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NEW JOHNSONVILLE By Kathleen Gibi

Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful:
Cleanup Series On A Roll

Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful
(KTNRB) partnered with Johnsonville
State Historic Park in a three-part
river cleanup series last weekend at
which 25 volunteers helped to remove
a whopping 9,208 lbs. of trash from
the Tennessee River.

Volunteers hopped in KTNRB’s 25-
foot aluminum work boat launching
from Pebble Isle Marina to go clean
nearby shorelines at cleanups over
the course of three days.

“The really exciting thing about
the cleanups in this new area of
focus for our organization is that you
see momentum building with our
partners and volunteers from the
time we held a cleanup in October
to this past weekend,” said Kathleen
Gibi, KTNRB Executive Director.
Volunteer Turnout Tripled

Gibi said the volunteer turnout for
the public cleanup more than tripled
this time, around compared to their
October visit, and that three river
miles were adopted by volunteers
who wanted to keep up the work on
their own after this weekend.

“That’s how the change for our
river will happen: through local
partners and individuals who are
eager about taking ownership to
protect and improve their beautiful
river community,” said Gibi. “It’s
been truly inspiring for us to see
these change makers take action—
especially with the local leadership
from Johnsonville State Historic
Park.”

The cleanup series took place over
the course of three days:
Friday, Jan. 8......................... 2,011 lbs.
River Cleanup - Chemours Co. staff
Saturday, Jan. 9..................... 5,378 lbs.
River Cleanup - open to the public
Sunday, Jan. 10...................... 1,819 lbs.
River Cleanup - Humphreys County
4H Club

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