Sweep the Hooch Returns April 13

The multi-organization Sweep the Hooch event takes place on Saturday, April 13, and volunteer opportunities remain for cleanup projects in the East Cobb area.

First begun in 2011 and co-hosted by Trout Unlimited, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper and National Park Service-Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Sweep the Hooch is the largest one-day cleanup effort along the Chattahoochee River in the metro Atlanta area.

Walkers are needed at McGinnis Ferry, Island Ford, Gold Branch, Johnson Ferry, Cochran Shoals/Powers Island, Sope Creek, Paces Mill/Rottenwood Creek (sponsor site) and Whitewater Creek.

Paddlers are needed in several areas, including a four-mile stretch between Johnson Ferry and Powers Island.

The deadline for registration is Tuesday, April 9.

The cleanup project covers a 44-mile area, from the Buford Dam to Paces Mill and including the NRA, to be covered and cleaned by paddle, and along walking trails.

For more details on volunteer opportunities, visit the Sweep the Hooch site. To register to volunteer, please click on the online signup sheet.