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!
Amount of Trash Removed in 2025 so far:
1,154.85 Pounds
Current KAT Challenge Trip Winner!
Winner Becca! 9.15.25
Thank you to Becca for keeping our waterways clean and for your dedication to ensuring it stays beautiful for many generations to come!! Becca did a stellar job looking for trash today! It was a very close competition, but Becca won out at the end for collecting all of the trash herself without any help! Thank you so much Becca for helping to keep Center Hill Lake and Burgess Falls clean! Amazing job today!
KAT Challenge Previous Winners!
Sheridan! 9.14.25
Thank you to Sheridan for keeping our waterways clean and for your dedication to ensuring it stays beautiful for many generations to come!! Sheridan did an awesome job looking for trash today and kept an eagle eye out all day! She found trash no one else was seeing and filled up her bag fast! She came back with the fullest bag and was named the trip winner at the end of the trip! Thank you so much Sheridan for helping to keep Center Hill Lake and Burgess Falls clean! Wonderful job today!
Paula! 9.12.25
Thank you to Paula for keeping our waterways clean and for your dedication to ensuring it stays beautiful for many generations to come!! Paula was happy to take trash from anyone to help keep the area clean! She ended up with a very full bag that she paddled back of everything found today! She was named the trip winner at the end of the day! Thank you so much for helping to keep Center Hill Lake and Burgess Falls clean! Great job today!
Suzanne & Scott! 9.9.25
Thank you to Suzanne & Scott for keeping our waterways clean and for your dedication to ensuring it stays beautiful for many generations to come!! This amazing tag team hit the waterway with cleanup on their mind! They looked for trash the whole trip and also were happy to take trash from others. They came back with the fullest bag and were named the trip winners at the end of the day! Thank you so much for helping to keep Center Hill Lake and Burgess Falls clean! Wonderful job today!
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.”