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Collaboration with Living Lands & Waters At that cleanup, volunteers removed Civil War battles, and much more
When KTNRB hosted a cleanup 4,811 lbs. of trash. Combined with the have shaped the culture of Humphreys
January cleanups, that’s a grand total of County,” said Noah Sinz, ranger at
partnered with the state park in 14,019 lbs. of trash removed from four Johnsonville State Historic Park. “Cleanup
October, they partnered with the cleanups held at the same area within a projects like this past weekend help us to
national nonprofit Living Lands & four-month span. preserve those cultural resources, as well
Waters who brought along their five as the natural resource of the Tennessee
30-foot work boats for transporting “On the banks of the Tennessee River, River for many years to come.”
volunteers and the litter they collected. agriculture, industrial growth, fishing,
“We are so thankful for Keep the
Tennessee River Beautiful, the local
community partners, as well as the
public volunteers who took time to
make a difference and remove this
amazing amount of litter from our
banks of the Kentucky Lake Reservoir.
We hope that these numbers help to
show just how much waste ends up in
our waterways, and with that, open
eyes to how we can prevent it from
continuing in the future,” he said.
Local Partners’ Work Increased Success
Ranger Sinz was instrumental in the
local organizing efforts leading up to the
cleanup weekend, pulling together local
partners who made the cleanup series
possible.
Humphreys County Sanitation
donated a large, 30-yard roll-off
dumpster that Pebble Isle Marina
allowed to be staged in their parking
lot. By the end of the cleanup series, the
dumpster was completely full.
KTNRB is in talks with Ranger
Sinz about another potential
cleanup weekend this April. Follow
KTNRB on social media or visit
www.KeepTNRIverBeautiful.org/
upcomingcleanups to learn about
upcoming cleanup dates.
In the meantime, individuals,
organizations, and companies can
officially adopt a Tennessee River mile
by visiting www.KeepTNRiverBeautiful.
org/adopt. Participants in the free
program receive cleaning supplies,
KTNRB swag, and a sign with their
name declaring their river mile
adoption.
Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful is the first
Keep America Beautiful affiliate in the nation
to focus solely on a river. They aim to rally
communities along the river to preserve, improve
and protect the river for generations to come. To
date, more than 1,600 volunteers have helped
the organization to remove more than 175,000
lbs. of trash along the 652-mile Tennessee River
and its tributary.
www.KeepTNRiverBeautiful.org
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