Keep Fishers Beautiful
Keep Fishers Beautiful brings together residents, homeowner’s associations, local businesses, and organizations to support the vibrancy of our city and neighborhoods. Join the City of Fishers as we Keep Fishers Beautiful with volunteer opportunities, community stories, and sustainability initiatives.
Volunteer Opportunities
Help us Keep Fishers Beautiful with volunteer opportunities for all ages and abilities at VolunteerFishers.com.
City Recycling Day
City Recycling Day returns Saturday, October 1 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Billericay Park.
Neighborhood Cleanup Kits
Fishers neighborhoods are encouraged to beautify their common spaces and facades with the Neighborhood Cleanup Kit program, which includes a cleanup kit and the use of a 20-yard dumpster. HOA representatives can complete an application.
Compost Tumbler Program
Receive a free compost tumbler through Fishers Stormwater when you take a Clear Choices Clean Water Indiana’s water quality pledge. After you complete the pledge, submit a compost tumbler application. Tumblers are limited to the first 300 applicants. Staff will reach out to coordinate tumbler pick up within a few weeks after you apply based on application volume and inventory stock.
Rain Barrel Program
Help to protect our freshwater resources and take advantage of the free rain barrel program through Fishers Stormwater. First, take Clear Choices Clean Water Indiana’s water quality pledge, then submit your pledge with your rain barrel application.
Adopt-a-Road
Organizations and individuals can adopt a stretch of road by providing trash and litter pickup along Fishers streets. Established in 1992, the Adopt-A-Road program is an opportunity for individuals, community groups, and organizations to volunteer and take pride in the appearance of our community.
Adopt a Storm Drain
Do your part for water quality by adopting a storm drain. Visit Clear Choices Clean Water Indiana and pledge to keep a storm drain clean in your neighborhood.
Matching Grants
The City of Fishers offers a Drainage and Water Quality grant for residents. Learn more.
Take the Volunteer Fishers Pledge
Give back to your community by supporting the special events and non-profit organizations that contribute to the vibrancy of our city.
Step 1: Take the pledge. You can easily take the #VolunteerFishers pledge by downloading the PDF or filling out our electronic pledge.
Step 2: Share your pledge with the world by snapping a photo of yourself with the pledge and sharing on social media using #VolunteerFishers.
Keep Fishers Beautiful Blog Posts
Meet Your Neighbors: Fishers Volunteer All Stars
For Fishers Volunteer Appreciation, the City of Fishers celebrates some of the amazing volunteers who served over 100 hours. These volunteers donate their time and energy to make a difference within the community. From volunteering with the Fishers Health Department...
Ways Kids Can Give Back to the Community
Giving back to my community through volunteering is something my parents instilled in me from a young age. Through the years, volunteering has become an essential part of my life. Now, as a mother, I have enjoyed passing this tradition of giving back to our community...
Meet Your Neighbor: Stan the Garbage Man
Stan the Garbage Man has been helping keep Fishers beautiful by picking up garbage in Fishers since he moved here 17 years ago. Stanley Schenher is 71 years old and is originally from Churubusco, Indiana. He retired from UPS, and now spends his free time walking or...
Making an Impact: Volunteering by the Numbers
For National Volunteer Week, we would like to celebrate all the volunteers who donated their time and energy to make a difference within the City of Fishers last year. From volunteering during Keep Fishers Beautiful to helping at Fishers Parks events like summer...
This is Fishers: April Happenings
Downtown Nickel Plate Trail Grand Opening Celebration The City of Fishers and Fishers Parks announced the public opening of the downtown portion of the Nickel Plate Trail, including the pedestrian tunnel beneath 116th Street, on Saturday, May 14. Over the past three...
City Recycling Day: By the Numbers
The City of Fishers’ Spring City Recycling Day returns this spring on Saturday, March 5 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Billericay Park. Residents can recycle personal electronics, household electronics or metal items for free. Paper recycling and off-site confidential...
Sustainability at Work in Fishers
In honor of April Sustainability Month and our citywide Keep Fishers Beautiful celebration, we spoke with two companies making strides in the conservation of energy and environment. CEDIA CEDIA is a global industry association for residential technology headquartered...
Guide to Sustainable Swaps
Sustainable, eco-friendly, zero-waste… these have become buzzwords among those who try to minimize their impact on our planet. But what are some practical ways we can incorporate these ideals in our daily routine? I’ve compiled a list of many changes you can make to...
Spring Planting Guide: Best Plants for Indiana
Did you know, according to the Farmer’s Almanac, when you plant native flowers that attract beneficial insects, you can attract native bees and other pollinating insects to your garden? The more diverse you can make your garden, the more insects you can attract to...
Sustainable Creations: How to Upcycle Your Art
Being a teacher this past year has been difficult, to say the least. But, Michelle Feeny, an eighth-grade art teacher at Fall Creek Junior High, quickly adapted with innovative and sustainable ways to keep her students learning while they were at home by teaching them...
My Favorite Sustainable Businesses in Fishers
One thing I love about living in Fishers is the many ways in which local businesses seek to reduce their impact on our planet. By minimizing our footprint, we ensure that our world will still be around for our kids and grandkids to enjoy. But it’s not enough to ask...
Fishers Running Club: Sustainable Running
Several years ago, when Fishers Running Club was getting started, I noticed something: we were producing a lot of waste. After our group runs, when I would stop along our route to pickup the hydration station, I was struck by how many bottles of water and Gatorade we...
Keeping Fishers Beautiful Year-Round: Juan Puente
As our community comes together to celebrate April Sustainability Month with our monthlong Keep Fishers Beautiful celebration, there is a dedicated team that works year-round to keep our community beautiful and vibrant. On any given day, Fishers Department of Public...
Sustainable Guide to Spring Cleaning
Spring is the season to reset, reorganize, and refresh. But before you grab some trash bags and begin tossing everything, take a moment to consider some more sustainable options for your spring cleaning. Yes, some of these take a bit more time, and believe me, as a...
Keep Fishers Beautiful in Your Community
Adopt-a-Road Organizations and individuals can adopt a stretch of road by providing trash and litter pickup along Fishers streets. Email us for details.Shop Local Support local businesses during Keep Fishers Beautiful and get everything you need for your next...
Local Resources: How You Can Keep Fishers Beautiful Everyday
Hamilton County Household Hazardous Waste Center
Facilities and services for Hamilton County residents turning in their personal household hazardous or recyclable waste. Restriction of 200 pounds of hazardous waste per month per residence. Please register ahead on their website for hazardous waste, paint, electronics, tires, refrigerators, sharps, chemicals, etc. You do not have to register for general recycling (cardboard, paper, glass jars, plastic bottles, metal cans). Learn more.
Duke Energy In-Home Assessment
Do you own your single-family home? Do you have an electric water heater, electric heat or central air? Sign up for a free Home Energy House Call today! It’s an easy way to learn more about your house and save big on energy. Learn more.
Clear Choices Clean Water Program
Clear Choices is a nationally award-winning program that seeks to increase awareness about the daily choices we can make as individuals to improve water quality and conserve water supplies. Focused on individual action and social change, the program employs an online pledge system that focus on specific water quality-friendly actions such as: using phosphorus-free and/or less fertilizer, landscaping with native plants, protecting pollinators, properly disposing of pet waste, properly maintaining septic systems, conserving water use, volunteering in community efforts, caring for soil health, not feeding waterfowl, stewarding trees, and a kid-focused pledge on making smart water choices. Learn more.
Backyard Improvement Projects
Be sure to check out the City’s Homeowners Association webpage that includes resources such as the HOA FAQ for information regarding fence installation and more. Not sure if a permit is required? Check out our Permitting & Inspections page for more info. As always, remember to protect unintentional damage to buried utilities by calling 811 Call Before You Dig!
Trying to find residential plot plans? Click here to be taken to the search page. If plot plans are available for your address, you will see them appear under record name “Residential Plot Plan Request”. Simply click on the record and you can download the file(s).