A festival to celebrate the benefits of native plants with a special emphasis on Fall is for Planting. Saturday October 21, 2023 Vendor Fair: 10am-2pm *Outdoor Festival * Rain or Shine* Keynote Speaker @ 2:30pm Nancy Lawson Author of The Humane Gardener and Wildscape For more information visit: Plant Native! Festival Organizations and Vendors, please use the online form to request […]
Henrico Recreation & Parks, Keep Henrico Beautiful, & H.E.A.R.T will host a festival celebrating Earth Day on Saturday April 20 from 12-3PM at Deep Run Park. There will be live music, activities for all ages, and food truck refreshments available for purchase. Activities include kayaking with RVA Paddle Sports, creating solitary beehives, face painting, and a sensory tent […]
A festival to celebrate the benefits of native plants! Saturday October 19, 2024 Vendor Fair: 9am-1pm *Outdoor Festival * Rain or Shine* For more information visit: Plant Native! Festival
Henrico’s Environmental Action Resource Team and Keep Henrico Beautiful will be at the Springfield Road Public Use Area, 9 – 11 a.m., to share information on a new composting program. Bring your pumpkin and while you’re there, shake hands with the H.E.A.R.T. mascot, Stewart the Turtle! Compostable food-waste materials can be dropped off at the […]
December 26, 2024 December 26 – January 9 Remove tinsel, lights, ornaments, tree stands, and water bowls. For residential customers only. No commercial lots Western Government Center 4301 E. Parham Rd, Lower Parking Lot Eastern Government Center 3820 Nine Mile Road, Front Parking Log Springfield Road Public Use Area 10600 Fords County Lane, 7 days […]
Lend Keep Henrico Beautiful a hand and support local conservation efforts. Volunteers will help measure and package native plant seeds into small envelopes and apply correct labels before they are distributed throughout the community. If you need to earn community service hours for school, please bring your paperwork for us to sign.
Eco-Friendly Valentine Card Making Event In support of the Henrico Outreach & Engagement Agency's Spread the Love Campaign, we will be making Valentine's Day cards for elderly county residents. Henrico County employees, join Keep Henrico Beautiful in Cafe 1611 on Friday, January 23rd 1-4pm. No artistic skills needed- just a desire to bring joy to […]
Volunteers will work alongside County staff and James River Association (JRA) staff to paint storm drains using multi-layered stencils and spray paint. Each design will feature a species native to the James River along with the message “Only Rain Down the Drain,” as part of the larger Earth Day event on April 11. Four storm […]
“Can you stitch up a pocket or sew on a button? If so, we need you to volunteer! Recreation and Parks and Keep Henrico Beautiful are teaming up to provide a Repair, Reuse, Replant workshop on Thursday, April 16th from 6-730 at Belmont Recreation Center. Bring clothing items that need a little care and learn how to patch […]