Each
Year hundreds of volunteers from around Table Rock Lake and visitors to
the region converge on the shoreline for the annual
trash pick-up on the weekend of the first Saturday in April (the date has been moved back this year due to flooding issues).
Showboat Branson Belle has been a major funding sponsor of the cleanup since 2007 which has helped make the organization of this event a success! On the last Saturday in September and smaller clean-up event is also held where only trash-bag sized debris is picked up. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Table Rock Lake supplies trash bags, dumpsters, tire and appliance removal and personnel.
Volunteers organize teams including girl and boy scouts, Missouri and Arkansas stream teams, homeowner’s associations, civic organizations, College of the Ozarks students, retired individuals, business employees, marinas, resorts, families, and other environmentally concerned citizens. Each volunteer receives a shoreline cleanup t-shirt and a camping voucher for Table Rock Lake U.S. Army Corps campgrounds.
The only way a project of this magnitude can be done is with the help of the
dedicated sponsors and volunteers! Anyone interested in participating in
the cleanup please call Gopala at 417-739-4100.
You can print out the
Sign-up Sheet and Trash Tracking Form to turn in to the Table
Rock Lake Water Quality office for your T-shirts upon completion of the
shoreline cleanup.
Shoreline Cleanup Statistics
|
Year: |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007* |
|
Volunteers: |
705 |
1016 |
844 |
902 |
650 |
|
Miles Cleaned: |
274 |
349 |
325 |
350 |
200 |
|
Bags of Trash: |
1263 |
1956 |
2014 |
2000 |
1000 |
|
Tons of Trash: |
N/A |
30 |
32 |
28 |
17 |
|
Tires: |
200 |
340 |
300 |
1415 |
160 |
|
Dumpsters: |
12 |
16 |
20 |
18 |
18 |
Click here for a full list of Shoreline Cleanup sponsors.
Click here to see Shoreline Cleanup photos.