TOMPKINS COUNTY
COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAM

Community Beautification Volunteers

Incoming Cornell freshman volunteered on a State Street median for the Pre-Orientation Service Trip (POST)

Beautification Brigade photos 2006 

Beautification Brigade photos 2005

Beautification Brigade photos 2004 

Other volunteer photos 2004   

Why volunteer with the Beautification Program?

*Learn about gardening techniques that work in tough sites*
*Meet other fun and dedicated volunteers*
* Beautification Brigade t-shirts for all volunteers*
*Help make your community a more beautiful place to live*

Volunteer Commitment and Schedule


Volunteeers work weekly from May through October. Each work session lasts approximately 2 hrs. Tools, gardening gloves and instruction are provided. One morning and one evening session is held each week, and volunteers can choose the session that works best with their schedules.

The Beautification Brigade marching in the Ithaca Festival parade.

Volunteer with your club, service group, school, fraternity or sorority
One-time volunteer opportunities!
One-time volunteer opportunities
From April to October, there are a wide variety of gardening and landscaping projects
in Ithaca that can use YOUR HELP!

The plantings in city parks and on the Commons get weeded, mulched, and planted
with flowers, shrubs, and bulbs almost entirely by volunteers.

Your group can Adopt-A-Park for a season, or help out on a one-time basis. For more information about volunteering and training, call 272-2292, extension 123, or e-mail Dan Klein at dek22@cornell.edu

Planting Schedule
Spring clean-up - April/May
Spring planting - May/June
Summer weeding and mulching – June to August
Fall mum planting – early September
Fall bulb planting – September/October
Fall clean-up – October/November



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