Keep Knoxville Beautiful is helping us remove invasive exotic plants that harm our shorelines by growing over crucial native plants. Volunteers will be transported by the Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful boat to the sites where the plant removal will take place. Two days later, Living Lands and Waters will help Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful host a river cleanup in the same area to kick off October as “Keep the Tennessee River Watershed Beautiful Month.” The removed invasive privet and bush honeysuckle plants will give volunteers better access to collect litter. Later in the fall, volunteers will return to the site to plant native trees and plants.

Visit www.KeepKnoxvilleBeautiful.org to sign up for this invasive exotic plant removal event on the water!