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Shore Sweep cleans up Lake Lanier, for people and wildlife
Volunteers gather tons of trash from shoreline, waters
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A sample of the debris gathered by volunteers Saturday during the annual Shore Sweep at Lake Lanier. The hundreds of volunteers who took part collected tons of trash, including tires, plastic form and more, from the shoreline and waters at various locations around the lake. - photo by ELISE PERKINS
The Gainesville Marina was one of six locations in Hall County participating in the annual Shore Sweep event hosted by the Lake Lanier Association, as volunteers came together to help remove the trash and debris from the lake and the shorelines. “This is the best year in a long time,” said Beth Deneergaard, the Gainesville captain of the program. “I was here at quarter to 8 a.m. and it was already crazy.”