Keep Sugar Land Beautiful

In May, KSLB and the City of Sugar Land partnered to present two highly entertaining environmental education programs in local public and private schools. Water, Water Everywhere, a comical show about water quality issues featuring Jack Golden, reached over 2000 students and 90 teachers. With the help of H-GAC grant funding, Steve Trash's magical mix of illusion, comedy, and ecology entertained and impacted over 3,100 students and 140 teachers.

Do you enjoy outdoor activities?
Helping the environment?
Giving back to your community?

Please consider volunteering to monitor water quality with the Texas Stream Team.

The Sugar Land Texas Stream Team was formed by Keep Sugar Land Beautiful and the City of Sugar Land. The Texas Stream Team is a network of trained volunteers who monitor local waterways and collect quality-assured information about natural resources of Texas. "The City of Sugar Land takes pride in our set water quality standards," said Stormwater Coordinator Jennifer Boone. "Texas Stream Team is an essential part of our community's approach to make citizens more aware of litter in waterways. Their individual impact can contribute to healthier, cleaner creeks and streams." Throughout Texas, more than 400 groups ranging from third graders to senior citizens have been trained as water monitors and collect data on lakes, rivers and streams.

Volunteers are asked to make a two-year commitment to monitor their site(s) monthly at the same time of day each month - monitoring takes approximately one to two hours. Volunteers under age 18 must have an adult complete training and monitor their site with them. Volunteers will be given water quality monitoring kits and trained to collect data that may be used to make environmentally sound decisions. Participants will complete three phases of training using a test kit that measures physical and chemical parameters in water.

"Volunteers are critical to the success of the Texas Stream Team," said KSLB Executive Director Vicki Gist. "This is the perfect volunteer opportunity for a family to spend some quality time enjoying the outdoors and making a difference in our community."

Phase I and II hands-on training will be held on Tuesday, June 8, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Eldridge Park, 2511 Eldridge Road. You must register to participate prior to May 18. For more information or to register, please e-mail info@kslb.org.

Keep Sugar Land Beautiful was awarded two H-E-B/KTB Green Bag Grants in November. One grant was awarded to provide two KSLB Planet Earth Carts to local elementary schools. The second grant was awarded to establish recycling of PET plastic and aluminum cans at First Colony, Fort Settlement, and Sugar Land Middle Schools.

Keep Sugar Land Beautiful in partnership with the City of Sugar Land, the Houston Galveston Area Council, and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality brought the nationally recognized "Garbage is My Bag" show to the public and private middle school sixth graders in Sugar Land on May 12 and May 13.

The Environmental Week activities hosted by Keep Sugar Land Beautiful and the City of Sugar Land included our second Eco-Car Show on Sunday, April 19 at Oyster Creek Park, from 3-6 p.m. The Eco-Car Show offered one stop shopping for an environmentally friendly automobile from several local car dealerships.

Keep Sugar Land Beautiful invites you to join us for an afternoon of sporting fun. Please register today to participate in our 8^th Annual Old West Sporting Clays Tournament to be held on February 19. Our tournament is a limited shoot with a 100-target format. Awards will be given for the top three places in Lewis Class A, B, and C divisions, as well as overall high and low point shooters. Individual shooter registration is $175 and four person teams are $600. Warm-up games and lunch begin at 12:30. This is a limited shoot so please register today!

Our sincere appreciation goes to First Colony Community Association and Native Land Design for partnering with us to host our tournament.

Sponsor Packet

Team Registration Form

Keep Sugar Land Beautiful in partnership with the City of Sugar Land will hold a RePlant Texas Event on Saturday, October 24 to replace trees damaged by Hurricane Ike. Keep Sugar Land Beautiful received a $2,000 Half Price Books and Keep Texas Beautiful RePlant Grant for this project. Volunteers will be needed to help us plant five gallon native hardwood trees in Oyster Creek and Lost Creek Parks. Volunteer Registration will begin September 1.

RePlant Texas Registration Form

Recycling Collection Event – 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
(located in the parking lot adjacent to City Hall)

• Eagle Electronic Resources will be on-hand to collect household electronics such as TVs, VCRs, stereos, computers, printers, keyboards, scanners, cell phones, digital cameras, pagers and PDAs for recycling and reuse. Both working and non-working electronic equipment will be accepted free of charge from Sugar Land residents, and each resident participating in the electronics recycling event will be entered into a drawing for a FREE 42-inch TV.
• The Fort Bend County Women's Center will be in attendance to accept donations of clothing and household items for resale at the Fort Bend County Women's Center PennyWise Resale locations. The revenue from the sale of these donations will assist survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. The Fort Bend Seniors will also be on-hand to collect gently used items such as small electric appliances, bed linens, towels, blankets, and small tools for Fort Bend County senior citizens.
• Residents will also have the opportunity to bring their paper and media discs (CDs, DVDs, and floppy discs) for shredding by On-Site Shred, a document destruction company. Upon conclusion of the event, the shredded material will be recycled.

MYAC Environmental Activity Booths: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The Mayor's Youth Advisory Council (MYAC) selected an environmentally themed service project this program year, and the organization has partnered with the City to host a series of environmental activity booths on the Plaza at Town Square during the performance by Vocal Trash. These activities will include face painting, arts and crafts, and a recycling game.

Performance by Vocal Trash: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The City of Sugar Land and Keep Sugar Land Beautiful have partnered with Sugar Land Town Square and Republic Services to host a performance by Vocal Trash, a Texas-based group known for their unique combination of music, dance and comedy while utilizing recycled materials such as a gas can guitar and milk urn bass. The group has traveled all over the world performing at Earth Day events and state fairs, as well as private events for Corporations such as American Airlines and Cingular Wireless. Their performance appeals to all ages and will be a valuable addition to the Earth Day activities.

For more information, contact 281-275-2170 or solidwaste@sugarlandtx.gov

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rock: Sugar Land Earth Day Celebration Ad

Keep Sugar Land Beautiful's 17th Annual Don’t Mess with Texas Trash-Off will be held Saturday, April 10. Please make plans to help us pick up litter and keep Sugar Land beautiful – your help is needed! Groups and individuals of all ages are invited to participate. Registration forms may be downloaded. Registration ends March 26.

2010 Trash Off Volunteer Registration Form

2010 Trash Off Sponsor Form

Trees Across Sugar Land is a fantastic opportunity for you to enjoy a crisp January morning in beautiful Sugar Land Memorial Park planting native saplings. All ages are welcome and are encouraged to participate.