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The 9th District Urban Services District (USD) will have junk collection set-out on a select weekend in March 2014, depending on your address. You may begin setting out your junk Friday afternoon prior to your junk pick-up week and must have it all out by Monday at 6:00 AM. For your specific junk set-out weekend please visit http://mapit.louisvilleky.gov/ and enter your address, call the office at 574-1109, or email Kyle Ethridge. For collection guidelines please visit www.louisvilleky.gov/solidwaste. You may now sign up for junk set out reminders by email and text. Click here to sign up today!
From Monday, March 24 – Saturday, March 29, to correspond with Junk Pick Up dates, River Metals Recycling (RMR) is inviting 9th District Residents to receive higher rates for recycling scrap metal: an extra $10 per net ton for sheet metal/appliances and 5 cents per pound extra for aluminum cans and copper. To participate, print the coupon attached to this email and bring your scrap metal to RMR at 2045 River Road between March 24-29. Thanks to RMR for offering this incentive and for its support of the Green Triangle. Go green with RMR and get your green! Keep metal out of the landfill by taking it to River Metals to be recycled instead of setting it out for Junk Pick Up.
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Kentucky Waterways Alliance (KWA) is bringing SYRCL’s Wild & Scenic Film Festival back to Louisville for the 6th year. The festival will be presented on Saturday, March 15, 2013, from 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM at the Clifton Center, 2117 Payne Street. An opening reception will be held at 6 PM with food, and drink provided by our sponsors Wiltshire Pantry and Kentucky Ale. And thanks to Quest Outdoors, we're raffling off a Jackson Journey Kayak! You don’t need to be present to win, so get your raffle tickets even if you can’t make the show! Tickets are $15 each or $25 for ticket and 1 year KWA membership. For more event information visit http://kwalliance.org/sixth-annual-wild-scenic-film-festival/.
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Wildflower Strolls with Patricia Haragan on Saturday, March 15, at Cherokee Park Hogan Fountain from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Patricia Haragan, author of the newly released book The Olmsted Parks of Louisville-A Botanical Field Guide, will take you along a delightful stroll as she points out the characteristics of a variety of plants and discusses the history and folklore of the flora. Registration fee is $15 and members of Olmsted Parks Conservancy or Nature Center stroll fee is $10. To register visit www.olmstedparks.org/events or call 456-8125.
Patricia Haragan Lecture and Book Signing on Wednesday, March 26, at Whitehall House and Gardens, 3110 Lexington Road at 6:15 p.m. Patricia Haragan will speak about her discovery and study of wildflowers in five of the Frederick Law Olmsted Parks. She is a former botanist for Olmsted Parks Conservancy and a former curator of the University of Kentucky, College of Agriculture Herbarium. Books will be available for purchase and Patricia available for book signing after the event. Free event but registration is required at www.olmstedparks.org/events or call 502-456-8125.
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The first day of spring is Thursday, March 20. The Air Pollution Control District’s Grow More Mow Less program can help you get your yard ready for spring by thinking about how to get rid of turf grass that you don’t need. With less turf grass, you will be able to mow less, save time, money, and protect the air. Find ideas here for low-mow plants, savings on low-mow plants, and steps to convert your yard from turf grass to low-mow.
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Did you know that one hour of mowing with a typical gas-powered lawnmower produces the same amount of smog-forming emissions as driving your car for 200 miles? See the difference in pollution from gas-powered versus cleaner mowers. Learn more from the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District’s (APCD) Lawn Care for Cleaner Air program, which gives incentives for residents who purchase air-friendly lawn care equipment. Residents receive larger incentives for trading in gas-powered equipment.
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