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2024 LAKE POWELL CLEANUPSaturday, Sept. 21st / 8:00am - 12:00pm
The Lake Powell Community Alliance (LPCA), together with St. Andrew Bay Watch (RMA), Friends of Camp Helen State Park and Bay County Audubon invite you to participate in our annual community effort to clean up Lake Powell. Sign-in will begin promptly at 8 a.m. on Saturday, September 21st at the Lake Powell Park [boat ramp behind Publix] or at Camp Helen State Park. The cleanup will last until noon. Free t-shirts will be given to the first 50 volunteers to register! Participate in a 'Chance Drawing' to win some very nice prizes!
According to Emily Ellis, LPCA Vice-Chairperson, “Our event is part of the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup and this is our twelfth year participating. We typically receive about 100 volunteers. In 2023, we registered a record 140 volunteers! Together, we have removed over 32,000 pounds of trash from Lake Powell and her watershed. Every year we fill dumpsters provided to us by Bay County. We are proud to be part of this global effort. It’s a fun event for people of all ages who want to help maintain the health of the lake.”
In our little corner of the earth, we have a very unique and precious resource. Lake Powell was designated an Outstanding Florida Waterway in 1991. It is among the largest of the rare Coastal Dune Lakes, which occur in only a few places around the world. Lake Powell is known for its beauty and biodiversity, as well as its exceptional recreational and educational opportunities. The Lake Powell Community Alliance (LPCA) is dedicated to protecting this natural resource.
This is a great opportunity to bring our community together for a common cause! Participants will be given a choice of areas to clean up with access by walking, wading, boating, or paddling. So, JOIN the TEAM / KEEP it CLEAN – SAFELY!
What to bring: closed-toed shoes, hat, sunscreen, grabber, work gloves, water, refillable water bottle, snacks
Please consider bringing your boat, canoe, kayak, or paddleboard and join our armada of cleanup crews! If you do bring your watercraft, please bring the required life jackets, whistles, and safety devices.
We will provide: nitril gloves, garbage bags, data cards, coffee and donuts, and water.
SCHEDULE
8:00 - 9:00 am -- Sign-In and Orientation
9:00 - 12:00 noon -- Lake Cleanup
12:00 -- Photos / Chance Drawing / Pizza
LAKE POWELL COMMUNITY ALLIANCE Mission: A community initiative dedicated to preserving the water quality and biodiversity of the globally rare and imperiled Lake Powell ecosystem through education, habitat restoration, watershed-based planning, and community partnerships.
Lake Powell Community Alliance, Inc. is a charitable organization as determined by section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code. Federal ID number 20-3730450. A copy of official registration #CH22613 with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services as well as financial information may be obtained from the Division of Consumer Services by calling 1-800-435-7352. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval or recommendation by the state.
Please spread the word and friend us on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/LakePowellCommunityAlliance/
Do you have questions or ideas for ways in which YOU can help? Contact us: [email protected]
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Lake Powell Park, Panama City Beach,FL,United States
