Live Green in Plano

06/06/2026

👣 Happy National Trails Day! Today we celebrate America’s trail systems and promote outdoor stewardship. With our nearly 100 recreational miles of trails, Plano is a wonderful place for outdoor fitness and fellowship.

💚 Please practice good trail etiquette: keep right, kindly alert others before you pass them (especially if you're riding a bike), pack out your trash and scoop the dog p**p.

👋 Say hello to others on the trail. You'll surely brighten their day!

➡ Learn more about our trails: https://www.plano.gov/856/Trail-System

06/05/2026

🐶 The Live Green in Plano team is piloting a “Doggie Day Out” program in our office in partnership with the Plano Animal Shelter.

💕 We hosted our first doggie officemate earlier this week, and he stole our hearts! Meet Ace: the sweetest eight-year-old beagle and basset hound mix. Ace is looking for his forever family and would be a wonderful companion. Will you help us find him a loving home?

➡ Learn more about pet adoptions at the Plano Animal Shelter: https://www.plano.gov/227/Adoptions

06/05/2026

🤩 Happy Clean Air Action Day! What clean air choices will you make?

➡ Check out these ideas and take the pledge: https://www.airnorthtexas.org/take-action/cleanairactionday

Join us for Clean Air Action Day this Friday, June 5, as we take action to improve air quality in North Texas.

What steps will you take?

Find out more at the link in our comments below.

06/03/2026

🐶 Our 2026 "Doo" the Right Thing Photo Contest is now open! We want to see Plano's cutest pups.

💩 It's cuteness for an important cause: picking up pet waste to protect public spaces and water resources. Pet waste belongs in the trash.

📷 Show your dedication to “doo-ing” the right thing. Submit your favorite photo of your precious pup by 5 pm on Thursday, June 25.

➡ Enter the "Doo" the Right Thing Photo Contest: https://form.jotform.com/SEEDLGIP/doo-the-right-thing

06/02/2026

🌎 Single-use plastics get used once, then thrown away. While convenient, they often end up as litter and endanger wildlife and their habitats.

🧋 This summer, we want you to be plastic free! Which single-use plastics will you choose to refuse? Examples include plastic water bottles, plastic straws, plastic bags, plastic utensils and more.

🥳 Ready to give it a shot? Enter our Plastic Free Summer Contest! Winners will receive a starter kit that includes a canvas tote bag packed with reusable items to help you be plastic free this summer and beyond.

➡ Enter now through noon on Friday, June 26: https://www.plano.gov/2248

06/01/2026

💧 The 2025 Water Quality Report is now available to view online. Required by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), this report is compiled each year to provide residents with important information about our water and efforts made to ensure it’s safe.

➡ Check it out: https://content.civicplus.com/api/assets/5518c7cd-c666-4047-904b-7005ab47991a

➡ Learn more about where our water comes from and the treatment and distribution processes: https://ntmwd.com/310/Water-System

05/30/2026

😎 Clean Air Action Day is coming soon! What clean air choices will you make?

➡ Check out these ideas: https://www.airnorthtexas.org/take-action/cleanairactionday

05/29/2026

🐛 Happy National Learn About Composting Day! Learn with Live Green in Plano. Check out our fun, self-paced online learning modules on various composting topics:

▪ Minimize Food Waste - NEW!
▪ Backyard Composting
▪ Composting Food Waste

➡ Browse them all and begin your composting journey today: https://www.plano.gov/568/Online-Learning-Modules