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Tuck River cleanup puts out call for volunteers

out tuckcleanupThe nation’s largest single-day river litter removal will mark its 31st year Saturday, April 18.

The Tuckaseigee River Cleanup, hosted by Base Camp Cullowhee at Western Carolina University, will enlist volunteers 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the lawn at A.K. Hinds University Center, with the first 600 registrants receiving a T-shirt and energy bar. 

Base Camp Cullowhee will transport volunteers to the river and provide them with life jackets and paddles. Volunteers can raft the river in search of trash or walk along the riverbanks. The cleanup will last two to three hours. 

When the work concludes, a free cookout with live music, yard games and prizes with be held at the University Center lawn. Typically, the cleanup attracts 900 volunteers who remove tons of garbage from 27 miles or river. 

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