Join Echo Entrepreneurs on several dates in July from 9-11AM to help remove invasive plants from a forested area around a paper street near Lakewood Shopping Center, led by KDB IPR Leader Megan Brame.

Project Dates:

• Sunday, July 12, 9-11AM

• Sunday, July 19, 9-11AM

• Saturday, July 25, 9-11AM

Volunteers will meet on the right side of the Scrap Exchange parking lot. Please wear sturdy, closed-toed shoes or boots, pants and long sleeves, and bring a reusable water bottle. Tools and gloves will be provided but we encourage volunteers with their own labeled pruners and saws to bring them along. This event is not recommended for youth under the age of 13.

Please RSVP to Megan Brame at meganbrame.pac@gmail.com with at least 48 hours notice.

Join the Woodcroft Community and Rewild NC to continue tackling a privet infestation along Third Fork Creek near the Woodcroft Shopping Center.

Please wear sturdy, closed-toed shoes or boots, pants and long sleeves, and bring a reusable water bottle. Tools and gloves will be provided but we encourage volunteers with their own labeled pruners and saws to bring them along.

Volunteers between the ages of 12-14 must be accompanied by an adult. This event is not recommended for volunteers under the age of 12.

Join us on Second Fridays from 2:30-4:30PM to remove harmful invasive plants from the campus of the Museum of Life & Science (433 W Murray Ave) with Rewild NC!

Additional dates: August 14, September 11

CLOSED TOED FOOTWEAR AND LONG PANTS ARE REQUIRED ATTIRE FOR THESE EVENTS. Any volunteers who show up wearing shorts and/or sandals will be turned away for their own safety. Long sleeves and tall socks are also recommended to protect from exposure to poison ivy, brambles, and insect bites.

Please bring a reusable water bottle to stay hydrated. Tools and gloves will be provided but we encourage volunteers with their own labeled pruners and saws to bring them along.

Volunteers between the ages of 13-15 must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the event. This type of event is not recommended for volunteers under the age of 13.

More information including specific meeting spot and parking details will be sent by email 1-2 days prior to the event.

On July 1 from 9-11:15AM, join community members and the Love Your Block team with City of Durham for a volunteer workday supporting El Futuro’s expansion of their community play, garden, and outdoor gathering space. This is part of a project that received funding through the Love Your Block initiative.

Volunteers will meet at the El Futuro greenspace at 2020 Chapel Hill Rd #23.

There will be swag (t-shirts, hats, stickers) and snacks for volunteers and your participation gets you an invite into the exclusive Love Your Block Big Summer Blowout Cookout at the end of the season.

Looking for a way to give back to the Durham community? Become a Litter Leader!

Join us for a virtual Litter Leader Training on Tuesday, June 30 from 5:30PM-6:45PM via Zoom.

We train litter leaders as part of our mission to build and maintain clean, green, and beautiful spaces. Litter Leaders are volunteers that are committed to litter prevention in Durham. Litter Leaders will be trained on litter cleanup safety, cleanup operating procedures, and the basics of volunteer leadership.

Once you have received training, we will provide the resources necessary to be a litter prevention advocate and lead KDB cleanup events. More information on the Litter Leaders Program can be found on our website at keepdurhambeautiful.org/litter-leaders.

Register to receive the Zoom link here!

Join fellow volunteers and community members to participate in a litter cleanup along Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy, hosted by a KDB Litter Leader.

Exact location to be shared in advance. It will probably be near the CVS on MLK/Cook OR Public Works Dept on MLK Pkwy. Gloves, vests, litter grabbers and trash bags will be provided. This event is not recommended for volunteers under the age of 12. Volunteers under the age of 16 MUST be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the event.

Please contact Courtney McGuire at cm.mcguire17@gmail.com with any questions.

On Saturday, June 27 from 9-11AM, join community members and the Love Your Block team with City of Durham for a volunteer workday at West End Community Foundation's Langley Community Garden!

Volunteers are needed to renovate old garden beds to get them ready for new crops and build out pathways and benches for accessibility.. This is part of a project that received funding through the Love Your Block initiative.

Volunteers will meet at the garden at 1212 Kent St.

There will be swag (t-shirts, hats, stickers) and snacks for volunteers and your participation gets you an invite into the exclusive Love Your Block Big Summer Blowout Cookout at the end of the season.

Join us on Friday, June 26 from 3-5PM and/or Saturday, June 27 from 9-11AM to remove harmful invasive plants from Forest Hills Park (1639 University Dr).

CLOSED TOED FOOTWEAR AND LONG PANTS ARE REQUIRED ATTIRE FOR THESE EVENTS. Any volunteers who show up wearing shorts and/or sandals will be turned away for their own safety. Long sleeves and tall socks are also recommended to protect from exposure to poison ivy, brambles, and insect bites.

Please bring a reusable water bottle to stay hydrated. Tools and gloves will be provided but we encourage volunteers with their own labeled pruners and saws to bring them along.

Volunteers between the ages of 13-15 must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the event. This type of event is not recommended for volunteers under the age of 13.

More information including specific meeting spot and parking details will be sent by email 1-2 days prior to the event.

register to attend below!

Join us on Friday, June 26 from 3-5PM and/or Saturday, June 27 from 9-11AM to remove harmful invasive plants from Forest Hills Park (1639 University Dr).

CLOSED TOED FOOTWEAR AND LONG PANTS ARE REQUIRED ATTIRE FOR THESE EVENTS. Any volunteers who show up wearing shorts and/or sandals will be turned away for their own safety. Long sleeves and tall socks are also recommended to protect from exposure to poison ivy, brambles, and insect bites.

Please bring a reusable water bottle to stay hydrated. Tools and gloves will be provided but we encourage volunteers with their own labeled pruners and saws to bring them along.

Volunteers between the ages of 13-15 must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the event. This type of event is not recommended for volunteers under the age of 13.

More information including specific meeting spot and parking details will be sent by email 1-2 days prior to the event.

register to attend below!

On June 23 and 25 from 5:30-7:30PM, join community members and the Love Your Block team with City of Durham for a volunteer workday on Jersey Ave behind the Lakewood Shopping Center.

Volunteers are needed to help clean up litter, remove invasive plants, and install a pollinator garden in what has been a site of illegal dumping of litter and general neglect for years. This is part of a project that received funding through the Love Your Block initiative.

On both days volunteers will meet at the El Futuro greenspace at 2020 Chapel Hill Rd #23 and climb the stairs behind El Futuro to the project site.

There will be swag (t-shirts, hats, stickers) and snacks for volunteers and your participation gets you an invite into the exclusive Love Your Block Big Summer Blowout Cookout at the end of the season.

On June 23 and 25 from 5:30-7:30PM, join community members and the Love Your Block team with City of Durham for a volunteer workday on Jersey Ave behind the Lakewood Shopping Center.

Volunteers are needed to help clean up litter, remove invasive plants, and install a pollinator garden in what has been a site of illegal dumping of litter and general neglect for years. This is part of a project that received funding through the Love Your Block initiative.

On both days volunteers will meet at the El Futuro greenspace at 2020 Chapel Hill Rd #23 and climb the stairs behind El Futuro to the project site.

There will be swag (t-shirts, hats, stickers) and snacks for volunteers and your participation gets you an invite into the exclusive Love Your Block Big Summer Blowout Cookout at the end of the season.

Join us on Friday, June 19 from 3-5PM and/or Saturday, June 20 from 9AM-11AM to remove harmful invasive plants from Grant St Park South (737 Dupree St).

CLOSED TOED FOOTWEAR AND LONG PANTS ARE REQUIRED ATTIRE FOR THESE EVENTS. Any volunteers who show up wearing shorts and/or sandals will be turned away for their own safety. Long sleeves and tall socks are also recommended to protect from exposure to poison ivy, brambles, and insect bites.

Please bring a reusable water bottle to stay hydrated. Tools and gloves will be provided but we encourage volunteers with their own labeled pruners and saws to bring them along.

Volunteers between the ages of 13-15 must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the event. This type of event is not recommended for volunteers under the age of 13.

More information including specific meeting spot and parking details will be sent by email 1-2 days prior to the event.

register to attend below!

Join us on Friday, June 19 from 3-5PM and/or Saturday, June 20 from 9AM-11AM to remove harmful invasive plants from Grant St Park South (737 Dupree St).

CLOSED TOED FOOTWEAR AND LONG PANTS ARE REQUIRED ATTIRE FOR THESE EVENTS. Any volunteers who show up wearing shorts and/or sandals will be turned away for their own safety. Long sleeves and tall socks are also recommended to protect from exposure to poison ivy, brambles, and insect bites.

Please bring a reusable water bottle to stay hydrated. Tools and gloves will be provided but we encourage volunteers with their own labeled pruners and saws to bring them along.

Volunteers between the ages of 13-15 must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the event. This type of event is not recommended for volunteers under the age of 13.

More information including specific meeting spot and parking details will be sent by email 1-2 days prior to the event.

register to attend below!

Join Echo Entrepreneurs on Sunday, June 14 from 9-11AM to help remove invasive plants from a forested area around a paper street near Lakewood Shopping Center as part of Durham’s Love Your Block program, led by KDB IPR Leader Megan Brame.

Volunteers will meet on the right side of the Scrap Exchange parking lot. Please wear sturdy, closed-toed shoes or boots, pants and long sleeves, and bring a reusable water bottle. Tools and gloves will be provided but we encourage volunteers with their own labeled pruners and saws to bring them along.

Please RSVP to Megan Brame at meganbrame.pac@gmail.com.

Come out to Durham Central Park (501 Foster Street) on Saturday, June 13 from 9AM-12PM to kick off National Pollinator Week (June 22-26) with us! Learn all about our local pollinators, why they are important, and how you can help protect them. This will “bee” a free, family friendly event!

Durham Bee Day is an initiative of the Durham Bee City Committee.

You can expect to:

• See real bees in a demonstration hive

• Taste honey

• Meet beekepeers

• Make a bee costume or bring your own and join a Bee Parade (Parade at 10:30AM)

• Plant pollinator seeds to take home

• Take home a free pollinator-friendly plant

• Visit a pollinator garden

• Learn about pollinator habitat conservation

View photos from the 2025 and 2024 events!

We also need volunteers to make this event a success! Volunteers can help with event set up and break down, and/or help run activity tables. Register here to volunteer!

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED TO THE THE EXPECTED HIGH HEAT THIS AFTERNOON

Join us on Second Fridays from 2:30-5PM to remove harmful invasive plants from the campus of the Museum of Life & Science (433 W Murray Ave) with Rewild NC!

Upcoming dates: June 12, July 10, August 14, September 11

Please wear sturdy, closed-toed shoes or boots, pants and long sleeves, and bring a reusable water bottle. Tools and gloves will be provided but we encourage volunteers with their own labeled pruners and saws to bring them along.

Volunteers between the ages of 12-15 must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the event. This event is not recommended for volunteers under the age of 12.

More information including specific meeting spot and parking details will be sent by email 1-2 days prior to the event.

Come join us to clear out piles of dumped tires.  Together, we can dismantle the Tire Mountains in the woods behind Solite Park so that people can enjoy the nature as they wander the park's trails.

Please wear sturdy, closed-toed shoes or boots, pants and long sleeves, and bring a reusable water bottle. All necessary tools, including gloves, will be provided.

Volunteers under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the event. This event is not suitable for volunteers under the age of 14.

Please contact Courtney McGuire at cm.mcguire17@gmail.com with any questions.

Join community members to clean up the woods along Meridian Parkway!

Please wear sturdy, closed-toed shoes or boots, pants and long sleeves, and bring a reusable water bottle. All necessary tools, including gloves, will be provided.

Volunteers under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the event. This event is not suitable for volunteers under the age of 14.

Parking location will be shared in advance.

Please contact Courtney McGuire at cm.mcguire17@gmail.com with any questions.

On Saturday, June 6th, the Beaver Lodge Local 1504 will proudly host the 22nd Annual Beaver Queen Pageant, Durham’s special mix of folly, pageantry, and humor. Contestants take on beaver personalities and compete for the title of Beaver Queen with their fashion, talent, and stage presence.

The theme of the 22nd annual Beaver Queen Pageant is "Beaver Rivalry," a celebration of friendly pageant rivalry, fierce love of wetlands, and our deep admiration of Canada’s original lumberjacks. Join the fun on June 6th in Duke Park with a preshow at 4pm and the pageant at 5pm; wearing a costume and/or crafted beaver tail is optional but encouraged.  There will be music, the Poetry Fox, a Scrap Exchange craft table, food trucks, and much more!  This free, family-friendly event raises funds for Keep Durham Beautiful and Friends of Ellerbe Creek. 

Vote for your favorite contestants - or bribe a judge - at www.beaverqueen.org. You do not want to miss this truly unique and delightful Durham experience.  The Duke Park meadow is located at 1600 Acadia Street in Durham.

Volunteers are needed to staff the waste stations and sell LocoPops (for fundraising). Click here to volunteer!

Join community members to clean up Industry Lane! A small group of volunteers tackled this dumping spot on May 3 and pulled out almost 1,000 lbs of trash from the woods.  But we still have quite a bit more to tackle!

Please wear sturdy, closed-toed shoes or boots, pants and long sleeves, and bring a reusable water bottle. All necessary tools, including gloves, will be provided.

Volunteers under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the event. This event is not suitable for volunteers under the age of 14.

The cleanup site is on the northern side of Industry Lane, just off of E Cornwallis Rd.

Please contact Courtney McGuire at cm.mcguire17@gmail.com with any questions.

Join Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail for their National Trails Day workday. Volunteers will meet at 9AM at 4404 Guess Road and continue trail and bridge repair work in the area.

Please wear boots or solid shoes and dress accordingly for the weather. Please bring water, work gloves, and sunscreen. Tools will be provided.

RSVP to fred.dietrich@duke.edu

Join us on Sunday May 31 from 2-5PM to remove harmful invasive plants from behind Oak Church (2020 Chapel Hill Rd. Ste 33).

“Oak Church is a small, local, and weird church in Durham’s Lakewood neighborhood, participating in the slow work of God through weekly worship, potluck, and communion." And part of their “weirdness” is that they want to reclaim a narrow strip of nature behind their church that is under attack by Chinese wisteria and kudzu. We'll meet in the parking lot near the church.

Please wear sturdy, closed-toed shoes or boots, pants and long sleeves, and bring a reusable water bottle. Tools and gloves will be provided but we encourage volunteers with their own labeled pruners and saws to bring them along.

Volunteers between the ages of 12-15 must be accompanied by an adult. This event is not recommended for volunteers under the age of 12.

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Join fellow volunteers and community members to participate in a litter cleanup along Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy starting from Lowes Home Improvement, hosted by a KDB Litter Leader.

Volunteers will meet at the Lowes Home Improvement at MLK and Fayetteville St (4402 Fayetteville St). Gloves, vests, litter grabbers and trash bags will be provided. This event is not recommended for volunteers under the age of 12. Volunteers under the age of 16 MUST be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the event.

Please contact Courtney McGuire at cm.mcguire17@gmail.com with any questions.

Join us on Friday, May 22 from 3-5PM and/or Saturday, May 23 from 9-11AM to remove harmful invasive plants from Forest Hills Park (1639 University Dr).

Please wear sturdy, closed-toed shoes or boots, pants and long sleeves, and bring a reusable water bottle. Tools and gloves will be provided but we encourage volunteers with their own labeled pruners and saws to bring them along.

Volunteers between the ages of 12-15 must be accompanied by an adult. This event is not recommended for volunteers under the age of 12.

More information including specific meeting spot and parking details will be sent by email 1-2 days prior to the event.

register to attend below!

Join us on Friday, May 22 from 3-5PM and/or Saturday, May 23 from 9-11AM to remove harmful invasive plants from Forest Hills Park (1639 University Dr).

Please wear sturdy, closed-toed shoes or boots, pants and long sleeves, and bring a reusable water bottle. Tools and gloves will be provided but we encourage volunteers with their own labeled pruners and saws to bring them along.

Volunteers between the ages of 12-15 must be accompanied by an adult. This event is not recommended for volunteers under the age of 12.

More information including specific meeting spot and parking details will be sent by email 1-2 days prior to the event.

register to attend below!

Join KDB and the Burch Avenue community in removing invasive species and planting native trees in their place! We will focus on the street-facing side of Burch Avenue Park.

Gloves and tools will be provided, as well as water, but please bring a refillable container to keep this event low waste. Please wear sturdy, closed-toed shoes or boots, pants and long sleeves.

If you'd like to get more involved: Tree Keepers are volunteers who have accumulated the knowledge and skills to assist and serve a leadership role in volunteer tree planting events. Tree Keepers oversee small groups of volunteers, provide quality control, and teach others how to plant trees. More information on the Tree Keepers Program can be found on our website.

Our plant and seed swap is back for another Spring Saturday in the beer garden! Stop by and see what's growing, in collaboration with Glass Jug RTP on Saturday, May 16 from 11AM-1PM.

What can you bring? Seeds or rooted plants grown from seed, cuttings, or divisions including vegetable plants, herbs, annuals, perennials, houseplants, succulents, or shrubs and trees. Even gardening books and tools are welcome.

Try to label in advance but if you don't get a chance, we'll have blank labels on site for you. Please avoid NC invasive species. We always love to see natives and pollinator-friendly species.

Don't have much to contribute? No problem. There will be plenty of extra plants and seeds on hand. Just come pick some things up and enjoy yourself!

Join us on Friday, May 15 from 3-5PM and/or Saturday, May 16 from 9AM-11AM to remove harmful invasive plants from Lakeview Park (3500 Dearborn).

Please wear sturdy, closed-toed shoes or boots, pants and long sleeves, and bring a reusable water bottle. Tools and gloves will be provided but we encourage volunteers with their own labeled pruners and saws to bring them along.

Volunteers between the ages of 12-15 must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the event. This event is not recommended for volunteers under the age of 12.

More information including specific meeting spot and parking details will be sent by email 1-2 days prior to the event.

register to attend below!

Join us on Friday, May 15 from 3-5PM and/or Saturday, May 16 from 9AM-11AM to remove harmful invasive plants from Lakeview Park (3500 Dearborn).

Please wear sturdy, closed-toed shoes or boots, pants and long sleeves, and bring a reusable water bottle. Tools and gloves will be provided but we encourage volunteers with their own labeled pruners and saws to bring them along.

Volunteers between the ages of 12-15 must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the event. This event is not recommended for volunteers under the age of 12.

More information including specific meeting spot and parking details will be sent by email 1-2 days prior to the event.

register to attend below!

Come out to Glass Jug RTP (5410 NC Hwy 55) on Friday, May 15 from 9AM-12PM to do some spring maintenance on the pollinator garden behind the brewery, including:

• Trash pick-up in the area

• Digging up and moving some plants that have outgrown their current location

• Mulching the garden

• Minor weeding

There will be tasks for people of all ages and abilities!

Volunteers will also receive a complimentary beverage after the workday as a thank you from Glass Jug. There will also be lots of mountain mint, bee balm, and beauty berry to take home.

Come out the next day, Saturday May 16 from 11AM-1PM, for our annual Plant Swap with Glass Jug!