Keep Durham Beautiful

Keep Durham Beautiful's mission is to engage and inspire individuals to take greater responsibility for their community environment.

Keep Durham Beautiful is a nonprofit, volunteer organization working in partnership with the City and County of Durham to bring private businesses, citizens, and community organizations together to conserve and enhance Durham’s appearance through cleanup events, beautification projects and educational activities that prevent litter, encourage recycling and waste reduction and beautify the natural environment.

Recent News

Durham Creek Week March 19-26, 2011 (0 Comments)

March 23, 2011

Third Annual Creek Week March 19-26 Engage in dozens of fun, educational activities in Durham and learn more about the important connections between our ground water and drinking water and how you can do your part to preserve the natural... Read more >

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Recent Opportunities

Bi-Annual Community Grants Program (0 Comments)

March 23, 2011

Keep Durham Beautiful’s (KDB) Grant Program awards grants of up to $500 each (two cycles: each January and August) to any Durham-based volunteer group or teacher who wants to organize projects that support litter reduction, recycling and/or beautification. For more... Read more >

Ownership: Adopt a Spot (0 Comments)

March 23, 2011

A great way to feel responsible for something is to adopt it. When you take ownership of something you learn more about it, care more about it, and you show others how to make a difference. Here's some ways to... Read more >

Clean Up Opportunties (0 Comments)

March 23, 2011

There are numerous cleanups going on across Durham throughout the year on streets, at streams, parks and lakes. Some larger annual events include the Big Sweep, Litter Sweep, I Love Durham Limpio and Durham Creek Week. Join an existing clean... Read more >

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