In the Media | Tucson Clean and Beautiful, Inc.

Tucson Clean & Beautiful board members, staff and community partners are advocates for increased tree canopy through planting and maintenance efforts, increased recycling and waste reduction opportunities, community-based litter cleanup and beautification, and much more. Your support of TCB’s hands-on volunteer efforts and policy advocacy have continued to attract news coverage to share our message of community-driven improvements for our environment and quality of life:

February 27, 2018: Arizona Daily Star – Rotary members plant trees at veterans’ cemetery

February 14, 2018: KVOA – Rotary Clubs donate trees to Rothschild’s 10,000 trees program

February 13th, 2018: KGUN 9 – Sunnyside Students Plant “Trees for Tucson”

February 9, 2018: Tucson Local Media – Rotary teams with Tucson Clean and Beautiful to plant trees downtown

January 31, 2018: KGUN 9/Tucson Morning Blend – Beat Back Buffelgrass month

January 26, 2018: Tucson News Now – ‘Beat Back Buffelgrass’ takes on urgency

January 23, 2018: Arizona Daily Star – Groups plan longer Tucson campaign to beat back invasive buffelgrass

January 22, 2018: Arizona Public Media – Buffelgrass, Threat to Desert Habitat, Cultivated South of the Border

January 4, 2018: This is Tucson – How to locally recycle your old stuff so you can start the new year fresh

December 2017: Ward 5 News – Rainwater Harvesting and Ward 5 Tree Dedications

November 2017: The Desert Leaf – A Shady Deal: Trees for Tucson

August 23, 2017: University of Arizona Athletics Wildcat Wednesday – Cats in the Community

July 11, 2017: Tucson News Now – Tucson taking applications for neighborhood storm-water harvesting program

January 6, 2017: Arizona Daily Star – Honor a loved one with a tree planted at Gardens of the Ancient Signs

January 11, 2017: KVOA – TUSD students strive to clean up the community; and December 25, 2016: Arizona Daily Star – TUSD students help make their schools cleaner – Note: The Best Day Ever Kids Cleanup Challenge, a community-based initiative in South Tucson, was instrumental in requesting a certification of the cleanest schoolyards after its youth participants and community volunteers undertook extensive cleanup efforts in the area. Based on this request, TCB developed a pilot project for rating and providing feedback to schools based on site inspections, with Mission View Elementary being certified as the first litter-free school!

August 30, 2016: Arizona Daily Star – Pulling weeds means loving Tucson for volunteer coordinator

August 29, 2016: City of Tucson Ward 6 Newsletter

July 29, 2016: Arizona Public Media – A Greener and Cleaner Community

July 5, 2016: City of Tucson Ward 6 Newsletter – Tucson Clean & Beautiful

June 23, 2016: City of Tucson Ward 5 Newsletter – Joan Lionetti

June 19, 2016: Arizona Daily Star – Moving Up in Southern Arizona (Ellis will run Clean & Beautiful)

June 15, 2016: Marana News – Ellis to take a position with Tucson Clean & Beautiful

June 14, 2016: KVOA –Volunteers working to clean, beautify Tucson streets

May 12, 2016: TUSD1 – New Trees for Grijalva Elementary on Arbor Day!

April 29, 2016: Pima County FYI – Pantano tree dedication set for May 6

April 28, 2016: Southwest FolkLife Alliance- BorderLore – Enduring Trees

April 24, 2016: Arizona Public Media/Arizona Illustrated – Planting Trees

February 23, 2016: KVOA – Trees for Tucson and Chapman Honda Celebrate 1,000th Tree Donation

February 17, 2016: City High School – CHS Awarded Environmental Education Grant

January 19, 2016: Arizona Public Media – Tucsonans: Plan for Summer Heat by Planting Trees Now

December 29, 2015: KXCI Weekly Green

December 20, 2015: My Dream Home TV

July 27, 2015: Alliance for Community Trees – New Tree Varietal Named After ACTrees Founding Member

July 23, 2015: Tucson News Now – Trees popping up across Tucson

July 12, 2015: KXCI – The Weekly Green: Clean and Beautiful

July 8, 2015: Tucson News Now – Adopt-a-Street Honors Feldman’s Green Team

May 20, 2015: Tucson News Now – $500,000 grant benefits 7 Tucson nonprofits / Local nonprofits get grant funding boost

May 20, 2015: Arizona Daily Star – Wells Fargo Grants

May 20, 2015: Market Watch and Green Technology News – Wells Fargo Grants $500,000 to Help Revitalize Tucson

April 9, 2015: Arizona Daily Star – Trees for Tucson offers home shade trees

March 4, 2015: Arizona Daily Star – Biz Awards: Herr receives award for volunteer service

February 11, 2015: Tucson News Now – Tucson Clean & Beautiful is looking for recycling artists for RUMBA

February 1, 2015: Arizona Daily Star – Trees for Tucson continues to grow

January 26, 2015: Tucson News Now – D-M group honored for helping keep Tucson clean

January 26, 2015: Green Valley News – Green Thumb: Advocating for clean, beautiful environment

January 15, 2015: Tucson News Now – Tucson Clean & Beautiful to host electronic recycling event

January 7, 2015: Arizona Daily Star – Electronis Recycling Collection Event

December 18, 2014: BudgetDumpster.com blog: Profiles in Environmentalism: Tucson Clean & Beautiful

October 21, 2014: Arizona Highways – Q&A: Tucson’s Joan Lionetti Speaks for the Trees

October 13, 2014: Arizona Daily Star – Influential Tucson environmentalist gets tree in her name

May 20, 2014: Arizona Daily Star – Neighborhood briefs: Basis volunteers to be honored at park

2013: David Fitzsimmons/Comcast – TCB PSA:

2013: Mayor Rothschild/Cox Communications – TCB PSA:

March 27, 2013: Arizona Public Media – Children’s Memorial Garden and Commemorative Tree Park

January 11, 2013: Tucson News Now – Trees planted to honor loved ones, rebuild habitat

January 7, 2013: Arizona Daily Star – Memorial trees take root

December 28, 2012: Arizona Daily Star – Recycle your e-junk, help in 2 ways

December 2012: Zocalo Magazine – Trees for Tucson

October 8, 2012: Tucson 12 – Tucson Streets Beautification Update

October 1, 2012: Arizona Daily Star – Contribute a tree to park’s ‘Garden of the Ancient Signs’

August 31, 2012: Tucson News Now – Trees for Tucson accepting applications for the fall

August 6, 2012: Arizona Daily Star – Trees-for-schools campaign ends Tuesday

February 18, 2012: Arizona Daily Star – Naked garbage is a yucky thing to see – and it’s really smelly, too

Friday, April 22, 2011: KXCI – Learn More about KXCI Earth Day Speakers

December 7, 2011: Arizona Public Media – Keeping Tucson “Clean and Beautiful”

January 18, 2011: Arizona Republic – Tucson volunteers honor King, shooting victims

January 17, 2011: Arizona Daily Star – Trees for Tucson applications accepted

November 21, 2010: Arizona Daily Star – Neighbors: Area’s trees creating cool urban effect

September 30, 2010: BlogTalkRadio: Sustainable 1000 – Arizona Green Radio

August 22, 2010: Arizona Daily Star – Frat to be honored for park cleanup

July 30, 2010: Arizona Daily Star – Class will train ‘Master Recyclers’

June 18, 2010: Arizona Daily Star – Hers is a clean and beautiful vocation

June 7, 2010: Arizona Daily Star – Tucson Clean & Beautiful still dedicated to task

June 6, 2010: Arizona Daily Star – Club is honored for keeping stretch of Silverbell clean

August 21, 2008: Arizona Daily Star – Defunct Bennigan’s sells memorabilia

August 5, 2008: Tucson Citizen – Green plan: Easy ways for families to reduce, reuse, recycle

March 6, 2008: Tucson Citizen – South Side students pitch in to clean up

May 14, 2007: Tucson Citizen – Tucson Clean & Beautiful

February 8, 2007: Tucson Weekly – Mailbag: Claim: Graffiti Article Glorified ‘Lifestyle’

January 7, 2006: Tucson Citizen – Bilingual recycling guide in works

July 12, 1996: Tucson Citizen – Group, D-M unit to adopt city park

November 1, 1993: Alliance for Community Trees – New ACT Member- Trees for Tucson

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