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Keep Oakland Beautiful Our mission is to create and sustain a beautiful, clean, green, litter-free Oakland through education, community engagement, and volunteer action.

09/11/2026

We asked our volunteers why they show up for Oakland. Yes, taking time out of your weekend to get your hands dirty, cleaning trash, removing graffiti, and planting natives, is tiring work. But our volunteers make it look easy! They prove that a day of service can be a lot of fun. It’s the best way we know how to build community, and to see “the fruits of our labor, both literally and figuratively,” as Braxton put it.

Thanks to all our 2026 Earth Day volunteers for . The Town thanks you!

Our next volunteer opportunity:
🌊 Coastal Cleanup with I Heart Oakland Alameda Estuary
📅 Sat, Sept 19, 2026 · 8:00–11:30 AM
📍 Jack London Aquatic Center, 115 Embarcadero, Oakland, CA 94607

Join is to clear the shores at JLAC & Estuary Park
Register today 👉 https://cleanshore.eventbrite.com

09/05/2026

Did you know? Oakland requires establishments to allow bring-your-own takeout boxes and containers

They must be clean and dry. Reduce your plastic or carbon footprint and consider stashing a few takeout boxes (and cutlery/straws) in your car or bag for the next time you eat or order out!

08/02/2026

Today’s impact:
🗑️ 500 lbs of illegal dumping removed
💧 5,000 sq. ft. of landscaping watered
🎨 Graffiti covered
🙌 5 dedicated volunteers

Small team. Big impact.

Oakland is more beautiful today because people chose to show up.

Communities are transformed when the place we call home is beautiful.

➡️ Watch till the end for the before & after. We spotted dragonflies floating around the median. One daring volunteer tasted the tomatoes - they are super sweet 🍅!



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06/06/2026

Oakland is strongest when we show up for one another.

Thank you, , for donating 120 shirts to our Earth Day volunteers. Your gift helped us celebrate the hundreds of community members who spent their day planting, cleaning, beautifying, and caring for Oakland.

Because of partners like Oaklandish, volunteerism feels valued, community pride grows stronger, and our city becomes more beautiful every day.

We’re grateful to have you standing alongside us in service to Oakland. 💚

06/06/2026

Special shoutout to Dan and the YEP Team - shown here in action - watering our new Oak, Olive AND Magnolia 🌳 trees to keep them alive and make them thrive! 🫶🏽 Their natural beauty has attracted lovely butterflies 🦋 thank you for creating Oakland’s newest leaders in land stewardship!

Keep Oakland Beautiful recognizes and thanks Pacific Gas & Electric Company for its generous sponsorship of California ReLeaf‘s Growing Green Communities Grant Program, which made our LOVEOAK Corridor Tree Planting at 1600 East 12th Street project possible. Volunteers mulched 15,000 square feet of totally degraded median landscape and planted 14 trees, and hundreds of plants. Thanks to Trees for Oakland, E12th St Reimagined, Herman Yee, and the hundreds of Ballunteers, GoServe/CCAC fellows, and more who showed up for Oakland for our 2026 Earth Month events!

We also want to thank and recognize CAL FIRE and the USDA Forest Service, which support urban and community tree-planting efforts throughout California through funding, education, and other resources.

PG&E
California ReLeaf
US Forest Service .s.forestservice
CAL FIRE

06/06/2026

Special shoutout to Dan and the YEP Team - shown here in action - watering our new Oak, Olive AND Magnolia 🌳 trees to keep them alive and make them thrive! 🫶🏽 Their natural beauty had even attracted permanent butterflies 🦋 thank you for creating new leaders in land stewardship!

Keep Oakland Beautiful recognizes and thanks Pacific Gas & Electric Company for its generous sponsorship of California ReLeaf‘s Growing Green Communities Grant Program, which made our LOVEOAK Corridor Tree Planting at 1600 East 12th Street project possible. Volunteers mulched 15,000 square feet of totally degraded median landscape and planted 14 trees, and hundreds of plants. Thanks to Trees for Oakland, E12th St Reimagined, Herman Yee, and the hundreds of Ballunteers, GoServe/CCAC fellows, and more who showed up for Oakland for our 2026 Earth Month events!

We also want to thank and recognize CAL FIRE and the USDA Forest Service, which support urban and community tree-planting efforts throughout California through funding, education, and other resources.

PG&E
California ReLeaf
US Forest Service .s.forestservice
CAL FIRE

Two incredible murals. One powerful reminder:Community is built by people who care enough to show up.Thank you to City o...
05/25/2026

Two incredible murals. One powerful reminder:

Community is built by people who care enough to show up.

Thank you to City of Oakland employee “Erase”who donated his own personal time and materials to create one of these beautiful works of art — and to who’s 50+ amazing volunteers installed a city blocked sized mural for the community.

These murals bring beauty, pride, and hope to our neighborhoods and show what’s possible when people work together.

Oakland is full of people doing extraordinary things quietly every single day. We’re grateful for all of you.

We’re still beaming from our 5th annual Earth Day After Party last night, but before we flood socials with a recap, we w...
05/10/2026

We’re still beaming from our 5th annual Earth Day After Party last night, but before we flood socials with a recap, we want to officially announce that our Community Grant Program Application is OPEN!💫

Stay tuned for more info and reminders!

🔗 To apply, visit the link in our bio or go to www.keepoaklandbeautiful.org/community-grant-program

04/27/2026

JUST ANNOUNCED: THE Bay Area favorite performing duo will be at our Earth Day Celebration!! They have been working on fresh moves - Don’t miss their performance or dinner and drinks featuring: UNlIMITED Everett&Jones BBQ, UNLIMITED Burritos x Tacos x Salsa x Guac Bar. Cocktails, w**e, craft b**r included with admission. $20 for your ticket.

We did the math. The math didn’t math. 🤷🏽‍♀️

Come anyway.

Tix will sell out. Get yours now:
KeepOaklandBeautiful.org/events

All ages welcome!

Veg/vegan and on-alcoholic options available.

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