The annual community cleanup day is Sept. 21 from 9am–noon.

In three hours, volunteers from all across South Tahoe will be out in force, cleaning up litter and debris from local beaches, rivers, and meadows. The event is part of a larger effort, the Great Sierra River Cleanup, where volunteers will clean waterways in the Sierra Nevada from Mt. Whitney to Lassen National Park.

The local event is being coordinated by the Sierra Nevada Alliance, Clean Tahoe Program and AmeriCorps. Volunteers can choose from 11 cleanup sites or drop-in at Lakeview Commons at 9am Saturday.

All volunteers will receive a goodie bag as a thank you, and the first 40 volunteers to register will get a Great Sierra River Cleanup T-shirt. All ages are welcome.

Last year volunteers on the South Shore picked up nearly 2,000 pounds of trash during the event.

Signup online.

For more information, contact Nikki Thompson at (530) 542.4546, ext. 321.