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bottle of Methamphetamine. roots effort of individuals, organizations, Parks throughout the five counties but
Officer Monday shared with the East businesses and agencies collaborating to this year we wanted to focus on the islands
preserve the water quality of Norris Lake, which are popular camping spots and
Tennessee Regional Leadership Associa- conserve the land surrounding the lake common places that debris washes up.”
tion Class that he has been “stuck” twice and encourage the stakeholders of the lake
and said there is nothing scarier. It is to do their part in keeping Norris Lake Boats shuttled volunteers to and from
because of his dedication and others like the cleanest and safest recreational asset in the islands and barges were used to transfer
him around the state that Tennessee con- Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger the trash back to the shore. Volunteers were
tinues to be known for its scenic beauty. and Union Counties. encouraged to wear appropriate shoes,
bring gloves and bring a life jacket and
Just like the Keep America Beautiful The Norris Lake Project Team hosted were welcome to bring their own boats.
Great American Cleanup event, another an “Island Invasion” on National Public Volunteers traded their trash bags for a free
great example of collaboration between Lands Day, September 26, from 9 a.m. “Island Invader” t-shirt and a free lunch.
the private and public sectors includes to 1 p.m. focusing on the islands in the
National Public Lands Day, which is the Loyston Sea area in Anderson and Union “We conduct these cleanups to not
nation’s largest single-day volunteer effort Counties and the islands near Lonas only clean up the illegally dumped trash
for public lands. In 2014, about 175,000 Young Park in Campbell County. but to also raise public awareness,” said
volunteers worked at 2,132 sites in every Julie Graham, Executive Director of East
state on public lands to remove invasive “Volunteers cover a lot of areas we just Tennessee Quality Growth. “We want to
species, plant native species, build and can’t get to,” said Trabalka in reference to encourage boaters, campers and other
maintain trails and remove over 500 tons how volunteers extend the resources of users of the lake to dispose of their trash
of trash. the county. “Our staff collects the bags properly and eliminate the need for these
they have stockpiled.” cleanups.”
Solid Waste Supervisor for Anderson
County Geoff Trabalka, said, “The vol- The islands in the Loyston Sea area that Additionally, several agencies and orga-
unteers in these types of events are great the group “invaded” were Pilot Island, nizations such as the Tennessee Wildlife
because we are a really small department. Wood Duck Island, Bear Hole Island and Resource Agency and Tennessee Valley
There are only two of us, so volunteers Baker Island. Authority were also on hand to educate
help us immensely. I can’t even describe participants on preservation, conserva-
how having extra hands really does make “Since 2011, volunteers from the coun- tion, safety and recycling.
a difference. There’s no way we could ties surrounding Norris Lake have picked
get done what needs to be done without up over 15 tons of trash,” said Stephanie These partnerships with other public of-
volunteers at these events.” Wells, director of the Anderson County fices and private volunteer efforts work in
Tourism Council. “We have typically concert to support Public Works Depart-
The Norris Lake Project Team is a grass- focused on the public launches and State mental efforts to manage solid waste.
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Officer Monday shared with the East businesses and agencies collaborating to this year we wanted to focus on the islands
preserve the water quality of Norris Lake, which are popular camping spots and
Tennessee Regional Leadership Associa- conserve the land surrounding the lake common places that debris washes up.”
tion Class that he has been “stuck” twice and encourage the stakeholders of the lake
and said there is nothing scarier. It is to do their part in keeping Norris Lake Boats shuttled volunteers to and from
because of his dedication and others like the cleanest and safest recreational asset in the islands and barges were used to transfer
him around the state that Tennessee con- Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger the trash back to the shore. Volunteers were
tinues to be known for its scenic beauty. and Union Counties. encouraged to wear appropriate shoes,
bring gloves and bring a life jacket and
Just like the Keep America Beautiful The Norris Lake Project Team hosted were welcome to bring their own boats.
Great American Cleanup event, another an “Island Invasion” on National Public Volunteers traded their trash bags for a free
great example of collaboration between Lands Day, September 26, from 9 a.m. “Island Invader” t-shirt and a free lunch.
the private and public sectors includes to 1 p.m. focusing on the islands in the
National Public Lands Day, which is the Loyston Sea area in Anderson and Union “We conduct these cleanups to not
nation’s largest single-day volunteer effort Counties and the islands near Lonas only clean up the illegally dumped trash
for public lands. In 2014, about 175,000 Young Park in Campbell County. but to also raise public awareness,” said
volunteers worked at 2,132 sites in every Julie Graham, Executive Director of East
state on public lands to remove invasive “Volunteers cover a lot of areas we just Tennessee Quality Growth. “We want to
species, plant native species, build and can’t get to,” said Trabalka in reference to encourage boaters, campers and other
maintain trails and remove over 500 tons how volunteers extend the resources of users of the lake to dispose of their trash
of trash. the county. “Our staff collects the bags properly and eliminate the need for these
they have stockpiled.” cleanups.”
Solid Waste Supervisor for Anderson
County Geoff Trabalka, said, “The vol- The islands in the Loyston Sea area that Additionally, several agencies and orga-
unteers in these types of events are great the group “invaded” were Pilot Island, nizations such as the Tennessee Wildlife
because we are a really small department. Wood Duck Island, Bear Hole Island and Resource Agency and Tennessee Valley
There are only two of us, so volunteers Baker Island. Authority were also on hand to educate
help us immensely. I can’t even describe participants on preservation, conserva-
how having extra hands really does make “Since 2011, volunteers from the coun- tion, safety and recycling.
a difference. There’s no way we could ties surrounding Norris Lake have picked
get done what needs to be done without up over 15 tons of trash,” said Stephanie These partnerships with other public of-
volunteers at these events.” Wells, director of the Anderson County fices and private volunteer efforts work in
Tourism Council. “We have typically concert to support Public Works Depart-
The Norris Lake Project Team is a grass- focused on the public launches and State mental efforts to manage solid waste.
MUNICIPAL EQUIPMENT, INC. 17
313 JENSO DRIVE • KNOXVILLE, TN 37912
Roll Off & Transfer Equipment
Garbage Packers
Mini Packers
Salt Spreaders
Roll Out Cart Systems
Recycling Equipment
• Sales • Parts • Service •
Call Municipal Equipment, Inc. for all your solid waste equipment needs.
865-689-1994 (office) 865-689-7079 (fax) Toll free: 800-248-7590
www.municipalequipmentinc.com
View online at tnpublicworks.com
