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 Jessica! 4.18.25
Thank you to Jessica for keeping our waterways clean and for your dedication to ensuring it stays beautiful for many generations to come! Jessica stayed right by the side all day long because she knew that's where she would find the trash! She definitely found trash today and came back with an overflowing bag! She was named the trip winner by group vote at the end of the trip! Thank you so much Jessica for helping to keep Burgess Falls and Center Hill Lake clean! Amazing Effort!!
KAT Challenge Previous Winners!
Marie 4.17.25
Thank you to Marie for keeping our waterways clean and for your dedication to ensuring it stays beautiful for many generations to come! Marie did an awesome job searching for trash today! She looked the entire trip for trash and even retrieved a tire with rim from the log jam by the waterfall! She was a total rockstar today and we appreciate her efforts so much! She came all the way from Illinois to see Burgess Falls and spent her paddling time cleaning the lake! Thank you so much Marie for helping to keep Burgess Falls and Center Hill Lake clean!
Hannah 4.14.25
Thank you to Hannah for keeping our waterways clean and for your dedication to ensuring it stays beautiful for many generations to come! Hannah did an awesome job looking for trash today! She scoured the sides of lake and came back with one very large bag of trash! She was named the winner by group vote at the end of the trip! Thank you so much Hannah for helping to keep Burgess Falls and Center Hill Lake clean!
Lindsay 4.13.25
Thank you to Lindsay for keeping our waterways clean and for your dedication to ensuring it stays beautiful for many generations to come! Lindsay did an awesome job looking for trash! She was ready for competition right from the start! She collected any trash she saw and even asked others for trash as well! She was named the trip winner at the end of the trip by group vote. Fantastic job today Lindsay! Thank you so much for helping to keep Center Hill Lake and Burgess Falls clean!!
Amount of Trash Removed in 2025 so far:
340.08 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.”