Clean-up Campaign Underway on Hartwell Lake
Volunteers are needed again this year, for the annual clean up campaign on and around Hartwell Lake.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hartwell Lake and the Lake Hartwell Association is once again hosting their annual Hartwell Lake Clean-Up Campaign going on new through September 28th, National Public Lands Day.
The clean-up is part of the nationwide National Public Lands Day observance, coordinated by the National Environmental Education and Training Foundation.
It’s also part of Georgia’s statewide “Rivers Alive” program and South Carolina’s statewide “Beach Sweep River Sweep” program
Volunteers such as scout groups, civic clubs, subdivision residents, businesses, as well as families and friends are needed to pick up litter and other non-natural debris on and around the lake.
“The annual lake clean-up provides a chance for people who care about Hartwell Lake to roll up their sleeves and give something back to the lands, water and natural resources we all use and appreciate,” said
Nancy Sumners, Hartwell Lake Park Ranger and co-coordinator of the clean-up campaign
Volunteers will receive more detailed information including safety tips and litter collection areas when they register for the clean up.
Volunteers should register in advance at the Visitor’s Center or by obtaining a sign-up form online at www.sas.usace.army.mil/lakes/hartwell.
Completed forms can be dropped off or mailed to the Hartwell Project Office in Hartwell, GA 30643.
In addition, all registered participants will be invited to a volunteer appreciation picnic on Sept. 28th, to celebrate the end of the campaign with activities for children, food, and door prizes.
The Hartwell Lake Cleanup Campaign began more than 30 years ago and is included in the nationwide effort for National Public Lands Day. Last year, 170,000 volunteers worked at more than 2,080 sites across the nation.