EVENTS

Looking forward to Great American Cleanup Day, Saturday, April 26, 2025

in Billings!

Hundreds of neighbors will take part in this wonderful Billings tradition, the Great American Cleanup!

We will operate out of the friendly Billings Community Center in downtown Billings (360 N. 23 St) with check-in and supplies starting at 8:30 AM. Teams will pick up a winter's worth of litter all around the community from 9AM to 1PM. Sound like fun? It is! Assemble a team and sign up in advance. Get free supplies, loaned gear and credit for your hard work! We invite you to take part in the 2025 Great American Cleanup throughout Yellowstone County in April and May.  We'll keep you posted about Cleanup events traditionally taking place in Shepherd, Ballantine, and Laurel. Contact us about your cleanup plans and we'll get you free supplies and loan you some safety vests and pickers.  Email brightnbeautifulbillings@gmail.com, phone 406-248-6617 or find us on Facebook at BrightNBeautifulBillings. And thanks for personally helping to keep our Yellowstone County communities bright n' beautiful all

year long!  

Bright n' Beautiful has planted and maintained hardy perennial gardens at the Airport Hill 'Welcome to Billings' sign bed and near the shelter in the beautiful Shiloh Water Conservation Area. Since 2022, BnB has also assisted the Friends of Canyon Creek, Inc., in keeping the Nez Perce Battlefield marker, pavilion and surrounding grounds clean and tidy in a way that honors the warriors and soldiers who died there during the Battle of Canyon Creek on September 13, 1877. The Canyon Creek Battlefield Site is located at the intersection of Buffalo Trail and Lipp Roads north of Laurel in Molt  Montana. Interested in joining our corps of Canyon Creek volunteer caregivers? We'll be looking to fill slots from April through October in 2025. Please contact Bright n' Beautiful with your interest at (406) 248-6617 or brightnbeautifulbillings@gmail.com. We welcome your participation!

​Arbor Day in Billings Thursday, May 1, 2025 in South Park. The next joyous Billings Arbor Day event, featuring educational booths for visiting 4th graders, will take place on Thursday, May 1, 2025. Always an exciting and meaningful event, Billings Arbor Day will see Bright n' Beautiful other presenters engaging with students in lovely South Park. BnB will bring its litter lesson and popular recycling relay race for cycling groups of Billings 4th graders.

By the way, if you would like to participate in the Arbor Day event as a volunteer, please contact Billings Parks volunteer coordinator at (406) 657-8308 or millironj@billingsmt.gov. 

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Arbor Day in Laurel was Tuesday, October 8. The Tree Board of the City of Laurel decided to move its Arbor Day event to the fall in lovely Thompson Park. Bright n' Beautiful was there with a litter lesson and ever - popular recycling relay race for visiting 4th graders from Laurel schools. We look forward to fun in the sun again next fall, honoring trees and our beautiful Montana environment in bright and beautiful Laurel!

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Our plan is to collect your natural Christmas trees from December 27, 2024 through January 19, 2025 at most locations. As in years past, you will be able to drop your unbagged, undecorated tree at convenient locations in Billings, Laurel, Lockwood, Huntley and Shepherd. Bright n' Beautiful and our generous community partners will take it from there! Our historic drop-off locations include:

Billings

ZooMontana/ 2100 S. Shiloh Rd.

Radius Recycling/1100 6th Ave., No.

Hanser's Automotive/430 S Billings Blvd

Billings Landfill/5240 Jellison Rd.

Heights Clevenger Park/840 Bench Blvd

Poly Vista Park/38th St. W & Colin Dr.

Laurel:

Thompson Park/Splash Park parking lot

Lockwood:

Lockwood High School/Parking lot

Rocky Mountain Compost/3060 Farley

Shepherd:

Shepherd High School/Parking lot

Huntley:

United Methodist Church/Parking lot

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!