Find additional resources about our focus areas below.

Litter Prevention:

• City of Durham Neighborhood Improvement Services

• Keep America Beautiful

• NC DOT Office of Roadside Environmental Aesthetics

• Swat-A-Litterbug

• Cost of Litter In North Carolina (2024 study released)

Beautification & Gardening:

• City of Durham Landscape Services

• EPA Benefits of Using Compost

• Durham Garden Forum

• NC Botanical Garden

• NC Cooperative Extension - Durham County

• Sarah P. Duke Gardens

• SEEDS

• Triangle Gardener

About Native Plants

• NC Botanical Garden Resources for Gardeners

• NC Native Plant Society

• NC Invasive Plant Council

• Invasive Exotic Plants of North Carolina (NCDOT)

• Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health

• NC Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Manual Native Plants

About invasive plants:

• Booklet: Controlling Invasive Plants [PDF]

• List: Invasive Exotic Species (NC Native Plant Society)

• Invasives 101 (NC Invasive Plant Council)

• North Carolina Invasive Plant Species

Trees:

• City of Durham Urban Forestry

• International Society of Arboriculture

• North Carolina Arbor Day

• North Carolina Urban Forest Council

• NCSU Extension Forestry

• Trees NC

• Tree Planting Procedures: A Photo Guide

• Tree Equity Score

Waste reduction:

• City of Durham Recycling

• Durham County Solid Waste, Recycling, and Litter Control

• NC Dept of Environmental Quality Recycling & Materials Mgmt

• Recycle, Compost & Landfill NCDEQ Posters

Sustainability, Community & Environment:

• Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC)

• Durham Planning Commission

• Durham County Sustainability Office

• Earth911

• Open Space and Trails Commission

• NC Sustainable Energy Association

• Durham Unified Development Ordinance

Water Conservation

• Durham Odd-Even Watering Schedule

• Durham Saves Water

Pollinator Friendly

• Bee City USA

• Bee City USA Pesticide Reduction Outreach Kit

• Bumble Bees of Eastern U.S.

• Buying Pollinator-Safe Plants

• Inviting Bees to Your Property - No Fear of Stings!

• Keystone Native Plants for Mid-Atlantic

• NCSU Integrated Pest Management Plan

• Plants for Pollinators

• Pollinator Partnership

• Recommended Locally Native Plant Species

• Regional Suppliers of Native Plant Species

• Selecting Trees and Shrubs as Resources for Pollinators

For Board Members Only

• Link to Keep Durham Beautiful Board Resource Website