Join APEs for the Lower Watauga River Cleanup  “Tailwater Roundup” sponsored by the Overmountain Chapter of Trout Unlimited. The river still has a great amount of debris left from Hurricane Helene, so we need as many volunteers as we can muster! Bring your own boat and gear (PFD, helmet and paddle) or you can reserve one of five tandem canoes and paddle (bring your own helmet and PFD) by contacting Deb Briscoe (info below). Please wear cold water gear. While there will not be a dam release, the water still will be very cold! We should be off the river by 2:00 pm.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

8:00 a.m.: Meet at Elizabethton Ingles Parking Lot for trash bags, gloves, breakfast and a T-shirt! 768 W Elk Ave, Elizabethton, TN 37643.

9:00 a.m.: Arrive at the Blevins Rd./River Bend Ramp to drop cars at take-out for shuttle. 211 Blevins Rd., Johnson City, TN 37601.

10:00 a.m.: Launch at Lovers Lane Bridge. 316 Lovers Ln., Elizabethton, TN 37643

4:00 p.m-7 p.m.: After Cleanup Celebration with food and prizes. Location to come. Elizabethton Moose Lodge, 288 Lovers Lane, Elizabethton, TN 37643.

For more information or to reserve a canoe (first come, first serve), contact Debbie Briscoe by text or phone at 423.534.3636 or email her ldcakes@hotmail.com.