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 Christi! 5.8.25
Thank you to Christi for keeping our waterways clean and for your dedication to ensuring it stays beautiful for many generations to come! Christi did an awesome job looking for trash today, but she clinched the win with a sign that was floating along. She looked for trash the entire trip and was named the trip winner by group vote at the end. Wonderful job today Christi!! Thank you so much for helping to keep Burgess Falls and Center Hill Lake clean!
KAT Challenge Previous Winners!
Julia 5.7.25
Thank you to Julia for keeping our waterways clean and for your dedication to ensuring it stays beautiful for many generations to come! Julia was ready to compete for the trash challenge title today! She was dedicated to looking for trash the entire trip and was happy to take anyone else's trash as well! She did an awesome job and came back as the trip winner today! Thank you so much for helping to keep Burgess Falls and Center Hill Lake clean!
Jane 5.5.25
Thank you to Jane for keeping our waterways clean and for your dedication to ensuring it stays beautiful for many generations to come! Jane did a wonderful job of looking for trash today and even got some trash that no one else wanted to pick up. She grabbed a stick and cleaned up for nature! Fantastic job today Jane! Thank you so much for helping to keep Burgess Falls and Center Hill Lake clean!
Sara 5.4.25
Thank you to Sara for keeping our waterways clean and for your dedication to ensuring it stays beautiful for many generations to come! Sara showed up dedicated to finding trash today! She looked all over and was enthusiastic all day about finding those trash treasures among the water. She did an amazing job and was unanimously named the trip winner by group vote for her hard work and dedication! Thank you so much Sara for helping to keep Burgess Falls and Center Hill Lake clean! Awesome job today!
Amount of Trash Removed in 2025 so far:
405.69 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.”