This year’s Lake Lanier Shore Sweep is just around the corner. Here’s how you can participate - Gainesville Times

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This year’s Lake Lanier Shore Sweep is just around the corner. Here’s how you can participate

Volunteers from the Lake Lanier Association gather trash Saturday, Sept. 23, 2022, at Gainesville Marina during the annual Shore Sweep. Since it began more than 30 years ago, more than 2 million pounds of trash has been removed from the shore of Lake Lanier. - photo by Scott Rogers

09252022 SHORESWEEP 2.jpg — Volunteers from the Lake Lanier Association gather trash Saturday, Sept. 23, 2022, at Gainesville Marina during the annual Shore Sweep. Since it began more than 30 years ago, more than 2 million pounds of trash has been removed from the shore of Lake Lanier. - photo by Scott Rogers

The 38th annual Shore Sweep, hosted by the Lake Lanier Association, returns this September, calling on volunteers to help pull trash from the lake's shoreline across four counties.