Grow More Mow Less

06/03/2026

🌿 Already growing native plants? The Less Lawn More Life Challenge is for you too.

The Less Lawn More Life Challenge isn’t just about getting started. It’s about going deeper: learning more about invasive species, water conservation, habitat structure, ecological gardening, and how our individual spaces connect into something bigger.

Whether you manage a thriving native garden, volunteer in restoration, lead a Wild Ones chapter, or simply want to keep learning alongside thousands of others working toward healthier ecosystems, there’s still time to join.

New participants always start at Week 1 and can move through the challenge at their own pace.

Nature starts at home, but it grows through community.

Join the FREE challenge at https://www.lesslawnmorelife.com/?ref=wildones

Wildr Places Wild Ones

05/26/2026

05/26/2026

We will be tabling at this event!! Come say hi and talk to us about the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District and green lawn care practices!😁

We’re gearing up for the next BIG BOB Day, celebrating Wyandotte-Oakdale!

🎈 BIG BOB DAY
🌳 Wyandotte Park
📅 Saturday, May 30
🕙 10 am - 1 pm

BIG BOB Day will feature a ton of stuff, including a resource fair, petting zoo, pickleball activities, a touch-a-firetruck experience, the chance to explore a TARC bus, a Louisville Metro Animal Services vaccine clinic, pet food giveaways, kids' activities, and much more.

Our goal is to create a fun, welcoming event that reflects the energy and creativity of the community itself. If you have an idea, activity, or talent you’d like to share, we’d love to hear from you!

We want neighbors to help make it their own, so if you live in Wyandotte-Oakdale we’re looking for:

⭐ Volunteers
⭐ Community groups and nonprofits
⭐ Food trucks
⭐ Face painters, balloon animal makers, family-friendly entertainers—whatever!
⭐ Interactive activities and neighborhood-focused programming

If any of this speaks to you, reach out to my office!

In the meantime, stay tuned for more info, and save the date!

05/21/2026

🌧 In THREE WEEKS, we will be hosting a Rain Barrel Workshop! 🌧 Learn how to capture rain water then assemble a rain barrel to take home. Workshop fee covers rain barrel kit. Don't let rainwater go to waste - recapture it!

Be prepared to take your rain barrel home after the workshop! These are up to 55 gallon drums that will fit in the back of a standard sedan or hatch-back SUV. The rain barrels cannot be stored for future pickup, so please plan accordingly!

Register at: www.tinyurl.com/RainBarrelWFBG

📅 Date: 06/11 @ 6:00pm - 7:30pm
📍 Location: Waterfront Botanical Gardens. Parking lot is on Frankfort Avenue across from the garden entrance.

Save money on your water bill and keep your plants happy!

05/21/2026

Summer is right around the corner. Do you have your lawn equipment ready? You can get a rebate if you switch from gas-powered to electric-powered lawn equipment!

Learn more here: https://louisvilleky.gov/government/air-pollution-control-district/lawn-care-cleaner-air-rebate-program

05/12/2026

Next up in our 2025 Annual Report is our Lawn Care for Cleaner Air program. This graph shows 501 rebates issued for electric-powered lawn equipment. 122 were used for business or professional use, while 379 were bought for personal use.

Click here to view the full 2025 Annual Report: https://louisvilleky.gov/government/air-pollution-control-district/2025-air-pollution-control-district-annual-report

05/12/2026

This Friday (5/15) is National Bike to Work Day! Check out this post from Louisville Metro Public Works to learn more about this event!

🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️ It’s officially National Bike Month!

Time to celebrate all things biking — and there’s no better way than Bike to Work Day on Friday, May 15 at 7:30 a.m.

Join a group ride from one of five locations and cruise into downtown with fellow riders. All routes end at The Plaza on Fourth for coffee, donuts, and prizes ☕🍩

No bike? No problem! Free Lime e-bikes will be available at each starting point.

Let’s ride, Louisville! 💚🚲

05/08/2026

I hope everyone had a great Air Quality Awareness Week!

We hope you continue to consider the air quality and how you can help in the future.

05/08/2026

Happy Friday! For the last day of Air Quality Awareness Week, we thought we would talk about our programs that you can take part in!

The Grow More Mow Less program encourages people to plant more native plants and ground cover in their lawns to decrease the amount of mowing that occurs.

If you still have to mow your lawn, the Lawn Care for Cleaner Air program offers rebates on electric lawn care equipment! You can also turn in old equipment to one of our recycling center to get a higher rebate!

The Air Quality Action Partners Program encourages local businesses to make voluntary commitments to reduce emissions! Some commitments include signing up for air quality alerts to send to employees, purchasing low-emission equipment or installing idle free signage.

Speaking of idle free, the KAIRE (Kentuckiana Air Education) is an outreach and education program of the Air Pollution Control District. They offer tips on how to lower personal emissions, including not idling you car!

Check out our programs at the APCD website, linked below!
https://louisvilleky.gov/government/air-pollution-control-district/environmental-programs

Links to resources about Louisville clean air education and outreach

05/07/2026

Continuing on the topic of air, plants, and animals, we wanted to share something that our office does to promote sustainable practices!

Here at the Air Pollution Control District, we work with Sustain Louisville and Louisville Compost Co-op to compost waste! The Co-op picks up our waste bucket regularly and provides us with a clean one! They then turn the compost into a nutrient-rich soil that plants love!