We are looking for volunteers in the eight categories of America in Bloom. Some are individual efforts and others might need a team effort.
1. Tidiness – Neighborhood and Community Projects
*Clean up your yard and neighborhood
*Remove garbage and recycling containers from the neighborhood front yards
*Park RVs, boats, unused cars, mowers, etc. in garages or in back yards
*Clean up your city where needed with owners approval if appropriate
*Join the AIB Graffiti Patrol (call Pat Allen at 645-9298)
*Start an AIB Clean Team to help with watering, weeding, planting, trash pickup, etc. (call Marcia Walters at 952-652-3412)
*Adopt a neighborhood park to keep clean and trash and weed free
*Weed your yard and help your neighbors weed theirs
*Sweep the public sidewalks and parking lots as needed
*Patrol the Riverwalk and parking areas and pick up rocks

2.Floral Displays in the Community
*Join the AIB Plant Patrol (call Judy Code at 645-5154)
*Plant flowers, trees and shrubs for the disabled and elderly
*Plant wherever appropriate with owners approval (call Judy Code at 645-5154)
*Pot up plants or cut flowers from your garden and distribute them to anyone who inspires you

3.Environmental Effort in the Community
*Green up your neighborhood
*Green up your organizations

4.Urban Forestry in the Community
*Remove buckthorn in your yard and neighborhood (email Dan Hudson at hudsond@stolaf.edu
*Trim the trees and shrubs of neighbors who can’t do it themselves

5.Landscaping for Community Projects
*Create corner gardens in your neighborhood
*Create rain gardens for your neighborhood
*Create front yard gardens or boulevard gardens

6.Turf and Groundcover for Community Projects
*Use organic fertilizers, pesticides and hervicides
*Pull weeds before they go to seed

7.Heritage Projects
*More to come this summer and fall.

8.Community Involvement Projects
*Work with your friends and neighbors to beautify your front yards and your neighborhood
*Help with the above efforts to ensure a positive community norm of pride in the community