Keep Roane Beautiful, Inc.
an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, Inc. since 1984.
P. O. Box 25 Kingston,
TN 37663-0025
Phone: (865) 882-0030 Email:
krbinc@bellsouth.net
Wendy Jackson, Coordinator
Goals & Objectives:
Most successful project of the year: The TN Great American Cleanup 2001 was very successful: 68 volunteers with the Windrock ATV Club of Oliver Springs worked to remove 38,470 pounds of garbage and debris from Windrock Mountain. They are also developing trails and campgrounds for public use in an area covering more than 70,000 acres. We have had several neighborhood cleanups with more than 30 volunteers to remove debris from lakeshores and roadsides.
In cooperation with TVA’s Melton Hill Water Shed team and Natural Heritage Project, Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency, Tennessee Department of Forestry, Natural Resources Conservation Services, and University of Tennessee’s Water Resource Research Center, Keep Roane Beautiful participated in a “Kids in the Creek Project”. More than a hundred students learned about threatened and endangered species in and around the waters of East Tennessee, recycling and solid waste, our forestry and the environment, aquatic life, riparian habitats and water quality.
Most successful project ever: Extra Efforts for a Cleaner Earth is a booklet developed over a long period of time, with input from many individuals. It is intended to be a valuable resource for Roane County residents. It is a 20-page booklet containing information on county convenience centers for disposal of household trash and garbage; where you should take good used clothing, books, furniture, and household appliances; backyard composting, waste reduction and recycling of household waste. It also provides information on Household Hazardous Waste handling and disposal.
The best volunteer of the year: Charles Gregg was voted the bet volunteer of the year. Mr. Gregg has worked with students for more than 8 years in removing litter along the roadsides and riverbanks throughout Roane County.
The majority of KRB funding comes from Litter Grant monies. We also have received some support from United Way and some from individual memberships and donations. We hope to pursue a variety of small grants from other sources in the future to broaden our financial base. The greatest challenge KRB faces is the restructuring, reorganizing, and training our most important core of working volunteers, our Board of Directors, so that they can oversee our projects. Following that, a strong, broad base of other volunteers must be established to work with them. KRB would also like to see consistent and diligent enforcement of solid waste and littering laws and some day, the establishment of local Environmental Court.