Volunteers Collect Trash Across Andrew Pickens in 2022 Spring Sweep

The Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests would like to thank South Carolina DNR, Chattooga River Ranger District and Andrew Pickens Recreation Staff, The Chattooga Conservancy, Rabun County Trout Unlimited, Nantahala Outdoor Center, Southeastern Expeditions, Chattooga Sounds Campground, and Wildwater for participating in the 2022 Spring Sweep on the Andrew Pickens Ranger District.

You can do your part to Leave No Trace by packing out everything you bring with you and picking up any trash you find while out in the forest.

The total haul of garbage pulled from recreation sites around the Chattooga and Chauga Rivers. Volunteers planning out the sweep Volunteers planning out the sweep Volunteers with two trucks filled with trash Forest Service and South Carolina Department of Natural Resources employees Volunteer picking up trash from the underbrush