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!
Current KAT Challenge Trip Winner!
Winner Melanie! 6.20.25
Thank you to Melanie for keeping our waterways clean and for your dedication to ensuring it stays beautiful for many generations to come!! Trash was super hard to find today but Melanie did an awesome job keeping her eye out and spotted plenty of floating trash, here or there, along the way! She came back with the most trash and was named the trip winner by group vote! Thank you so much Melanie for helping to keep Burgess Falls and Center Hill Lake clean!
KAT Challenge Previous Winners!
Teresa 6.19.25
Thank you to Teresa for keeping our waterways clean and for your dedication to ensuring it stays beautiful for many generations to come!! Teresa started off the day with a huge plastic, trashy find floating along the waterway! She set it off to the side and grabbed it on the way back from the waterfall! She also collected a bag of trash and a bucket as well! She did an amazing job looking for trash today and was named the trip winner by group vote at the end! Thank you so much Teresa for helping to keep Burgess Falls and Center Hill Lake clean!
Violett 6.18.25
Thank you to Violett for keeping our waterways clean and for your dedication to ensuring it stays beautiful for many generations to come!! Violett did a great job looking for trash today and found several bottles along the way! It was so awesome of her to come all of the way from Michigan to kayak and yet took time out of her adventure to help keep Center Hill Lake clean! She was named the trip winner at the end of the trip by group vote! Thank you so much Violett for helping to keep Burgess Falls and Center Hill Lake clean!
Scott 6.16.25
Thank you to Scott for keeping our waterways clean and for your dedication to ensuring it stays beautiful for many generations to come!! Scott did a stellar job looking for trash today! He jumped right into the challenge from the beginning and started looking for trash! He scoured the side banks as we paddled to and from the waterfall and kept an eagle eye out for any trash. He came back with one very full bag and was named the trip winner by group vote! Thank you so much Scott for helping to keep Burgess Falls and Center Hill Lake clean!
Amount of Trash Removed in 2025 so far:
778.89 Pounds
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.”