SAS Project: Don't Litter Lotts 2
This page profiles an individual project associated with the Trash Free Waters South Atlantic Strategy (SAS). For additional information about this effort, or to get involved, please reach out to the project contact identified below.
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Key Information
Project Title: Don't Litter Lotts 2
SAS Goal: Goal 1: Encourage the use of best practices to reduce downstream litter accumulation.
SAS Action: 1.3.3
Project Status: Active
Project Timeline: September 2021-Ongoing
Project Location: Statesboro, GA
Funding Amount: $2k annually
Funding Sources: City of Statesboro and donations
Project Contact
Name: Melanie Sparrow
Title: Education & Outreach Coordinator
Affiliation: Ogeechee Riverkeeper
Email: melanie@ogeecheeriverkeeper.org
Telephone: 866-942-6222, Ext. 5
Detailed Project Information
Description: In partnership with the City of Statesboro, Keep Statesboro Bulloch Beautiful and GreenRock Recycling, the Ogeechee Riverkeeper maintains two litter booms on Little Lotts Creek, holds bimonthly public cleanups and monthly water quality testing to provide awareness and education as well as volunteer opportunities.
Project Partners: City of Statesboro, Keep Statesboro Bulloch Beautiful, GreenRock Recycling and Osprey Iniative
Current Project Outcomes: 115 volunteer hours, more than 200 pounds of trash, 4 water quality monitors, Stakeholder Committee with quarterly meetings
Long-Term Project Outcomes: Water quality improvement, consistent data on the area, to educate and increase public awareness about litter's impact on waterways.
Associated Links:
- Ogeechee Riverkeeper Don't Litter Lotts project page
- Grice Connect article about volunteer efforts
- WTOC news segment about Little Lotts cleanup efforts
- Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation Q&A with Amanda Clements, Executive Director of Keep Statesboro-Bulloch Beautiful
- Statesboro Herald article about the Little Lotts project