Causes: Community Improvement & Capacity Building, Environment, Environmental Beautification, Philanthropy, Voluntarism Promotion

Mission: Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful is dedicated to creating a more sustainable and beautiful region through waste reduction, education and active community involvement.

Direct beneficiaries per year:
•removed more than 50 tons of trash from our community,
•pulled 47 tons of invasive weeds from our river banks and parks, and
•kept more than 10,000 trees out of the landfill – instead helping them becoming mulch for myriad weed-abatement and soil-erosion projects!

Geographic areas served: For more than 30 years Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful has been working with to make the Reno-Sparks and surrounding areas America's cleanest community!

Programs: Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful (KTMB) works with local businesses, federal, city and county municipalities, community groups, and more than 5,000 volunteers to keep our area looking its best for all to enjoy through education and direct action. Annual events include the Great Community Cleanup in the Spring, Truckee River Cleanup Day in the Fall, and Christmas Tree Recycling. KTMB's Warrior Education series includes Waste, Watershed and Weeds to address pressing local environmental issues including waste reduction, keeping the Truckee River that provides drinking water to the Reno-Sparks area clean, and stopping the spread of flammable and toxic invasive weeds. KTMB also offers free Teacher Trainings on this curriculum that qualifies for continuing education credit. Most importantly, KTMB engages key community partners to identify solutions to systemic issues like illegal dumping and maintaining a clean river corridor. Between cleanup events, year round Adopt-A-Spot stewardship projects in Parks and Open Space areas, and community and youth education and activities, there are many ways individuals and businesses can get involved to help keep the Truckee Meadows beautiful.