On September 26th, 2025 Keep Bartow Beautiful and Anheuser-Busch conducted a river cleanup, land cleanup, and restoration of the rain garden at Hardin Bridge. There were a total of 13 volunteers and 1 Keep Bartow Beautiful staff, who worked for a total of 4 hours*14 volunteers=56 man hours.
The “water team” began at Euharlee Creek and ended at Hardin Bridge boat launch. The “water team” consisted of 4 volunteers. The kayaks were rented from Euharlee Creek Outfitters. Zach Tyree (Owner ECO) conducted a safety briefing prior to the start of the cleanup. The volunteers paddled in kayaks and retrieved trash from the sides of the river banks and in the shallow water areas. The 4 volunteers cleaned 2 bags (40 pounds) of trash, 2 inner tubes, and one plastic storage container out of the Etowah River.
The “land crew” started at Hardin Bridge. The “land team” consisted of 9 volunteers and 1 Keep Bartow Beautiful staff. The volunteers weeded the garden area and cut back the overgrown plants. Once completed at the garden site the volunteers moved onto cleaning up litter around the boat launch site. The 9 volunteers cleaned 7 bags (140 pounds) of trash around the boat launch and trail. After the land cleanup and river cleanup everyone was served a box lunch from Firehouse Subs.
