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KeepSaralandBeautiful
Next Meeting
Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of
each month at 12 noon at the Saraland
Chamber Offices.
Welcome to Keep Saraland Beautiful
Keep Saraland Beautiful Yard of
the Month
Selections will rotate monthly to different parts of the city. The yard must have some seasonal color and one or more specimen trees. For full criteria and pictures of past Yards of the Month click the button below.
Adopt-A-Spot
Adopt-A-Spot is a part of Keep Saraland Beautiful, Inc. Our mission is to improve the natural beauty of Saraland with landscaped green spaces along Saraland Boulevard and Industrial Parkway and to improve civic pride in the business district of the City of Saraland.
The Keep Saraland Beautiful organization received its national certification as an affiliate of Keep
America Beautiful in December 1999. This is a non-profit public education organization dedicated to
preserving the natural beauty and environment of America and improving the waste handling
practiced at the community level. It is a community based approach to changing the attitude and
practices relating to litter and waste handling.
The prime purpose of the Keep Saraland Beautiful program is to improve the aesthetic and ecological
value of the city through litter control/prevention, proper handling of solid waste, beautification, public
education awareness, recruitment of volunteers, and promotion of voluntary recycling. The program
coordinates the cleanup efforts of the city as well as interacting with local business owners and
managers. The programs targets "eyesores" throughout the city and seeks community resources to
improve such sites as streets, rights of way, parking and vacant lots, loading docks and refuse areas.
By having a local Keep America Beautiful affiliate we have access to a network of ideas that have
worked and are working for other communities. The concept of changing the community for the better
and increasing the community's pride can have long lasting benefits.
Our Mission
To encourage people living and working in Saraland to personally contribute to the improvement of the community
Recycling Ideas
KSB wants everyone to send us your ideas on how to reuse the center of paper towels - toilet paper rolls - wax paper etc. Let us see how many uses we can come up with!
Residential Recycling
The City of Saraland has two types of residential recycling. The free SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING containers are located on Station Street and residents must take their recycling items to the collection station. Curbside Single Stream Recycling cost is $5.00 per month per resident and picked up every Tuesday.
Mayor Dr. Howard Rubenstein,
Council Chair Joe McDonald,
Council Members: Newton Cromer, Wayne Biggs, Natalie Moye and Veronica Hudson
Mayor Dr. Howard Rubenstein,
Council Chair Joe McDonald,
Council Members: Newton Cromer,
Wayne Biggs, Natalie Moye and
Veronica Hudson
KSB GARDENING NEWS FROM JAMES MILES
December 2023 The rain that we received last month resulted in an explosion of cool-season weed seed germination. I applied a pre-emergent herbicide in some areas, but did not in an area where I plan to seed a few things. You can easily see the areas that I did not treat. After I seed these areas and the plants come up, I will follow up with a pre-emergent herbicide application. Until then, I will be hand-pulling weeds weekly. This time of year, many folks do not like the look of their landscape because of the brown plant material, leafless trees, and little to no colorful blooms. If you slow down and pay attention to the individual plants, you may see some of the beauty hidden by foliage. I love the structure and exfoliating bark of some of our trees such as River Birch, Sycamore, and some Crape Myrtles. To me, Sycamore trees look great in the winter months and the first few weeks after putting on new growth in the spring. Another observation that is easier this time of the year is damage to trees by woodpeckers. There are several woodpeckers that cause damage to our trees. This damage is usually holes in the tree that are in a line or similar pattern. The holes can be perfectly round to rectangular. Other damage (such as insects) is not uniform or in any type of pattern. The damage is typically not fatal but can attract insects and/or pathogens that may lead to additional stress and eventually death of the tree. You can place hawk, owl, and snake decoys in the trees to help deter woodpecker activity. One tip about decoys is you have to move them around, so the pests don’t get wise that they are not real. You can also paint the main trunk with white paint or Bordeaux mix as well as wrapping the trunk with chicken wire, hardware cloth, or burlap to help deter feeding activity. Woodpeckers are protected by the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act, so no harassing or lethal controls are suggested. Here are a few last-minute gift ideas: • Mosquito repellent devices – Thermacell is one popular small version that protects a 15’ circle. I use this for all my outdoor activities from fishing to yard work. You can also purchase refill kits. There are large-scale propane mosquito repellent devices that protect larger areas like your entire backyard. • Mosquito traps – Spartan mosquito traps can protect large areas based on the num- ber of traps you put out and how you place them. You must manage them a little because they may dry out or become full of mosquitoes and other insects. I use the traps in addi- tion to the repellent devices and last year, I had zero bites from those pesky bloodsuckers. • Seating! I believe every landscape should have some form of seating, chairs and/or benches. I like seating that is mobile, that way I can move around the landscape for differ- ent seasons or specimen blooming periods. Permanent seating is also welcome. Concrete seating lasts a long time and is maintenance-free for the most part. As far as chill hours, we have not accumulated any. The few we had accumulated were negated with warm temperatures that followed. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Enjoy the outdoors!
Free Supplies to Help You Pick Up Litter!
We have a new Keep Saraland Beautiful project, buckets with litter supplies that residents can pick up at the Chamber of Commerce office for free. The buckets have 2 litter grabber sticks, 2 pairs of gloves, two pair of safety glasses, 2 safety vests, and a roll of trash bags. We ask that residents get one bucket per household, use the contents to pick up litter, then the items are theirs to keep. We would love them to post pictures on our Facebook page. All they have to do is go in during business hours and ask for litter supplies.
Keep Saraland Beautiful presented “Infirmary Health” of Saraland the Quarterly
Beautification Award. This beautiful state-of- art facility is an asset to the
citizens of Saraland and the northern part of Mobile county.
Click to View
Unauthorized Dumps Video by ADEM
© Keep Saraland Beautiful. All Rights Reserved. Website design and
hosting by North Mobile Internet Services, Inc.
Welcome to Keep Saraland Beautiful
KeepSaralandBeautiful
Next Meeting
Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of each month
at 12 noon at the Saraland Chamber Offices.
Keep Saraland Beautiful Yard of
the Month
Selections will rotate monthly to different parts of the city. The yard must have some seasonal color and one or more specimen trees. For full criteria and pictures of past Yards of the Month click the button below.
Adopt-A-Spot
Adopt-A-Spot is a part of Keep Saraland Beautiful, Inc. Our mission is to improve the natural beauty of Saraland with landscaped green spaces along Saraland Boulevard and Industrial Parkway and to improve civic pride in the business district of the City of Saraland.
The Keep Saraland Beautiful organization received its
national certification as an affiliate of Keep America
Beautiful in December 1999. This is a non-profit
public education organization dedicated to preserving
the natural beauty and environment of America
and improving the waste handling practiced at the
community level. It is a community based approach to
changing the attitude and practices relating to litter
and waste handling.
The prime purpose of the Keep Saraland Beautiful
program is to improve the aesthetic and ecological
value of the city through litter control/prevention,
proper handling of solid waste, beautification, public
education awareness, recruitment of volunteers, and
promotion of voluntary recycling. The program
coordinates the cleanup efforts of the city as well as
interacting with local business owners and managers.
The programs targets "eyesores" throughout the city
and seeks community resources to improve such sites
as streets, rights of way, parking and vacant lots,
loading docks and refuse areas.
By having a local Keep America Beautiful affiliate we
have access to a network of ideas that have worked
and are working for other communities. The concept
of changing the community for the better and
increasing the community's pride can have long
lasting benefits.
Our Mission
To encourage people living and working in Saraland to personally contribute to the improvement of the community
Recycling Ideas
KSB wants everyone to send us your ideas on how to reuse the center of paper towels - toilet paper rolls - wax paper etc. Let us see how many uses we can come up with!
Residential Recycling
The City of Saraland has two types of residential recycling. The free SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING containers are located on Station Street and residents must take their recycling items to the collection station. Curbside Single Stream Recycling cost is $5.00 per month per resident and picked up every Tuesday.
Mayor Dr. Howard Rubenstein,
Council Chair Joe McDonald,
Council Members: Newton Cromer, Wayne Biggs,
Natalie Moye and Veronica Hudson
KSB GARDENING NEWS
FROM JAMES MILES
December 2023 The rain that we received last month resulted in an explosion of cool-season weed seed germination. I applied a pre- emergent herbicide in some areas, but did not in an area where I plan to seed a few things. You can easily see the areas that I did not treat. After I seed these areas and the plants come up, I will follow up with a pre-emergent herbicide application. Until then, I will be hand-pulling weeds weekly. This time of year, many folks do not like the look of their landscape because of the brown plant material, leafless trees, and little to no colorful blooms. If you slow down and pay attention to the individual plants, you may see some of the beauty hid- den by foliage. I love the structure and exfoliating bark of some of our trees such as River Birch, Sycamore, and some Crape Myrtles. To me, Sycamore trees look great in the winter months and the first few weeks after putting on new growth in the spring. Another observation that is easier this time of the year is damage to trees by woodpeckers. There are several woodpeck- ers that cause damage to our trees. This damage is usually holes in the tree that are in a line or similar pattern. The holes can be perfectly round to rectangular. Other damage (such as insects) is not uniform or in any type of pattern. The damage is typi- cally not fatal but can attract insects and/or pathogens that may lead to addi- tional stress and eventually death of the tree. You can place hawk, owl, and snake decoys in the trees to help deter wood- pecker activity. One tip about decoys is you have to move them around, so the pests don’t get wise that they are not real. You can also paint the main trunk with white paint or Bordeaux mix as well as wrapping the trunk with chicken wire, hardware cloth, or burlap to help deter feeding activ- ity. Woodpeckers are protected by the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act, so no harassing or lethal controls are suggested. Here are a few last-minute gift ideas: • Mosquito repellent devices – Therma- cell is one popular small version that pro- tects a 15’ circle. I use this for all my outdoor activities from fishing to yard work. You can also purchase refill kits. There are large-scale propane mosquito repellent devices that protect larger areas like your entire backyard. • Mosquito traps – Spartan mosquito traps can protect large areas based on the number of traps you put out and how you place them. You must manage them a little because they may dry out or become full of mosquitoes and other insects. I use the traps in addition to the repellent devices and last year, I had zero bites from those pesky bloodsuckers. • Seating! I believe every landscape should have some form of seating, chairs and/or benches. I like seating that is mobile, that way I can move around the landscape for different seasons or speci- men blooming periods. Permanent seating is also welcome. Concrete seating lasts a long time and is maintenance-free for the most part. As far as chill hours, we have not accumu- lated any. The few we had accumulated were negated with warm temperatures that followed. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Enjoy the outdoors!
Free Supplies to Help You
Pick Up Litter!
We have a new Keep Saraland Beautiful project, buckets with litter supplies that residents can pick up at the Chamber of Commerce office for free. The buckets have 2 litter grabber sticks, 2 pairs of gloves, two pair of safety glasses, 2 safety vests, and a roll of trash bags. We ask that residents get one bucket per household, use the contents to pick up litter, then the items are theirs to keep. We would love them to post pictures on our Facebook page. All they have to do is go in during business hours and ask for litter supplies.
Keep Saraland Beautiful presented “Infirmary Health”
of Saraland the Quarterly Beautification Award. This
beautiful state-of- art facility is an asset to the citizens
of Saraland and the northern part of Mobile county.
Click to View
Unauthorized Dumps Video by ADEM
