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 Marla! 8.12.25
Thank you to Marla for keeping our waterways clean and for your dedication to ensuring it stays beautiful for many generations to come!! Marla did awesome collecting trash today and even happily took donated trash as well! She brought home the prize for her Birthday Trip and helped keep mother nature spiffy clean! Thank you so much for helping to keep Center Hill Lake and Burgess Falls clean Marla! We appreciate your efforts so much!
KAT Challenge Previous Winners!
James! 8.11.25
Thank you to James for keeping our waterways clean and for your dedication to ensuring it stays beautiful for many generations to come!! James did a great job looking for trash, Leaving No Trace and taking trash from others! He came back with one very full bag of trash and was named the trip winner by group vote! Thank you so much for helping to keep Center Hill Lake and Burgess Falls clean James! We appreciate your efforts so much!
Jennifer! 8.10.25
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 an awesome job looking for trash today and was always willing to take it from others as well! She brought home the prize by bringing back the most hated trash we find...a dirty diaper. She was named the trip winner for her amazing dedication to keeping the area clean! We appreciate your efforts so much Jennifer!
Kye! 8.8.25
Thank you to Kye for keeping our waterways clean and for your dedication to ensuring it stays beautiful for many generations to come!! Kye was a little rockstar looking for trash today! He was happily looking for trash during the trip and also collected it from others! He was named the trip winner at the end of the day! Great job Kye! We appreciate your efforts so much!
Amount of Trash Removed in 2025 so far:
1,032.64 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.”