It’s a new year! In this edition of Education Corner, we give you a few new opportunities to make a small difference in a big world by giving ordinary items a second life!
Read MoreFlorida Recycles Week, November 15th - 19th, is celebrated in conjunction with America Recycles Day, which brings the nation together to learn, act and share the importance of recycling and reducing waste with others. According to Keep America Beautiful, the nation’s recycling rate has increased over the past 30 years and is currently 34 percent. However, there is still a lot of confusion when it comes to recycling. Keep Pinellas Beautiful and Pinellas County want to help you recycle more and recycle right!
Read MoreFall is a season full of decorating and connecting to nature. What better way to celebrate the holidays than in a sustainable, zero waste fashion! Here’s just a few suggestions of how you can go green this season while enjoying your favorite Halloween festivities.
Read MoreHow do you identify a plant? How do you teach young children about plants? How do you get younger kids to be interested in the various plants in your own backyard? I’ll be discussing some of these answers and more in this month’s edition of Education Corner.
Read MoreIf you’re ready to get outside but you’d rather avoid the beach due to Red Tide, lots of other fun activities await you.
Read MoreAt Keep Pinellas Beautiful, one of the ways we protect and conserve our natural environment is by removing invasive vegetation from our county’s green spaces. Though they may look harmless, invasive plants are detrimental to native ecosystems and need human intervention to get rid of.
Read MorePinellas County is located on the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico which is vulnerable to storms and hurricanes that shift sand, soil, and rocks. It is essential to get children to think about how storms can impact our environment and home developments along our Pinellas County coastline.
Read MoreKeep Pinellas Beautiful has developed our new Hospitality Eco-Partnership program to engage hotels and guests in environmental protection, conservation, and volunteering.
Read MoreOn April 22nd we celebrate Earth Day, and our Pinellas County beach cleanups and volunteering opportunities are in full swing. Earth Day is frequently the date chosen for environmental events and announcements, and we’re excited to celebrate with all of you this year.
Read MoreEveryone involved with Keep Pinellas Beautiful, both staff and volunteers, cares about leaving a positive impact on the Earth while reducing our negative impact. An interesting tool for helping us understand these impacts is the Ecological Footprint calculator.
Read MoreJoin our guest educator Mrs. Bandy as she teaches you to apply the scientific method to an at-home gardening project. This activity is fun for elementary school and middle school kids, and their parents or guardians!
Read MoreWetlands are vital, productive ecosystems that support a variety of species and offer services that humans depend on. As a coastal county, Pinellas is especially dependent on wetland services to mitigate erosion, protect against storm surges, and provide nutrients to the plant and animal species we enjoy seeing in our green spaces.
Read MoreWhen you join our Adoption Program, you commit to a two-year agreement, during which you keep your mile litter-free. Our adoptees are an essential part in the ongoing stewardship that keeps Pinellas County beautiful, and we wouldn’t be able to protect our paradise without them.
Read MoreThis year, use your New Year’s resolution to give back to the environment. These simple ideas won’t eat up a bunch of time or effort, but they’re a great starting point for becoming a better environmental steward in 2021.
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