KIB Annual Photography Contest Now Open

After some small technical issues, the annual photo contest form is back up and running on the Keep Iowa Beautiful website. That's right — we’re back again for our 14th annual contest featuring over $2,000 in cash prizes and FIVE categories for entry:

• Iowa Landscape
• Iowa Water
• Iowa Cities
• Iowans in Action
• Iowa Wildlife

“This is a great way for Iowans to share what they like about Iowa,” said Andy Frantz, Keep Iowa Beautiful Executive Director. “There are five categories to enter your favorite photo of what makes you proud to be an Iowan and captures the beauty and spirit of Iowa."

Submissions for this year’s contest are NOW OPEN, so don’t wait — grab your camera, get outside, and snap one of this year's winning photos! The deadline to submit your photo entries is Saturday, December 16th. 

To submit your photos and check out the contest rules, visit our website: https://keepiowabeautiful.org/photography-contest/

We can't wait to see your beautiful photographs!

Paint Iowa Beautiful Grants Help Communities With Revitalization

Through Keep Iowa Beautiful's longstanding partnership with Diamond Vogel, the Paint Iowa Beautiful program awards paint grants to local volunteers and organizations for community improvement projects. This furthers Keep Iowa Beautiful's mission and our belief that well-maintained and painted buildings reflect pride in our communities.

Hometown Pride: News and Updates

Keep Iowa Beautiful's Hometown Pride program brings coaches, community members and volunteers together to drive positive change in Iowa’s hometowns. Check out some of the great work happening in our Hometown Pride Communities!

Social Media Submissions

Keep Iowa Beautiful wants to share your community’s good news!

Are you proud of a completed project in your town? Do you want to show off a new mural in your downtown? Did you host a fun, exciting event for your community? We want to know about it!

Click on the button below to share short descriptions of events, projects, or news from your town! You can include pictures and captions as well. Keep Iowa Beautiful will share your post on our social media!

You Can Stop Litter!

You can help reduce litter in Iowa! 

When you see litter happening on Iowa’s roadways, call 1-888-NOLITTR (1-888-665-4887) to report littering from a vehicle.  

Please provide as much detail about the incident as possible: 

• License plate number  
• Time and specific location (street & city) 
• What was thrown from the vehicle 
• A vehicle description (color, make and model) 

Reported offenders will receive a warning letter from Keep Iowa Beautiful drawing attention to their offense. This sends the message that people, like you, are watching.