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 Jenser Jr.! 7.17.25
Thank you to Jenser for keeping our waterways clean and for your dedication to ensuring it stays beautiful for many generations to come!! Jenser liked to paddle fast but he would get ahead of the group just a little bit, then look for trash. He did a great job keeping a close eye out and even fished a life jacket out of the duckweed that someone must have lost! He did a wonderful job today and was named the trip winner at the end of the trip! Thank you so much Jenser for helping to keep Burgess Falls and Center Hill Lake clean!
KAT Challenge Previous Winners!
Cynthia 7.16.25
Thank you to Cynthia for keeping our waterways clean and for your dedication to ensuring it stays beautiful for many generations to come!! Cynthia did an awesome job keeping an eye out for trash today! Even though it was hard to find any today, she brought home the win with an abandoned croc someone must have lost and left behind! Thank you so much Cynthia for helping to keep Burgess Falls and Center Hill Lake clean!
Krystal 7.15.25
Thank you to Krystal for keeping our waterways clean and for your dedication to ensuring it stays beautiful for many generations to come!! Krystal did an awesome job looking for trash today during the trip! She also happily took trash from anyone else who was finding it as well! She did a stellar job keeping the area clean during the trip and we appreciate her so much! Thank you so much Krystal for helping to keep Burgess Falls and Center Hill Lake clean!
Danielle 7.13.25
Thank you to Danielle for keeping our waterways clean and for your dedication to ensuring it stays beautiful for many generations to come!! Danielle did a fantastic job looking for trash and making sure that everyone at the waterfall left no trace today! While trash was hard to find she looked everywhere and came back with one very full bag of trash! She was named the trip winner by group vote at the end of the trip! Thank you so much Danielle for helping to keep Burgess Falls and Center Hill Lake clean!
Amount of Trash Removed in 2025 so far:
957.92 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.”