KAT Challenge
Keep our Waterways Clean!
Every year we encourage our kayaking community to help clean up our waterways. The last 3 years have been a huge success with the KAT Challenge! Almost every group participated in it that hit the water with us. Our groups collected tons and TONS of trash, and we've had 1,000's of people participating while on our trips!! Here's to another fantastic season of keeping Center Hill Lake and Burgess Falls Clean!
About the KAT Challenge: You will have an option to carry a bag along with you that we provide and pick up as much trash as you can. The person who collects the most on our trip will get a shiny new KAT Challenge Pin and their picture on our website here on our KAT Challenge Page. All who participate will get a special shout-out on our FB and Instagram pages for being protectors of our beautiful Tennessee waterways!
Amount of Trash Removed in 2025 so far:
1,119.83 Pounds
Current KAT Challenge Trip Winner!
Winner Jessica! 9.3.25
Thank you to Jessica for keeping our waterways clean and for your dedication to ensuring it stays beautiful for many generations to come!! Jessica did a fantastic job looking for trash and even spent time on the walk back from the waterfall cleaning up an area that was recently under water. It had plenty of trash that had settled among the logs and rocks and she was quick to grab as much as she could. She came back with the fullest bag and was named the trip winner by group vote. Amazing job today Jessica! Thank you so much for helping to keep Center Hill Lake and Burgess Falls clean!
KAT Challenge Previous Winners!
Kenzie! 9.2.25
Thank you to Kenzie for keeping our waterways clean and for your dedication to ensuring it stays beautiful for many generations to come!! Kenzie did an awesome job looking for trash today and happily took trash from others as well! She looked the entire trip and came back with one very heavy bag full of trash. She was named the trip winner by group vote at the end! Fantastic job today Kenzie! Thank you so much for helping to keep Center Hill Lake and Burgess Falls clean!
Ben! 8.29.25
Thank you to Ben for keeping our waterways clean and for your dedication to ensuring it stays beautiful for many generations to come!! Ben did an amazing job looking for trash throughout the trip, but he brought home the prize with a paddleboard fin he found in the water! He was named the trip winner by group vote at the end! Awesome job today Ben! Thank you so much for helping to keep Center Hill Lake and Burgess Falls clean!
Jennifer! 8.28.25
Thank you to Jennifer for keeping our waterways clean and for your dedication to ensuring it stays beautiful for many generations to come!! Jennifer did a superb job looking for trash today as a returning KAT Challenge winner! She even spent some of her waterfall time looking for trash while everyone else was playing! She was named the trip winner by group vote at the end! Wonderful job today Jennifer! Thank you so much for helping to keep Center Hill Lake and Burgess Falls clean!
KAT Challenge Gallery of Winners 2025!
KAT Challenge Gallery of Participants 2025!
Proud Stewardship Partners With Responsible Stewarship
“We are a proud Stewardship Partner of Responsible Stewardship, Inc. They are an all volunteer operated, action based 501(c)3 environmental nonprofit based here in Tennessee. Together we are joining them in their mission to remove litter and trash from our outdoor spaces and doing our part to help make them more inviting to everyone. By helping to restore and preserve these outdoor spaces, we are insuring these spaces will be a better place to recreate for generations to come.”