KDB

Don’t mess with Texas

KDB board members cleaned their adopt-a-street area along FM517 in conjunction with TxDOT’s “Don’t Mess with Texas” Trash Off. Volunteers removed 17 bags of trash and debris from an illegal dump site.

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Landscaping – Dickinson Railroad Depot

Recipient of the Rebuild Texas Grant from Keep Texas Beautiful, KDB was able to purchase bedding plants and seven crepe myrtles to replace landscaping lost in the February 2021 freeze at the city’s historical railroad museum. Thank you to members of the Dickinson Optimist Club, one UTMB nursing student, and KDB board members who worked tirelessly for two hours improving the aesthetic appearance of the beautiful depot grounds.

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Trash Bash 2022

Thank you to our 118 volunteers that removed 36,000 lbs of litter and debris and 228 tires from miles of bayou banks, right-of-ways, ditches and illegal dumpsites in the Dickinson Bayou watershed on March 26, 2022. Together we removed harmful debris and litter before being carried into Dickinson Bayou and Galveston Bay that could have ultimately harmed fish, birds, other wildlife, and humans. Litter can lead to soil, water and air pollution. These toxins may eventually enter the human body…

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Residential Cooking Oil Recycling

CEASE THE GREASE! Keep Dickinson Beautiful has partnered with the Galveston Bay Foundation and Dependable Cooking Oil Service, to collect and recycle used cooking oil from local residents. When cooking with fats and oils, grease can go down the drain during cleanup causing sewer pipes to get blocked or damaged. These clogged pipes cost you time and money, and cause sewer overflows, which introduce harmful bacteria into our streets, yards, Dickinson Bayou and Galveston Bay. For proper grease disposal, residents…

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Team Rubicon

We want to extend a huge “THANK YOU” to Team Rubicon for all of their cleanup efforts throughout the city. Unfortunately, we did not have a large volunteer turnout for two previous post-Harvey cleanups, but Team Rubicon stepped in for a third cleanup. Thank you again! We appreciate all that you do!

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Our New Website

We hope you enjoy our new website! We have more updates on the way – stay tuned! The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it. — Robert Swan

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