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Green Works Orlando Green Updates

March 2008

March 28
Colonialtown Square Park All Spruced Up!

This past weekend, over 50 volunteers dug, planted, trimmed, mulched and spruced up beautiful Colonialtown Square Park thanks to a grant from Scott’s Miracle Gro Company and Keep America Beautiful (KAB).

Local KAB affiliate Keep Orlando Beautiful (KOB), Green Up Orlando, the City of Orlando’s Streets and Stormwater Division and Parks Division worked together with Scott’s and KAB to make this event a wonderful success. Patty Sheehan, City Commissioner and Colonialtown North neighbor, was also on site to help plant and recognize all those involved.

Jan Rahill with Green Up Orlando and Master Gardener and TV Gardening show host Rebecca Kolls shared tips and techniques on how to properly plant and care for gardens and green spaces. In addition, Scott’s and KOB handed out information to educate volunteers and neighbors on proper watering techniques to help conserve our precious water resources.

March 21
St. Johns River Clean Up a Success

Last Saturday’s St. Johns River Cleanup brought over 190 people out to Lake Ivanhoe and Lake Underhill to participate in the annual event to collect garbage along the lakes and streets that feed the St. Johns River. Almost two and a half tons, or 141 bags, of garbage was collected during the Saturday morning event. Thanks to all the Orlando residents who came out and made this event a success.

Orlando Ranked as #4 Cleanest City in the USA

“The City Beautiful” isn’t just a slogan in Orlando, as Forbes Magazine recently ranked our City the fourth cleanest in the country. The survey took into account air quality, litter control and water pollution control, among other items. Our Keep Orlando Beautiful program aimed at eliminating litter, preventing pollutants from draining into lakes and implementing other progressive environment programs contributed to Orlando’s high ranking. Florida’s environmental laws and regulations restricting electric utility pollution helped place three other Florida cities in the top ten.