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Missouri City Green Updates
Native Plant Workshop
Tuesday October 8, 2024
6:30 - 7:30 pm (check-in begins @ 6:00 pm)
Missouri City Recreation and Tennis Center
2701 Cypress Point Drive
Missouri City, TX 77459
Tuesday October 8, 2024
6:30 - 7:30 pm (check-in begins @ 6:00 pm)
Missouri City Recreation and Tennis Center
2701 Cypress Point Drive
Missouri City, TX 77459
Storm Drain Marker Event
Saturday November 2, 2024
9:00-11:00 am (check-in begins @ 8:30 am)
Hunters Glen Park
1340 Independence Blvd
Missouri City, TX 7745
Saturday November 2, 2024
9:00-11:00 am (check-in begins @ 8:30 am)
Hunters Glen Park
1340 Independence Blvd
Missouri City, TX 7745
Missouri City Green Hosts Successful Composting Workshop - October 8
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Twenty-six attendees, including five children, joined Missouri City Green’s Worm Composting Workshop. Led by composting expert Sam Guardiola from the Fort Bend Master Gardeners, participants learned how to establish and care for a thriving worm composting system. Everyone had a great time crafting their own bins filled with wriggling worms to take home! This event was hosted by Missouri City Green, with support from Fort Bend Master Gardeners and Missouri City Parks & Recreation. |
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Nurturing Young Environmentalists:
Missouri City Green and Fort Bend Master Gardeners Inspire
Summer Campers with Eco-Focused Activities
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Twenty-six children from the Missouri City Summer Day Camp, enjoyed a morning filled with activities focused on recycling, worm composting, insects and plants. Thanks to the collaborative efforts of Missouri City Green and Fort Bend Master Gardeners, the campers had the opportunity to make bird feeders from recycled objects, create adorable chia pets utilizing plastic water bottles, explore the fascinating world of composting with worms, and learn all about butterflies and caterpillars. It was a great day for campers and volunteers. |
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Missouri City Green awarded Gold Star Status for 2024!
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Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB), a statewide grassroots environmental and community improvement organization, recently named Missouri City Green, a Gold Star Affiliate for 2024. This is the nineth straight year Missouri City Green has earned the honor. Gold Star recognition is the highest membership recognition status any community affiliate can achieve. In 2023, KTB affiliates engaged over 32,000 volunteers in over 500 cleanups who contributed to collecting 3.7 million pounds of waste and recyclables from Texas roadways, trails, and waterways. Missouri City Green successfully implemented programs to clean up litter, reduce and recycle waste, educate local citizens, and beautify and enhance the local community. |
200 Families Recycle 24,640 Pounds of Confidential Documents,
Saving Trees, Landfill Space, and Reducing Pollution
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On April 27, over 300 families had 24,640 pounds of confidential papers shredded onsite by ProShred with 100% of the material recycled locally.
The vendor's Environmental Recycling Activity Report revealed the following benefits from our shredding event:
Missouri City Green and Missouri City Parks and Recreation partnered to host this event. |
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Quail Valley Garden Club Receives Prestigious Golden Tree Award
for Environmental Responsibility
for Environmental Responsibility
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At the April 15, 2024 City Council meeting, Missouri City Green presented Quail Valley Garden Club with a Golden Tree award for their ongoing commitment to beautifying Quail Valley and Missouri City. One of the objectives of the Quail Valley Garden Club is to enhance civic beautification and to work for the conservation of natural resources. The Garden Club has various adopt-a-spot projects of beautification as well as its partnership with the City of Missouri City to plant trees in parks. Thiss organization continues to make a visible difference in helping Keep Missouri City Beautiful. |
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Over 750 Missouri City Residents Embrace
Eco-Friendly Fun at Edible Earth Fest
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On Saturday March 23rd, the scenic Oyster Creek Trail bustled with energy as Missouri City families immersed themselves in a day of learning and enjoyment at the Edible Earth Fest. Organized by Missouri City Parks and Recreation and Missouri City Green, with support from Fort Bend Master Gardeners, Texas Master Naturalists, and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, the event was a vibrant celebration of environmental awareness.
Attendees were able to visit various informative booths that showcased different methods for preserving the environment. These booths covered a wide range of topics, including recycling, water conservation, beneficial insects, composting and worm composting. There were also several craft and activity booths that showcased different fruits and using recycled water bottles to make chia pets. Participants were able to take home more than 125 trees, 480 native plants, and seed packets for free, thanks to the generous support of HEB, MC Parks and Recreation and Prairie View A&M Cooperative Extension. Special thanks to Home Depot and Uncle Jims Worm Farm for donating backyard composting bins and a worm composting bin for the event. We express our gratitude to all the volunteers who contributed to making this event a great success. |
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Congratulations to the Edible Earth Fest Photo Contest Winners!
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Category: In Wildlife & Animals Winner, Samiha Qureshi (Overall Winner) A Double Surprise! Runner-Up, Shailendra Mehrotra Egyptian Goose |
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Category: In Garden & Harvest Winner, Lerin King A Glistening Flower After The Rain Runner-Up, Lynda Nguyen Bumblebee Getting Deep For A Meal |
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Category: Tiny Details Of Nature Winner, Carol Schorn Butterflies At A Feeder Runner-Up, Jessica Jubin Bejeweled |
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Youth in Philanthropy Plant 88 Trees and
Wildflower Seeds in Community Park
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Missouri City Green was pleased to host volunteers from the Youth in Philanthropy program on February 10, 2024. These dedicated young people trudged through uncertain weather conditions and planted 88 trees at Community Park. Additionally, they made and distributed over 50 wildflower seed balls. These efforts not only beautify Community Park, but also create inviting habitats for our wildlife and insects. This project would not have been possible without the support of CenterPoint Energy and the City of Missouri City. |
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2024 Electronics Recycling Event Achieves Remarkable Success, Diverting 30,000 Pounds of E-waste from Landfills
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Missouri City Green hosted its 11th Annual Electronics Recycling Event on Saturday, January 27. The collaborative efforts of Missouri City Green volunteers, the Missouri City Parks & Recreation Department and CompuCycle (R2 Certified Recycler) resulted in the collection of 30,000 pounds of unwanted, outdated or broken electronics being kept out of landfills.
Approximately 475 people dropped off acceptable items that will be refurbished or broken down for their valuable component parts to be put back into the manufacturing process. Thank you to those who generously donated toward future community clean up events! |
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SnowFest 2023 Delights Attendees with Creative Bird Feeder Crafting
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The 2023 Missouri City SnowFest proved to be a resounding success. Around 200 children (and a few adults) made their way to the Missouri City Green table where they made bird feeders out of apples, Crisco, bird seeds, and pipe cleaners. Kids and kids at heart were excited to gift the birds in the area with a tasty winter treat. Missouri City Green board members and staff, along with the support of the Mayor's Youth Commission provided instructions and assistance to all the participants who stopped by. |
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Missouri City Green Volunteers Clean Up Lake at Buffalo Run Park - Nov. 11th
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Over 30 volunteers, spanning across all age groups, worked together to collect 40 bags of trash on Saturday, November 11, 2023. Some unusual items collected were pallets, an old mailbox and part of a grocery cart from the lakes at Buffalo Run Park. The gathering was a resounding success as dedicated volunteers came together to eliminate litter during this waterway cleanup. Missouri City Green, in partnership with Missouri City Parks and Recreation, hosted the event with a grant from ZEN Water and Keep Texas Beautiful. |
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Textile Recycling Event - November 4th
3,600 Pounds of Textiles kept out of our Landfills
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Missouri City Green partnered with the City of Missouri City and Green City Recycler to host its second drive-thru Textile Recycling Event. Over 3600 pounds of unusable clothing, shoes, and other household items were collected for recycling. According to the EPA, 85% of textiles that can be recycled are not and end up in landfills. |
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Missouri City Green Volunteers at Tricks and Treats in the Park
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Missouri City Green volunteers gave out treats, recycling stickers and Take Care of Texas Environmental Activity Books to trick-or-treaters. They also provided an educational activity about recycling and storm drains. Children and parents learned that "nothing but rain goes down the drain!" |
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Missouri City Green and Public Works Team Up for a
Successful Storm Drain Marker Event
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Missouri City Green, with the help of Missouri City Public Works, hosted its annual "Nothing But Rain Down The Drain" Storm Drain Marker event on October 14, 2023. Approximately 20 volunteers spent two hours placing 200 markers on storm drains in the Fondren Park and Fonmeadow neighborhoods. Thank you to our volunteers for helping us remind folks that nothing but rain should go down the drains! |
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Missouri City Municipal Solid Waste Customers
Can Now Recycle Glass!
The City of Missouri City, Texas - City Government
August 9 at 9:43 AM ·
Did You Know?
#MCTX municipal solid waste customers can now #recycle glass as part of their curbside recycling program. Residents may place glass items in the gray GFL containers to be picked up every other week. Click here to learn more about recycling in Missouri City
August 9 at 9:43 AM ·
Did You Know?
#MCTX municipal solid waste customers can now #recycle glass as part of their curbside recycling program. Residents may place glass items in the gray GFL containers to be picked up every other week. Click here to learn more about recycling in Missouri City
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