Operation Green Team Wants You to Do Beautiful Things This Earth Month!

Love the planet and your city this Earth Month! Operation Green Team is planning some great Earth Month activities that are easy for families to enjoy, and a fun way to #DoBeautifulThings together.

#KeepHuntsvilleBeautiful with Operation Green Team

Take Part in the Community Cleanup

One way to #KeepHuntsvilleBeautiful is to keep it clean! Operation Green Team will be hosting a community-wide cleanup day on Tuesday, April 4 from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. This event is the perfect way to show Mother Nature a little love.

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Take a Trash Walk

Can’t make it to one of the organized cleanup days? Head to the Jaycee Building to pick up cucumber and tomato plants and cleaning supplies for your own neighborhood cleanup day.

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Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle with Nature Kids

Enjoy free activities for all ages at Hays Nature Preserve! With plant giveaways, vendors, and more, there’s something for everyone.

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Make Some Upcycled Art

This is a fun way to teach kids how to reduce, reuse, and recycle! Cardboard art, nature collages, and other recycled craft ideas are creative AND economical!

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Done some recent online shopping? These recycled cardboard zoo animals are a great way to give new life to some of those cardboard boxes and keep the kids busy being creative! Photo and idea credit to the @supermakeit blog! #DoBeautifulThings #Create #MakeSomethingNew #HuntsvilleAL #IHeartHSV

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Plant Something Native

What plants and flowers are native to your backyard? Why does that even matter? Have fun with your kids finding your area on the map and looking up your favorites. Then make a plan to plant some native plants at your house!

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Choose water-efficient and drought tolerant plants to add to your landscape. Natives plants are a great choice. Plant them in the right place. You will spend less time and money watering your landscape and more time enjoying it. Thanks to Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center for this photo and for excellent information on native plants. #DoBeautifulThings #NativePlants #nativeplantsofnorthamerica #gardenlife #HuntsvilleAL #huntsvillealabama #ihearthsv

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Make a Scrap Garden

Kitchen scrap gardening is growing new plants from items you would normally toss in the compost heap. Save those potato tops, avocado pits, and old sprouted onions and start a new veggie patch with them.

Learn Something New

You would not believe all the amazing nature documentaries on Disney+ right now. Our favorite recommendation for Earth Day to watch with older kids is The Sea of Hope on Disney’s National Geographic playlist. Younger kids will love any of the Disney Nature films. They are breathtaking!

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