The Keep Iowa Beautiful programs are just one example of many similar efforts to put an end to litter and enjoy cleaner, safer communities. Here are some other resources to check out for additional information on anti-littering and community cleanup and beautification programs.
AAU Junior Olympic Games - hosting a litter-free event; www.aaujrogames.org
Adopt-A-Highway — Iowa Department of Transportation - www.dot.state.ia.us
Alliance for Community Trees (ACT) - http://www.actrees.org
Center on Sustainabile Communities - promoting residential green building in Iowa; www.icosc.com
CHARACTER COUNTS! in Iowa - www.charactercountsiniowa.org
County Conservation Boards - http://george.ecity.net/iaccb
Des Moines Botanical Center - www.botanicalcenter.com
Friends of the Prairie Learning Center - www.tallgrass.org
Green Streets - a program of the Iowa Dept. of Economic Develoment, promoting green communites across Iowa; www.iowalifechanging.com/community
Habitat ReStore - a program of Habitat for Humanity that accepts and sells new and used/salvaged home building materials; www.dmhabitatrestore.org
Iowa Community Foundations - www.iowacommunityfoundations.org
Iowa Living Roadway Trust Fund - www.iowalivingroadway.com
Iowa Lottery - www.ialottery.com
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation - www.inhf.org
Iowa Park and Recreation Association - www.iowaparkandrecreation.org
Iowa Prairie Network - www.iowaprairienetwork.org
Iowa Recycling Association - www.iowarecycles.org
Iowa Society of Solid Waste Operations - www.isoswo.org
Iowa State Parks - www.iowadnr.com/parks/index.html
Iowa State Patrol - www.dps.state.ia.us/ISP
Iowa Waste Exchange - www.iowadnr.com/waste/iwe/index.html
Iowa Waste Reduction Center - www.iwrc.org
Izaak Walton League of America - www.iwla.org
Keep America Beautiful - www.kab.org
Metro Waste Authority - www.mwatoday.com
Our Iowa Magazine - www.ouriowamagazine.com
Reclaiming Roots - an eastern Iowa community enhancement group; www.reclaimingroots.org
Recycle Iowa - a program of the Iowa Dept. of Economic Development promoting recycling economic development; www.recycleiowa.org
Reiman Gardens - www.reimangardens.iastate.edu
Seed Savers Exchange - www.seedsavers.org
Trees Forever - www.treesforever.org
University of Iowa PRSSA - www.uiowa.edu/~prssa
USDA - Rural Development - http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ia/