DUBOIS – The Patoka Lake Watershed Steering Committee will host its annual Patoka Lake Clean Up Day on Saturday, September 28, along with National Public Lands Day.
The event will begin at 8:00 a.m. at the Patoka Lake Corps of Engineers office, 4512 N. Cuzco Road, Dubois.
Participants of all ages and abilities can sign up on location and will be assigned an area to pick up trash and recycling. At 11:00 a.m., all volunteers will return to the dam for a free fish fry, door prizes, and goodie bags. All of the supplies needed for the cleanup will be provided.
To volunteer, you must wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes and long pants.
Since 2008, the cleanup event led by the Patoka Lake Watershed Steering Committee has hosted 1,900 volunteers who collected over 22.3 tons of trash from in or around Patoka Lake.
Service and youth groups are asked to register by contacting the Patoka Lake Nature Center at 812-338-5589 ext. 3.
For more information, contact the project’s coordinator at emily.russell@in.nacdnet.net or check
the Patoka Lake Watershed Steering Committee Facebook page for updates.
