Huntsville is national winner of E-cycling Campaign
Operation Green Team Events
Great American Cleanup
 Operation Green Team will have an interactive children's exhibit, "Mud Pies and Worm Tea", at Green U. Find out more about vermiculture and the superheroes of our gardens
Cities Leading Dixie Green
Upcoming Green Team Events:
Sherwood Park Pride Day
Saturday, April 11th, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Neighbors in Sherwood Park will hold their annual Sherwood Park Pride Day. Volunteers will clean and green the area readying it for warm weather use. Bring your garden tools and gloves and be ready for a cookout after the work is done. Call Dee Hill at 427.6769 for more information or to volunteer.
Earth Day at Hays Nature Preserve
Saturday, April 18th, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A wonderful day at Hays Nature Preserve to relax and enjoy some of natures treasures in this preserve. There will be more than 30 environmental organizations with informative exhibits and demonstrations throughout the day. Join John Ehinger for birding hike at 7:30 a.m. --- don't forget your binoculars! Back again this year are popular hands-on activities for kids as well as baby bears, snakes and more to pet. Learn about bees and the art of being a bee keeper. Go on guided nature walks, enjoy the wildlife and sounds of the river, and grab lunch on site. Call 427.5116 or 564.8077 for more information.
Delta Zeta Sorority's "Pink Goes Green" Earth Day weeklong event
April 20th - 24th
Delta Zeta Sorority at UAHuntsville and Operation Green Team has a week of Earth Day activities planned on the campus of UAHuntsville. Kick-off with Mayor Tommy Battle and UAHuntsville President David Williams will be on April 20th at 10:15 a.m. at the Delta Zeta House on Fraternity & Sorority Row (located off John Wright Drive). A few of the weeklong activities on campus are: Recycling Awareness, Taking a "Green Pledge" for the Earth, Litter cleanup on campus and as volunteers with Green Team during Panoply. Call 564.8077 for more information.
Earth Day at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
April 21st, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Green Team will have an informative exhibit offering green living tips, and answer questions and offer opportunities on how to get involved to take Huntsville to the next level of green. Call 564.8077 for more information.
CITO (Cache in Trash Out) with the Southern Geocacher's Association
April 22, 4 to 7 p.m.
Members of the Southern Geocacher's Association will hold a CITO with Operation Green Team at Braham Spring Park near the lagoon south of Drake Avenue. For more information about geocaching visit, www.geocaching.com. If you are interested in participating in this CITO email, clarkbowman@aol.com
Blossomwood Garden Club Cleanup
April 29, 10 a.m.
Garden Club members are partnering with Green Team to host a clean up in the neighborhood park.
Rag Tag Recycle Day with Christmas Charities Year Round
May 2nd, 8 a.m. to noon
Join us for a little spring cleaning with Christmas Charities and Operation Green Team for our Rag Tag Recycling Day May 2nd. Christmas Charities will be accepting all clothes and rags in any condition to put to good use. Bag it up and drop it off from 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday May 2nd at the Christmas Charities Year Round facilities, 2840 Jordan Lane. It's a great way to get rid of your unwanted clothing. Come and join us as we reduce, reuse, recycle --- repurpose. Call 837.2373 for more information.
For more information call Operation Green Team at 564.8077.
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Neighborhood Cleanups will be scheduled throughout the year
For information on how your neighborhood can Clean Up and Green Up call 53-CLEAN (532-5326) or email.
