Adopt-the-Shoreline celebrating 30th anniversary

March 25, 2021 at 5:05 a.m. | Updated March 25, 2021 at 1:14 p.m.

Col. Ron Replogle, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, reminds the public that the Fourth of July weekend is a busy boating weekend and that Lake of the Ozarks is the busiest of the state's waterways.
Col. Ron Replogle, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, reminds the public that the Fourth of July weekend is a busy boating weekend and that Lake of the Ozarks is the busiest of the state's waterways.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Adopt-the-Shoreline clean up program at the Lake of the Ozarks.

Ameren Missouri, the event's primary sponsor, will be providing trash bags and trash services for those wishing to clean up around the lake.

Volunteers can contact Ameren Missouri directly at 573-365-9206 to arrange for trash services.

The Adopt-the-Shoreline program enables interested groups and residents clean up portions of the Lake of the Ozarks shoreline for litter control. Since 1991, groups have provided more than 15,000 volunteers who have removed more than 5 million pounds of trash from the lake's shoreline, according to a news release. The cleanups are performed entirely by volunteers, with hundreds of individuals representing more than 80 groups.