NATURE CHALLENGE

NextGear Capital employees to volunteer with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful in second annual Day of Service 

Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB) and City partner with thousands of Indy residents to pick up litter and beautify communities.

Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc. (KIB) has received a grant of $674,520 as part of Lilly Endowment Inc.'s Strengthening Indianapolis Through Arts and Cultural Innovation initiative. KIB is one of 18 organizations receiving grants through this competitive initiative.

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Former board and staff member, Chris Duncan, to serve as organization's leader during national search

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INDIANAPOLIS – (November 16, 2018) David Forsell, long-time president of Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc.  (KIB), has announced his upcoming resignation from his position. The board of directors will name an interim president in the near timeframe, and Forsell will serve in an advisory capacity to the board through the end of the year. KIB will conduct a national search for a new president.  

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Saints in the Streets to lead River West Neighborhood Great Indy Cleanup with the Help of 400 Keep Indianapolis Beautiful Volunteers this Saturday

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Ice Miller Attorneys and Staff Plant Trees and Beautify with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful for Day of Service Tomorrow

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Keep Indianapolis Beautiful kicks off fall community projects with a call for human beings because mannequins make bad volunteers.

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IPL Project GreenSpace recipients selected for transformation in 2019 by Keep Indianapolis Beautiful.

Nate Faris instrumental in planting of thousands of trees in Indianapolis 

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Keep Indianapolis Beautiful leads Great Indy Cleanup event on closed section of I-65 during construction.

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KIB Presents "Red, White, & #KIBees" Challenge for the 4th of July

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KIB kicks off Indianapolis’ Third Annual Wild Pollinator Count to snapshot city’s pollinator health

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Summer Plogging Series for Cleaner Trails and Roadways Kicks Off this Weekend

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Indianapolis' Riverside Park to Undergo Habitat Restoration Project with Community Support

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Roche Employees Will Take Part in Eighth Annual Day of Service Tomorrow by Planting 200 Trees in Washington Park

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Keep Indianapolis Beautiful and the Athenaeum Host Celebration of New Downtown Community Greenspace on Monday

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Indianapolis to Compete in Third Annual ‘Challenge’ Against Over 65 Participating Cities on Five Continents and nearly 300 Partnering Museums, Science Centers and Organizations from April 27–30