Clean-ups and Volunteer Opportunities in Reno/Sparks
KTMB’s Great Community Clean-up
KTMB’s Great Community will be held on Saturday, April 27th, 2024 throughout the Truckee Meadows.
KTMB’s Great Community Cleanup focuses on the cleanup of illegal dump sites in the open spaces surrounding the Truckee Meadows and the removal of noxious weeds before they bloom and spread. Because trash attracts trash, it is imperative to clean up trash in the open spaces before they become extremely hazardous. Each year, more than 700 volunteers help keep our community beautiful by removing over 60 tons of trash and green waste from the Truckee Meadows.
KTMB’s Truckee River Clean-up
Save the date: KTMB’s Truckee River Cleanup will be held on Saturday, September 21st, 2024!
Since 2004, KTMB has organized the Truckee River Cleanup Day where volunteers come together to keep our Truckee River and its surrounding watershed clean for all to enjoy.
Cleanup and beautification projects span from Verdi to Lockwood. Projects include storm-drain stenciling, litter pickup, graffiti removal, in-the-river trash removal (by kayakers and flyfishers), weed pulling and park beautification projects. In 2020 alone, 500 volunteers removed over 35 tons of trash and green waste from the Truckee River Watershed.
KTMB’s Christmas Tree Recycling
KTMB’s Christmas Tree Recycling Program, December 26, 2024 through TBD, provides community residents with an easy alternative to sending trees to the landfill or dumping them in the desert. Keeping trees out of our open spaces reduces fire risk in the summer and the Christmas tree mulch is used for weed abatement and park beautification projects.
Over the last 20 years, 190,000 trees have been recycled through KTMB’s Christmas Tree Recycling program thanks to the help of thousands of volunteers and our many partners, including NV Energy Foundation, Northern Nevada Public Health, and Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District.
6 AREA DROP OFF LOCATIONS -
• Reno Sports Complex
• Bartley Ranch Park
• Shadow Mountain Sports Complex
• Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District Stations 32, 46, 440