Once a year in late September, the Lake Lanier Association rallies concerned citizens to help clean the shores of the lake by picking up trash and removing Styrofoam. Each year, hundreds of volunteers participate in Shore Sweep. Since its inception, civic groups, youth groups, individuals and businesses removed from twenty five to fifty-five tons of trash annually from Lake Lanier.
Lake Lanier Association organizes more than 1,000 volunteers who collectively collect about 30 tons of trash along the shores Lanier annually.
The mobile app they began using in 2015 was such a success they’re using it again to identify the precise places where junk litters the shoreline. In 2015, they had 750+ reports of trash and they dispatched volunteers to clean it up in a jiffy.
Past locations to take trash during Annual Lake Lanier Shore Sweeps include:
- Balus Creek Boat Ramp
- Big Creek Boat Ramps
- Aqualand
- Bald Ridge
- Gainesville Marina
- Port Royale Marina
- Lake Lanier Islands
- Lake Lanier Olympic Park
- Don Carter State Park
- Gwinnett, Longwood and War Hill Parks.
Advance registration is not required, but it helps them put volunteers where they’re needed most. If you’d like to help out, bring a pair of gloves, shoes that cover your toes, a big smile and a willingness to have fun!
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