April 4, 2020 - 10th Annual SWEEP THE HOOCH Site List Sponsor Sites Host Site Name CAP walker Paddler Wader Description county CRNRA Allenbrook 10 Walker Moderate to strenous hiking along Atlanta St and associated trails Fulton CRK Azalea Boat Ramp 25 Paddler Paddle Bull Sluice Lake (above the dam) from Azalea Park. Fulton YES CRNRA Bowman's Island South 30 Walker Moderate hiking for trash pickup Forsyth Tailwater TU Buford Dam West/Bowman Island 10 Walker Wader Wade the area of the dam down to Bowman Island and walk the west Forsyth side picking up trash from the water and bluffs. Newnan Paddlers Meetup & Friends Bush Head Shoals Park 30 Walker Paddler Part of CBSP but operated by Heard County. We have opportunities for Heard of Chattahoochee Bend State Park both paddlers and walkers, paddling to and from the islands, walking river banks (wooded), or through shoals to Franklin (5 mile). Chattahoochee Hills Parks Campbellton Park 20 Walker Clear trash and debris along river. Fulton YES CRNRA Cochran Shoals/Columns Drive 40 Walker Moderate hiking for trail maintenance Cobb Oconee River Chapter TU Crayfish Creek 25 Walker Wader Picking up trash along Crayfish Creek, the trail that leads to the stream, Gwinnett and near the parking area. Don Carter State Park Don Carter State Park 50 Walker Paddler Wader We will be cleaning up the shoreline of Lake Lanier on foot, via Hall canoes/kayaks and using our pontoon boat. CRK Garrard Landing to Island Ford 25 Paddler Easy paddle from Garrard Landing to Island Ford - 5 mile section. Fulton YES City of Sugar Hill and Gwinnett DWR Gary Pirkle Park 40 Walker This site covers a large area along Richland Creek, a tributary of the Gwinnett Chattahoochee River. We will work along portions of roadway, edges of Park fields, along a sewer easement, and in a small wetlands. CRNRA Gold Branch 10 Walker Moderate to strenous hiking along lower Roswell Road and associated Cobb trails Hardman Farm State Historic Site, Hardman Farm State Historic Site 50 Walker Moderate hiking to pick up trash along the new Helen to Hardman White Smithgall Woods State Park and Heritage Trail. Everyone who participates will be eligible for a free CRK Hardman Farm tour directly following the cleanup. CRNRA Hyde Farm 17 Walker Clean up lower flood plane fields of historic Hyde Farm. Entails one mile Cobb walk in and one mile walk out (up steep terrain). Cohutta TU Island Ford Wading Site 25 Wader Wading along the shore behind the visitors center Fulton CRNRA Island Ford Walking site 25 Walker Strenous hiking for trash pickup along Roberts Drive and below 400 Fulton overpass along the river. CRK & NOC Johnson Ferry to Powers Island 25 Paddler Easy paddle from Johnson Ferry to Powers Island - 3 mile section Fulton YES UCCTU & CRNRA Jones Bridge 50 Walker Wader Moderate hiking and wading along the trails of the Jones Bridge Unit. Fulton CRK Jones Bridge to Garrard Landing 25 Paddler Easy paddle from Jones Bridge Boat Ramp to Garrard Landing - 3 mile Fulton section YES Kinstone River Apts. Staff Kinstone River Rottenwood Creek 20 Walker Wader Kinstone River Apartment Homes border Rottenwood Creek with direct Cobb access through walking trails behind our community. Our group would be responsible for cleaning up in and around Rottenwood Creek near Cunmberland and Akers Mill Rd. We will have waders and walkers on the shoreline and woods near the creek. YES Keep Hall Beautiful Longwood Park 100 Walker Paddler Wader We will be cleaning on land, by the shore, and even on and in the water, Hall so please join us and bring your boat, canoe, or kayak as we do have easy access into the water. CRNRA McGinnis Ferry 10 Walker Moderate hiking for trash pickup Forsyth McIntosh Reserve Volunteers McIntosh Reserve Park 30 Walker Picking up trash alongside the banks of the Chattahoochee River within Carroll the 1.5 mile Park boundary with the river. Also picking up trash alongside both banks of a tributary which empties into the river at Council Bluff for about 0.25 mile. Keep North Fulton Beautiful Morgan Falls Overlook Park 30 Walker Paddler Walkers will clean the trail along the edge of the river, along Bull Sluice Fulton Lake (formed by Morgan Falls Dam). Paddlers will clean up Bull Sluice Lake above Morgan Falls Dam. Murphey Candler Park Conservancy Murphey Candler Lake 50 Walker Paddler Wader Walkers will circle the MCP shoreline and causeway for trash & debris, DeKalb Waders will enter the low-lying shores and canoe/kayak paddlers will clean-out the lake areas for trash, debris, and fishing-line YES Murphey Candler Park Conservancy Nancy Creek 50 Walker Wader Walkers will work along main Nancy Creek channel on both North and DeKalb South sides for trash and debris. Waders will walk down the streambed looking to clear trash Murphey Candler Park Conservancy North Fork Nancy Creek 40 Walker Wader With walkers and waders, team will clear garbage from the stream and DeKalb shoreline from I-285 down to Murphey Candler Lake YES CRNRA Paces Mill/West Palisades 45 Walker Moderate to strenous hiking at the unit an Rottenwood Creek Trail Cobb YES Atlanta Memorial Park Conservancy Peachtree Creek 100 Walker Wader Join Atlanta Memorial Park Conservancy and volunteers to clean Fulton Peachtree Creek and its streambanks. YES Northcrest/North Briarcliff/PCG Peachwood Circle 50 Walker Wader Portion of the North Fork Peachtree Creek off 85 North between DeKalb Clairmont and Shallowford. There is ample opportunity for walking along the creek and for wading in the creek. YES CRNRA Powers Island 20 Walker Moderate to strenous hiking along the trails Fulton CRK & NOC Powers Island to Paces Mill 25 Paddler Paddle Powers Island to Paces Mill. 3 mile section. Experienced Paddlers Cobb Only. YES CRK Proctor Creek at Boyd Elementary 50 Walker Wader Moderate hiking in Proctor Creek removing trash Fulton Proctor Creek Stewardship Council Proctor Creek at Grove Park 50 Walker Wader Moderate hiking in Proctor Creek removing trash Fulton Roswell Rotary Riverside Road 30 Walker Paddler Wader River bank along Riverside Rad in Roswell and the two Island Ford Fulton islands CRNRA Rottenwood Creek at Interstate North 10 Walker Moderate to strenuous hiking along Rottenwood Creek Cobb CRK Settles Bridge to McGinnis Ferry 25 Paddler Easy paddle from Settles Bridge to McGinnis Ferry. 3 miles. Fulton YES South Fork Conservancy South Fork Peachtree Creek 35 Walker Wader Moderate hiking cleaning the trails and portion of Peachtree Creek at the DeKalb Confluence Trail. YES Sweetwater Creek State Park Sweetwater Creek 40 Walker Paddler Walk the banks of Sweetwater Creek collecting trash or Kayak/canoe the Douglas banks of Sweetwater Creek (water level permitting) and the Sparks Reservoir. YES Collier Hills Civic Association Tanyard Creek 60 Walker Tanyard Creek is an urban stream along the Northside Beltline Trail. Fulton Volunteers will walk along the bank and in the creek to pick up trash. Boots and/or waders would be helpful. Porta-potty will be available. CRNRA Vickery Creek at Oxbo Road 10 Walker Moderate to strenous hiking along Oxbo Trail and Hog Wallow Creek Fulton CRK Weracoba Creek at Lakebottom Park 25 Walker CRK will be leading this clean-up at Lakebottom Park in Columbus, GA. Muscogee CRK West Point Lake at Brush Creek 30 Walker Shoreline cleanup on West Point Lake Heard YES CRNRA Whitewater/East Palisades 20 Walker Strenous hiking for trash pickup and possible ferrying via canoe to the Fulton island..