Green Team
Green Team celebrates Earth Month with community events
April 8, 2024
Earth Month is here, and Huntsville’s Green Team invites residents to join the celebration at two upcoming events. The annual Spring Plant & Cleanup Supply Giveaway is Friday, April 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at John Hunt Park in the parking lot of the Jaycee Building at 2200 Jaycee Way. Residents can drive through and pick up free tomato and cucumber plants as well as free garbage bags for [more]
Read MoreGreen Team Volunteer Spotlight: Polaris drives litter-free on the clock
March 26, 2024
Traveling along Greenbrier Parkway, it’s hard not to notice the sprawling Polaris facility that’s just north of Interstate 565. But what you might not notice is something Polaris does to help keep Huntsville sparkling. Polaris employees conduct quarterly cleanups along Greenbrier as part of the City’s Green Team Adopt-a-Spot program. Polaris puts such an emphasis on the program that employees are on the clock when picking up litter along the road. Joseph [more]
Read MoreHuntsville Beautification Board accepting nominations for 2024 awards
March 1, 2024
The City of Huntsville’s Beautification Board is now accepting nominations for the 2024 Huntsville Beautification Awards. The deadline to submit the entry form and $50 fee for each property nominated is Monday, April 8. Judging will take place after Memorial Day (May 27). New this year is an option to submit payment through PayPal. When nominations are submitted, users are taken to a page that contains a link to the Beautification Board’s PayPal account. Users [more]
Read MorePlanting an urban treescape at City Hall
February 27, 2024
The plan to finish the outdoor spaces of the exterior of Huntsville’s soon-to-open new City Hall includes trees, of course. But it also includes trenches, pipes and a certain type of rock and soil mixture to facilitate the growth of those trees. It’s a fascinating process that will play out underground, allowing the trees to grow despite their urban, concrete environment. Two of the pipes that will provide moisture and air to [more]
Read MoreGreen Team volunteer is having fun while making a difference
February 26, 2024
As a frequent volunteer with the City of Huntsville’s Green Team, James Lovell demonstrated how easy it is to make a difference. “I just started showing up,” he said. When a community cleanup happens anywhere around Huntsville, Lovell will likely be there. “I typically go anywhere there’s one going on,” Lovell said. It’s volunteers like Lovell that help keep Huntsville beautiful through Green Team – whether it’s collecting litter along a roadway or spending [more]
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