Category: Green Team
How to ensure success mulching around your trees
April 30, 2025
Trees are the backbone of a well-designed landscape. They improve the aesthetics, temperature, air purification, soil conservation, noise reduction, wildlife habitat and increase property value. Mulching trees correctly will improve tree health and longevity. Learn how to spot a tree volcano and correct it. The Huntsville Tree Commission has simple guidelines to ensure tree mulching success: Place a wide (2-3 feet radius) mulch bed (3-4 inches deep) around the tree. The root [more]
Read More4 tips to help maintain air quality in Huntsville
April 30, 2025
Air quality is something we tend to take for granted in Huntsville but it’s critical to pay attention to our daily choices. In our growing city, it takes all of us to help keep our air clean. Here are a few easy tips to help reduce air pollution: Drive Less, Ride More: Consider carpooling when you can, using the greenway system if possible or taking public transit. Even carpooling twice a week [more]
Read MoreEarth Month celebration continues with Green Team Spring Plant Giveaway
April 10, 2025
Huntsville’s Green Team invites you to celebrate Earth Month with the annual Spring Plant and Cleanup Supply Giveaway in John Hunt Park. The drive-thru giveaway is Friday, April 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Jaycee Community Building, 2180 Jaycee Way. Free cucumber and tomato plants will be available for pickup as well as garbage bags for litter cleanups while supplies last. “This is one of our most popular events [more]
Read MoreUsing sunshine and other tips to help do spring cleaning the eco-friendly way
March 27, 2025
Spring cleaning is as much a part of spring as baseball and extended days of sunshine. And speaking of sunshine, did you know it could help you be more eco-friendly when it comes to giving your home a little refresh? Here’s five tips that you might not have thought about in your spring cleaning and is also good for the environment. Declutter with purpose: That’s a good first step toward removing unwanted [more]
Read MoreNew activities at Earth Day celebration highlight a month of Green Team activities
March 26, 2025
The City of Huntsville will celebrate the wonders of nature while promoting safeguarding the environment with a variety of events in April, highlighted by Earth Day on Saturday, April 12, that will include new features at the popular annual event. Organized by the Department of Landscape Management’s Green Team, activities also include two community cleanup days in April and the Spring Plant & Cleanup Supply Giveaway. “As the 55th anniversary of Earth [more]
Read MorePlans for arboretum in John Hunt Park move forward with donation from Rotary Club of Greater Huntsville
March 13, 2025
The City of Huntsville received a $50,000 donation from the Rotary Club of Greater Huntsville to help fund an arboretum project in John Hunt Park that will expand educational and recreational opportunities. The 3-acre park is planned along Airport Road just west of Alex McAllister Drive. The park will meet The Arbor Day Foundation requirements for a level II arboretum and include 100 different species of native trees. Huntsville Landscape Management developed [more]
Read MoreFrom presidential honors to writing a comic book, Erick Wade has a passion to fight litter
March 4, 2025
When it comes to understanding Erick Wade’s passion for fighting litter, where do you start? Maybe you start with Wade receiving the President’s Volunteer Service Award the past three years, including the Gold-level award last year. From t-shirts to comic books, Huntsville’s Erick Wade encourages everyone to be litter aware. “On behalf of the American people, I extend my heartfelt appreciation to you for your volunteer leadership, and I encourage you to continue [more]
Read MoreHuntsville Tree Commission holds Arbor Day celebration for beauty and benefits of trees
February 28, 2025
An early spring-like day made for the perfect setting to celebrate the beauty and benefits of trees. The Huntsville Tree Commission held its annual Arbor Day celebration at Brahan Spring Park on Feb. 24, a festive event that included fifth graders from McDonnell Elementary, Smokey the Bear and a proclamation from Mayor Tommy Battle. Students from McDonnell Elementary School work together to plant a tree at the Arbor Day celebration. “It is great [more]
Read MoreNominations open for annual Huntsville Beautification Awards
February 26, 2025
Nominations are open for the 2025 Huntsville Beautification Awards. The City of Huntsville’s Beautification Board is now accepting applications and judging will take place after Memorial Day. The deadline to submit the entry form and $50 fee for each property nominated is Monday, April 7. You can submit payment through PayPal on the digital nominations or via check mailed to P.O. Box 738, Huntsville, AL 35804. Make checks payable to the Huntsville [more]
Read MoreHow to safely recycle hazardous items found in your home
February 25, 2025
Recycling waste is a practice that benefits the community and the environment. But some recycling may take a little more effort to provide those benefits. Green Team has put together an outline to make it easier to take that extra effort to properly dispose of items dangerous to the environment. Batteries: Certain chemicals can be harmful to the environment, but batteries can be safely dropped off at the City of Huntsville’s Household [more]
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