Keep Genesee County Beautiful

10/06/2026

KGCB has 2 programs happening this week!

Today is our Invasive Plant Removal project at Cook Park. Join us from 11:00AM–3:00PM to help remove invasive plant species. Tools will be provided.

On Thursday 10/8, we will have our Fall Gardening Workshop with Flint River Watershed Coalition at 5:00PM, join us for a hands-on workshop at 630 W. Kearsley St. Learn how to prepare your garden for winter, care for plants during the colder months, and get your garden ready for next season. No gardening experience necessary!

Come learn, volunteer, and get your hands a little dirty with us! 🌼🌿

10/05/2026

Starting today! Community members are invited to attend upcoming information sessions to learn more about trees and forest management and share their thoughts on the future of Max Brandon Park. Multiple sessions are available at Max Brandon Park and Mays Senior & Community Center throughout October. See the flyer for dates, times, and locations. City of Flint 🌳 Genesee Conservation District 🌲 Genesee County Parks
Questions? Contact the City Parks Planner at (810) 766-7426 ext. 2004

09/30/2026

Join Keep Genesee County Beautiful and the Flint River Watershed Coalition for a hands-on fall gardening workshop!

Thursday, October 8
5:00 PM
630 W. Kearsley St., Flint

Learn how to prepare your garden for winter and help your plants thrive next season. No gardening experience needed!

09/30/2026

A big shoutout to the 40 neighbors who filled 112 bags with trash, taking 157,000 steps, and cleaning every street in Mott Park AND much of the periphery from Sep 16-26 during the Step Up Pick Up challenge!!! Thank you to our friends at Communities First, Inc. for organizing and Keep Genesee County Beautiful for supplying bags. This is our seventh year in a row cleaning the entire neighborhood!

Now to keep it clean 💪🧹🗑️

09/24/2026

🚨 POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER 🚨 This event will now take place on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6 from 11:00am-3:00pm

Join us next Friday, October 2 as we take on invasive plants at Cook Park! 🌿 Contact Jena McMurray at [email protected] or 810-931-7241 for more information. We hope to see you there!

09/23/2026

‼️ Volunteers Needed ‼️

Environmental Transformation Movement of Flint - ETM Flint and the Flint River Watershed Coalition are seeking volunteers for a cleanup taking place this Saturday, 9/26 at Whaley Park/E. Boulevard from 9am to 12pm. Sign up for the event can be found below:

Our stewards believe in clean water for all. Please join us to work on keeping our waterways clear of litter.

09/22/2026

09/21/2026

There are a few great events on the schedule this week!
9/21 Monitoring Training with Flint River Watershed Coalition from 5:30-7:00pm at Clio City Park
9/21 Thread Lake Neighborhood Cleanup with Environmental Transformation Movement of Flint - ETM Flint & FRWC from 10:00am-12:00pm starting at McKinley Park
9/24 Adult & Teen Michigan Inspired Watercolor Series with For-Mar Nature Preserve & Arboretum from 6:00-7:30pm at For-Mar
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For more details on these events and more visit https://linktr.ee/octoberseries

Looking for volunteer opportunities, events, and activities this September and October? Our Fall Stewardship Series may be the thing for you! Join us and our local partners - Environmental Transformation Movement of Flint - ETM Flint, Flint River Watershed Coalition, For-Mar Nature Preserve & Arboretum, Genesee Conservation District, and Genesee County Parks/DNR to fall in love with your outdoors 🍂

More info and registration for specified events can be found at https://linktr.ee/octoberseries

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out. You can call our main line at (810) 767-9696 to be connected with the appropriate staff member.

09/15/2026

Congratulations to Emily for being one of Flint and Genesee's 40 under 40! Thank you for helping us continue to do beautiful things!

Parks Program Manager & Director of Keep Genesee County Beautiful // Genesee County Parks Throughout her career, Emily Stetson has championed environmental stewardship, community engagement, and educational initiatives that inspire residents to take pride in