Kayaks/Canoes are useful in collecting debris from portions of the river which will not be accessed from the land side. Paddlers will be utilizing kayaks and canoes and traveling between 5-7 miles per segment. The following locations are available for waders: Bowman’s Island, Settles Bridge, Jones Bridge, Island Ford and Whitewater Creek. Volunteers must provide their own waders. These volunteers will collect trash from the shallow water areas, and from areas on the river bank which are accessed most easily from the river and streamside trails. Waders are volunteers equipped with waders or wading boots and are needed at select sites. The following locations are available for walkers: McGinnis Ferry, Island Ford, Gold Branch, Johnson Ferry, Cochran Shoals/Powers Island, Sope Creek, Paces Mill/Rottenwood Creek and Whitewater Creek. At some sites, walkers will specifically target invasive non-native vegetation (such as privet).
Walkers are land based volunteers who will pick up trash and perform trail maintenance.
ROTTENWOOD RIVER CLEAN UP REGISTRATION
During the registration process, you can enter your Team Name. Teams - We welcome teams, but all volunteers must register individually. All Team Leads are required to attend the Site Team Lead Meeting on April 10th at 7:00pm at the CRNRA Headquarters. This is important as we will be providing details about the site and also you can pick up your cleanup gear. Site Team Leads - Each site requires two Team Leaders who can check in volunteers and then provide instruction on what needs to be accomplished at that site. During the registration process, you can select if you want to be a lead. Sponsors - We need your support to help cover our costs for equipment and supplies. Volunteers are needed as Walkers, Waders and Paddlers for river and trail clean-up sites. Each site has a capacity and will close once we reach that capacity – so register early! We will be tackling 11 Park Units and paddling 8 river segments. Trout Unlimited, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper and National Park Service have joined together to organize this multi-site cleanup within the 48 miles of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. Our 2012 cleanup resulted in 3.81 tons of river refuse with 1.07 tons of trash recycled – all with the support of over 445 Volunteers! Cleanups are also a great way to develop a sense of “river community” - this is your chance to volunteer and be part of this community. We are gearing up for another BIG cleanup on April 13 th!!! While it’s obvious to most that river cleanups improve the quality of our water, we’ve discovered that they do much more than that.