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Keep Port St. Lucie Beautiful planted aquatic vegetation in this
area around the intersection of Manville and Servitude to make it
more aesthetically pleasing. It also restored Howard Creek, below,
a piece of environmentally sensitive land.
Keep Port St. Lucie Beautiful will be providing
fourth-graders at five elementary schools with
trees to plant in observance of Arbor Day and
residents will be offered free trees in September.
schools to teach the students about recycling and the harmful effects
of littering because she knows that what they learn now will shape
the actions they take in the future.
“If we can reach the kids at an early age it’s going to become
habit,” Lankow said. Also, she said, the children tend to share their
newfound knowledge with their parents.
Keep Port St. Lucie Beautiful will be providing fourth-graders at
five elementary schools with trees to plant in observance of Arbor
Day and residents will be offered free trees in September. It will also
organize the city’s part in the Great American Cleanup on April 19.
The organization is also helping inform residents about the city’s upcoming
transition from a dual-bin recycling system to a single stream
system on May 1. “It’s really exciting,” Lankow said. “It’s going to
increase the amount of recycling because it’s easy and convenient.”
Doing the right thing for the good of the environment doesn’t
have to be difficult, she explained. The smallest things like learning
what’s recyclable and what’s not and organizing a small community
cleanup on your street all make a difference.
All of that information can be found on the KPSLB Web site, in
addition to tips from a master gardener and a schedule of events.
“We’re truly doing our part to keep the city beautiful,”
Lankow said.E
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