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KeepSaralandBeautiful
Next Meeting
Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of
every other 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
September 2024 If you have been up early enough to catch a sunrise you surely have noticed a couple of changes in the weather. The sunrises are getting later, and the morning temperatures are getting lower even if it’s minute. A couple of other things I have noticed are fewer Bahia grass seed heads and foliar changes of my crape myrtles. The foliar changes range from yellow & red leaves to leaf-drop. The bottom line is, I like it! Toward the end of the month, some gardeners will start planting cool-season vegetables. I tend to plant mine in October through November, I encourage you to plant a new cool- season vegetable this year. In addition to the traditional lettuce, turnips, and collards, consider kohlrabi, Swiss chard, carrots, other root crops, and cool-season cover crops like ryegrass, clover, and wheat. Reminder: please continue to irrigate your garden/landscape. This is a transition period toward dormancy. It is important for the plants to go through the transition period stress-free. Going dormant under stress can result in poor green-up next growing season and/or winter survival. It is a good idea to change mowing directions and patterns throughout the year. This will help the grass growth and reduce compaction. Back in the day, it was recommended to change mowing heights as we approach the fall transition. I wouldn’t lower the height, but if you want to raise the height by a click, that would be okay. We are at a point in the growing season where we should not apply fertilizers that contain nitrogen. Applying nitrogen fertilizers this late in the growing season will promote growth that will be damaged during the first cool snap. It is also not a good idea to prune from now until mid-February. If you prune during this timeframe, you risk removing next year’s blooms/crop. A friendly reminder, our 2023-2024 Fishing license expired on August 31st, make sure to renew before your next trip. Enjoy the outdoors!
Congratulations to Aztecas Restaurant & Cantina at 310 Industrial Pkwy for
being awarded the “Quarterly Beautification Award” from Keep Saraland
Beautiful. Stop by and enjoy their fresh and authentic Mexican cuisine set in a
fun and festive environment.
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© 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 every other
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
September 2024 If you have been up early enough to catch a sunrise you surely have noticed a couple of changes in the weather. The sunrises are getting later, and the morning tempera- tures are getting lower even if it’s minute. A couple of other things I have noticed are fewer Bahia grass seed heads and foliar changes of my crape myrtles. The foliar changes range from yellow & red leaves to leaf-drop. The bottom line is, I like it! Toward the end of the month, some garden- ers will start planting cool-season vegeta- bles. I tend to plant mine in October through November, I encourage you to plant a new cool-season vegetable this year. In addition to the traditional lettuce, turnips, and collards, consider kohlrabi, Swiss chard, carrots, other root crops, and cool-season cover crops like ryegrass, clover, and wheat. Reminder: please continue to irrigate your garden/landscape. This is a transition period toward dormancy. It is important for the plants to go through the transition period stress-free. Going dormant under stress can result in poor green-up next growing season and/or winter survival. It is a good idea to change mowing direc- tions and patterns throughout the year. This will help the grass growth and reduce compaction. Back in the day, it was recom- mended to change mowing heights as we approach the fall transition. I wouldn’t lower the height, but if you want to raise the height by a click, that would be okay. We are at a point in the growing season where we should not apply fertilizers that contain nitrogen. Applying nitrogen fertil- izers this late in the growing season will promote growth that will be damaged dur- ing the first cool snap. It is also not a good idea to prune from now until mid-February. If you prune during this timeframe, you risk removing next year’s blooms/crop. A friendly reminder, our 2023-2024 Fishing license expired on August 31st, make sure to renew before your next trip. Enjoy the outdoors!
Congratulations to Aztecas Restaurant & Cantina at
310 Industrial Pkwy for being awarded the “Quarterly
Beautification Award” from Keep Saraland Beautiful.
Stop by and enjoy their fresh and authentic Mexican
cuisine set in a fun and festive environment.
