As part of a combined Gwinnett Great Days of Service/Great American Cleanup event, our friends with the Mountain Park Community Association organized a community cleanup along Five Forks Trickum Road near the Kincaid Veterans Memorial Bridge.

This bridge crosses over the Yellow River in the Mountain Park area of Lilburn. This project began by identifying a neglected roadside area in need of attention, with the goal of improving its appearance, removing litter, and bringing awareness to the nearby Yellow River kayak access point. Project Leader Jessica Klausner coordinated with the Gwinnett County Department of Transportation to prepare for this event. DOT was able to have the roadway, curbs, and median swept as well as have the sidewalks edged prior to the cleanup. This allowed the volunteers to safely focus on the litter along the road and in the wooded area near the kayak access point. Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful provided Litter League supplies to help get the job done. 34 volunteers collected trash between the intersection of Five Forks & River Estate Rd SW to the intersection of Five Forks & Nash Lee Dr SW. A group also collected trash near the kayak access point, preventing it from eventually getting in the river. In addition to 26 bags of trash, they collected a mattress, two tires, PVC pipes, rolls of orange commercial poly pipe, gutter pieces, metal stakes, a camping chair, and many other random items. Between the laughs and the opportunity to #DoBeautifulThings for their community, it was a huge win-win for all involve! WOW! THANK YOU!!