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East County cleanup Waterway Watershed Association Cleanup date Name Daytime phone Evening phone Email Website Age
  Walton Alcovy River Ocmulgee Cub Scout Pack 536 Oct-06 Nancy Sandman 770-652-5688 C 770-466-7288 H sand1721@bellsouth.net 
5 years old and up
Athens-Clarke North Oconee River, Trail Creek, Lake Chapman, Oconee Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful, ACC Public Utilities, ACC Leisure Service Natural Resouces Division, ACC Transportation and Public Works, Georgia Outdoor Recreation Program 9/30/2006 Stacee Farrell 706 613-3501 x312 706 335-0804 sfarrell@co.clarke.ga.us 
all ages
Morgan Apalachee River; Sugar Creek Oconee Morgan County 4-H 10/16/2006 Jeff Christie 706-342-2214
jeffch@uga.edu 
10 years old and up
Newton Alcovy,South, Yellow Rivers Ocmulgee Georgia Wildlife Federation & Covington Newton Clean and Beautiful 10/21/2006 Robert Phillips 770-787-7887 770-605-0413 rphillips@gwf.org  http://www.gwf.org/  13 years old and up
Barrow Apalachee River, Cedar Creek, Cedar Creek Tributary Oconee Barrow County (Keep Barrow Beautiful, and Stormwater Management) 10/28/2006 Jennifer Toler 770 307-3070
jtoler@barrowga.org  www.barrowga.org/kbb  13 years old and up
Walton Alcovy and Apalachee Rivers Oconee BSA Troop 705 October TBD Thomas Steed



10 years old and up
Walton Alcovy River Oconee BSA Troop 536/GSA Troop 3203 10/21/2006 Rhona Terrell



10 years old and up
Madison, Elbert, Oglethorpe Broad River Savannah Keep Madison County Beautiful several during October Sandra Webb 706-795-5151
swebb@madisonco.us 
13 years old and up
Hart, Franklin, Stephens in GA and Anderson, Oconee, Pickens in SC Hartwell Lake Savannah U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Lake Hartwell Association 8/18/06 - 9/30/06 Tanya Grant 1-888-893-0678, x323
tanya.c.grant@sas02.usace.army.mil  www.sas.usace.army.mil/lakes/hartwell  all ages
Oconee & Walton boundry line Apalachee River Oconee Oconee County Clean & Beautiful Commission 9/16/2006 John W. McNally 706-769-5120 706-769-7327 john_ocbc@yahoo.com  http://www.oconeecounty.com/  all ages
Walton Alcovy R Ocmulgee Keep Walton Beautiful TBA Elaine Oakes 770.267.1421, ext 4
eoakes@co.walton.ga.us 
8 years old and up
South Carolina - Anderson and Oconee County Georgia - Hart County Lake Hartwell Savannah Lake Hartwell Association 8-15 thru 9-30-06 Ed Garbe 864-972-5499
egarbe@bellsouth.net  lakehartwellassociation.org  all ages
Jackson Curry Creek Oconee Keep Jackson County Beautiful 10/14 or 10/21 Susan Trepagnier (706) 307-3689 (706) 307-3689 strepagnier@jacksoncountygov.com 
all ages
Middle County cleanup Waterway Watershed Association Cleanup date Name Daytime phone Evening phone Email Website Age
  Baldwin Fishing Creek, Oconee River Oconee GC&SU Tri-Omega; GC&SU Environmental Science Club 10/20/2006 Doug Oetter 478-445-7379

http://www2.gcsu.edu/orgs/student/esc/  all ages
Monroe, Jasper, Butts, Jones Ocmulgee River & Lake Juliette Ocmulgee Georgia Power Company 10/3/2006 Linda Castleberry 478-993-3760 770-786-2146 lmcastle@southernco.com 
13 years old and up
Baldwin & Putnum Lake Sinclair & parts of Oconee River Oconee Georgia Power Plant Branch & Central GA. Hydro 9/27/2006 Charlie Ross (478) 453-3496 ex344


16 years old and up
Bibb Ocmulgee River and tributaries Ocmulgee Macon Water Authority, New Town Macon, Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful, City of Macon Public Works, Mercer University, National Park Service 10/21/2006 Mark Wyzalek 478-464-5678 478-464-5678
http://www.maconwater.org/  8 years old and up
Baldwin, Putnam, Hancock,Greene, Morgan Oconee River/Lakes Oconee/Sinclair Oconee Georgia Power Co., Peoples Bank Of Eatonton, First National Bank Of The South, Ga. Power Ambassadors, Attaway Waste Services, GA DNR, Public Safety Bass Club, GA DOT, Little River Park, Plant Branch, Wallace Dam 9/27/06-Sinclair 10/7/06-Oconee Guerry Brooks 706-485-8704 478-452-4184 glbrooks@southernco.com 
13 years old and up
Bibb, Jones Ocmulgee River Ocmulgee Ocmulgee River Initiative, Mercer University Students for Environmental Action, Macon Water Authority, Macon Exchange Club, Nashville Station 10/14/2006 Brian Rood (478) 301-2885 (478) 335-4960 rood_be@mercer.edu  www.nashvillestation.net/ORI.htm  all ages
Putnam/Baldwin Murder Creek Falls/Lake Sinclair Oconee Putnam County 4-H Club 10/12/2006 Brooke Boswell 706/485-4151

http://www.caes.uga.edu/extension/putnam  8 years old and up
Putnam Lake Oconee Oconee LOPOA 10/7/2006 Donna Buford 404 562-6972 404 373-0464 donna.buford@eeoc.gov 
all ages
Baldwin Oconee River/Lake Sinclair Oconee Baldwin Co. 4-H Club Oct-06 Janet Palmer 478-445-4394 478-445-4394 JanetP@uga.edu 
10 years old and up
Putnam, Greene, Morgan, Hancock Lake Oconee Oconee Lake Oconee Water Watch; Lake Oconee Property Owners' Association; Historic Piedmont Scenic Byway 10/7/2006 Janet Pearson 706-485-4090
lakeoconeejanet@bellsouth.net 
all ages
Bibb & Butts & Monroe Ocmulgee River & Towaliga River, High Falls Ocmulgee GA Wilderness Society & High Falls Lake Association 09/06/05 Bud Queen 478-992-9063
bud4monroe@yahoo.com 
13 years old and up
Baldwin Oconee River and tributaries Oconee Georgia College & State University various times throughout year Ruth Eilers 478-445-0810


8 years old and up
Middle East County cleanup Waterway Watershed Association Cleanup date Name Daytime phone Evening phone Email Website Age
  Columbia & Richmond Augusta Canal Savannah SRG, Suerra Club 10/21/2006 Sam Booher 706-863-2324 706-863-2324 sbooher@aol.com  www.georgia.sierraclub.org/srg  all ages
Jefferson Curry Creek Oconee Keep Jackson County Beautiful 10/14 or 10/21 Susan Trepagnier (706) 307-3689 (706) 307-3689 strepagnier@jacksoncountygov.com 
all ages
Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie Savannah River/Thurmond Lake( AKA Clarks Hill) Savannah J. Strom Thurmond Dam and Lake 9/30/2006 Jay Weidman 800-533-3478, ext. 1172
john.c.weidman@sas02.usace.army.mil 
all ages
Columbia Euchee Creek, Butler Creek, and The City Creek Savannah City of Grovetown 10/14/2006 Todd Baldwin 706-863-4576 706-556-2845
http://www.grovetown.ga.us/  (under construction)  all ages
Jefferson Upper Ogeechee River Ogeechee Ogeechee-Canoochee RiverKeeper 10/28/2006 Larry Hodges 478-625-2000 478-625-8323

8 years old and up
Richmond Savannah River, Horse Creek Savannah Riverfront Marina Warehouse, Augusta Riverwalk Marina, USCGA 10/21/2006 Mike Stacy 706-722-1388 706-722-0772 marinawarehouse@netzero.com 
all ages
Richmond McBean Creek Savannah City of Hephzibah 11/18/2006 Roger James 706-592-4423 706-564-8855

8 years old and up
Richmond, possibly Columbia, Burke and Aiken Co SC Richmond County (Raes Creek, Rocky Creek, Butler Creek, Spirit Creek, Savannah River, Lake Olmstead, Augusta Canal, Brier Creek) Savannah Community Partners for Clean Waterways 10/21/2006 Frank Carl 706-364-5253 706-364-5253
http://www.savannahriverkeeper.org/  all ages
Middle South County cleanup Waterway Watershed Association Cleanup date Name Daytime phone Evening phone Email Website Age
  Laurens Oconee River Oconee Oconee Council, Bellsouth Pioneers, Keep Dublin Laurens Beautiful, Boys & Girls Clubs, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts 8/26/2006 Ed Pierce 478-272-9046 478-272-9046 erpierce@bellsouth.net 
10 years old and up
Pulaski Ocmulgee River In Pulaski County Ocmulgee Hawkinsville Dispatch, City of Hawkinsville & Police, Hawkinsville HS FFA, Pulaski Co. 4-H, Pulaski Co. Govt. & Emergency Mgmt, AB's BBQ, Steak House Restaurant, Harris Grocery, Hawkinsville Better Hometown Prog, Pulaski Chamber, GA Power, Ocmulgee EMC Saturday, October 7, 2006 Chuck Southerland 478-783-1291 478 783-1291 hawkinsvilledispatch@netcommander.com 
all ages
Wheeler Oconee river Oconee Wheeler County 4-H 10/10/2006 Mike Hayes 912.568.7138
mdhayes@uga.edu 
10 years old and up
Middle West County cleanup Waterway Watershed Association Cleanup date Name Daytime phone Evening phone Email Website Age
  Barbour County, AL and Quitman County, GA Chattahoochee River Chattahoochee Humminbird/Johnson Outdoors 11/3/2006 David Holley 334-687-6613, Ext 1221
dholley@johnsonoutdoors.com 
all ages
Coweta Chattahoochee River Chattahoochee Georgia Power Company Plant Yates, Arnco Sargent Elementary School, Whitesburg Elementary School, Newnan High School 9/23/2006 David Parks 770-252-0253 770-251-1961

all ages
Fayette Flint River Flint Girl Scouts Troop 513 August/September 06 Donna Bonner 404-305-5987 770-306-8214

all ages
Harris
Select one Girl scout troop 264
Kimberly Harty



5 years old and up
Fayette Ginger Cake Creek Flint Line Creek Association of Fayette County and Fayetteville 10/28/2006 Dennis Chase 770-719-8425 770-719-8425 dechase65@hotmail.com 
all ages
Fayette Flat Creek Flint Line Creek Association of Fayette County and Peachtree City 10/21/2006 Dennis Chase 770-719-8425 770-719-8425

5 years old and up
Troup Long Cane Creek Chattahoochee Long Cane Creek Crawlers and Long Cane Junior Beta Club 10/21/2006 Larry Ninas 706-845-2085 706-837-9635

10 years old and up
Fayette Morning Creek Flint Line Creek Association of Fayette County and Fayette County 11/4/2006 Dennis Chase 770-719-8425 770-719-8425 dechase65@hotmail.com 
all ages
Heard County Brush Creek, Chattahoochee River Chattahoochee Georgia Power - Renew Our Rivers 10/7/2006 Billi Jo Huddleston 770-854-3243
bjhuddle@southernco.com 
all ages
Coweta County
Chattahoochee Coweta County Stormwater Management, Coweta County Extension 10/14/2006 Cameron Kerr
(404) 732-6286

10 years old and up
Spalding Shoal Creek Tributary Flint City of Griffin, Rotary Club of Griffin 5/6/2007 Milton McCarthney 770-229-6424

http://www.griffinstorm.com/  all ages
Heard Chattahoochee Chattahoochee Heard County 4-H, GA Power
Joseph Walraven 706-675-3513 770-317-3475 uge2149@uga.edu 
5 years old and up
Harris, Muscogee, GA & Lee, AL Lake Harding, Goat Rock, and Lake Oliver Chattahoochee Georgia Power Co. 9/22/2006 William Glisson

wlglisso@southernco.com 
all ages
Muscogee, Chattahoochee, Lee & Russell Co. Alabama Middle Chattahoochee Chattahoochee Help the Hooch 10/21/2006 Gloria Weston-Smart

kcbc1987@mindspring.com  http://www.helpthehooch.org/  8 years old and up
North Coast County cleanup Waterway Watershed Association Cleanup date Name Daytime phone Evening phone Email Website Age
  Chatham Wassaw Island/ Atlantic Ocean Ogeechee Clean Coast 9/16/2006 Karen Grainey (912)961-6190 (912)961-6190 karengrainey@bellsouth.net  http://www.cleancoast.org/  5 years old and up
Liberty Ogeechee Liberty County Keep Liberty County Beautiful 11/4/2006 Sara Ann Swida 9123684888 9128842743

8 years old and up
Bryan Ogeechee River Ogeechee Richmond Hill Middle School
Beth Rhyne 912-247-5806 912-727-5420 mrhyne@bryan.k12.ga.us 
all ages
Chatham Savannah River Savannah Savannah Riverkeeper 10/21/2006 Karen Grainey (912)961-6190
karengrainey@bellsouth.net  http://www.savannahriverkeeper.org/  8 years old and up
Bryan Ogeechee River Ogeechee Ogeechee Citizens Brigade & The Cove Subdivision 9/16/2006 Alex Fay (912)756-4703 (912)756-4703 weefays@bellsouth.net 
8 years old and up
Chatham County Hayners Creek Ogeechee City of Savannah, Chatham County Groundwater Guardian Team, Metropolitan Planning Commission 10/7/2006 Deatre Denion 912-651-2221 912-748-5068 Deatre_Denion@savannahga.gov  http://www.savannahga.gov/  13 years old and up
Chatham Savannah River, Atlantic Ocean, Tybee Creek Savannah Tybee Beautification Association 9/30/2006 Chris Freeman 912-786-0203 912-786-0203 freehawk@bellsouth.net  http://www.tybeebeautification.org/sweep.php  5 years old and up
Screven, Liberty, Chatham, Bryan, Bulloch, Evans, Emanuel, Jefferson Ogeechee River, Canoochee River, Lotts Creek, Savanah-Ogeechee Canal Ogeechee Ogeechee-Canoochee Riverkeeper, Keep Emanuel Beautiful, New Beginnings, Evans County 4-H, Challenge Academy, Savannah-Ogeechee Canal Society, Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce September and October Chandra Brown 912-764-2017

http://www.ogeecheecanoocheeriverkeeper.org/  5 years old and up
Effingham; Bulloch Ebenezer Creek, Savannah & Ogeechee Rivers Savannah BackWater Expeditions; Ogeechee Outpost; Georgia Power; Mossy Oaks Music Park; Savannah River Keepers; Ogecchee River Keepers; National Wildlife Federation; Wilderness Southeast; Guyton VFD; Effingham County Chamber of Commerce Oct. 6th - 8th Brian Cohen
912-772-4399

5 years old and up
Chatham Lazaretto Creek Ogeechee Fort Pulaski, UGA MAREX, Savannah MPC 10/21/2006 Ellie Covington 912-598-2348 ext. 4

www.marex.uga.edu/shellfish  all ages
Candler 15 Mile Creek Ogeechee
10/10/2006 Tim Holloway 912-685-4557 912-685-4557 tholloway@pineland.net 
13 years old and up
Effingham Ebenezer Creek, Savannah and Ogeechee Rivers, small Creeks Savannah Keep Effingham Beautiful, Effingham County Board of Commissioners Sanitation Department, E.C. Board of Education, Effingham Churches, E.C. Recreation Department, OMI 10/7/2006 CONNIE BURNS
912-772-5149 cburns@effinghamcounty.org  http://www.effinghamcounty.org/  all ages
Chatham Savannah River Savannah YFACE (Youth For A Cleaner Environment) 10/7/2006 Janice James 678-457-5545 912-354-2261 yface2000@yahoo.com 
all ages
Bulloch Ogeechee and Canoochee Rivers Ogeechee Keep Bulloch Beautiful 10/1/2006 Brooke Brandenburg 912-764-6147
brooke@keepbullochbeautiful.org  http://www.keepbullochbeautiful.org/  5 years old and up
North East County cleanup Waterway Watershed Association Cleanup date Name Daytime phone Evening phone Email Website Age
  Habersham Soque River Chattahoochee North Habersham Middle School, Soque River Outdoor Classroom, Department of Natural Resources, Soque River Watershed Association 10/12/2006 Brenda Hunt 706 754-2915 706 499-9676 bhunt@habersham.k12.ga.us 
10 years old and up
Rabun LakeTugalo Savannah Georgia Power Company 9/8/2006 Cheryl Parker 706-754-7972
ccparker@southernco.com 
all ages
Hall Lanier Point Chattahoochee BellSouth Georgia Pioneers - NE GA Mountaineers Council 9/19/2006 Pat Gulley 706 216-6273 706 216-6273 pjg@alltel.net 
10 years old and up
Rabun Lake Rabun Savannah Georgia Power Company 8/25/2006 Cheryl Parker 706-754-7972
ccparker@southernco.com 
all ages
Forsyth To be determined Chattahoochee Sharon Elementary Pack 415 9/24/2006 Dick Cline 770-781-6243
dickcline@hooverprecision.com  http://www.packsonline.com/ga/415/  all ages
Lumpkin Chestatee River, Yahoola Creek Chattahoochee Boy Scouts of America 9/10/2006 Lyra Zeller 706-319-9820 706-319-9820 lyra_zeller@msn.com 
all ages
Hall Lake Lanier Chattahoochee Cub Scout Pack 88 St. Michael Catholic Church Oct-05 Cara McLaughlin

caramclaughlin@talkamerica.net 
all ages
Rabun Lake burton Savannah Georgia Power Company 9/22/2006 Cheryl Parker 706-754-7972
ccparker@southernco.com 
all ages
Hall Flat Creek, Balus Creek, Limestone Creek, North Oconnee, Wahoo Creek Chattahoochee City of Gainesville Public Utilities, Keep Hall Beautiful, N Hall Stream Team, Gainesville & East Hall Middle School, Riverside Military Acad, Cedar Hill Enrichment Ctr, Donna & Kirsten, Friends of Flat Creek, A & E Investigation, Flumen Amecus 10/2006 Brian Wiley

bwiley@gainesville.org  http://www.gainesville.org/  10 years old and up
Lumpkin Etowah River and Chestatee River Chattahoochee Lumpkin Coalition 10/21/2006 Joseph Adams 706 265 5502 706 864 9787
http://www.lumpkincoalition.org/   all ages
Forsyth Johns Creek Chattahoochee Johns Creek Software 14-Oct-06 Steve Cheatham 770-887-7967 770-887-7967
http://creekkeeper.org/  all ages
Forsyth Kelly Mill Creek, Settingdown Creek and James Creek Chattahoochee Keep Forsyth County Beautiful 10/21/2006 Tammy Wright 770 205-4573 770 894-4352
http://www.forsythco.com/   all ages
White Chattahoochee River Chattahoochee White County Middle School S.E.A.T. Club 10/14/06 Suzanne Belflower 706-865-4060 706-865-4529 sbelflower@white.k12.ga.us White County Schools 10 years old and up
Lumpkin Etowah River Coosa World Class Learning Alliance, Revival Gardens Organic Produce, International Appalachian Academy 10/28/2006 Joseph Adams 706 265 5502 706 864 9787 joe@worldclass.net  www.worldclass.net/river   all ages
North West County cleanup Waterway Watershed Association Cleanup date Name Daytime phone Evening phone Email Website Age
  Cherokee County Etowah River Coosa Cherokee County Recycling Center, Cherokee County School District, City of Canton, Upper Etowah River Alliance, Celebrate Etowah, Inc., Cherokee County Water & Sewerage Authority, Waste Management, Inc. and Goldkist, inc. 10/21/2006 Stan Hall 770-517-7650


all ages
Fannin Toccoa River, Ocoee River, Blue Ridge Lake, Coopers Creek, Rock Creek, Stanley Creek Tennessee Fannin County Chamber of Commerce & Friends 9/30/2006 Elaine Dilbeck 706-632-5680
elainedilbeck@tds.net  http://www.blueridgemountains.com/  13 years old and up
Pickens County Talking Rock Creek Coosa Keep Pickens Beautiful,Inc. 10/14/2006 Kevin Osborne, President 706-253-3600
kpb@ellijay.com  http://www.keeppickensbeautiful.org/  13 years old and up
Cherokee Little River Coosa CCWSA, Cherokee County Recycling Center, Cherokee Parks and Recreation 10/14/2006 Lori Forrester 770-591-7156 ext. 3 770-355-64777 brenaucrew@hotmail.com 
all ages
Floyd Weiss Lake-Lock and Dam Coosa Rome Telecom Pioneers TBA Larry Osteen 706-234-9550
Dolo0806@aol.com 

Fannin Weaver Creek& Mineral Spring Creek Tennessee GA AAS Oct.(must check with school) Lawrence (Larry) Golsen 770.296.8709 770.551.4311

all ages
Cherokee
Select one City of Holly Springs
Karen Norred 7703455536 7703786328 knorred@hollyspringsga.net  http://www.hollyspringsga.net/  all ages
Cherokee County Little River and surrounding creeks and land Coosa Little River Valley Association 9/23/2006 Ben and Linda Statham 770-475-9214 same

all ages
Forsyth Etowah River Coosa Keep Forsyth County Beautiful Oct. Tammy Wright 770 205-4573 770 894-4352
http://www.forsythco.com/   all ages
Chattooga Town Creek Coosa Jobs for Georgia Gradautes at Chattooga High School 9/30/2006 Kristy McCann 7068570882 4239039158

all ages
Whitfield, Murray, Catoosa Conasauga River, Chickamauga Creek, Holly Creek, Tributary to Mill Creek Coosa Dalton State College Environmental Club, The Nature Conservancy, United Way of NW GA, City of Dalton, Whitfield County, D-W Solid Waste Management Authority, Keep Dalton Whitfield Beautiful, Dalton Utilities, Shaw Industries 10/28/2006 John Lugthart 706-272-2485
jlugthart@daltonstate.edu 
5 years old and up
Forsyth Sawnee Creek, Chattahoochee City of Cumming 10/14/06 Franklin Wagner 770-781-2020