Restore the Shore

MARCH 21, 2026 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM LAKE CHELAN CITY MARINA PARKING LOT

YOU CAN JUST SHOW UP OR YOU CAN SIGN UP – PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN REUSABLE GARBAGE BAG OR BUCKET

“Restore the Shore” needs your help! It’s time for the 4th annual Lake Chelan community-wide beach cleanup event on Saturday March 21, 2026!

When... Where... What to Bring...

Date: Saturday, March 21, 2026
Time: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
(volunteer appreciation reception at Campbell’s from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM)
Location: Meet at the parking lot for the City of Chelan Marina or at your preferred cleanup site

What to bring:
Reusable bags or buckets (we want to avoid using disposable plastic bags), and gloves.

Please utilize the Restore the Shore map for shoreline cleanup locations. While we encourage people to clean up along all of the shoreline, the highlighted sections will be our main focus area. Each section will have a “Beach Leader” to help organize volunteers and coordinate trash collection.

TrashBlitz...

Just like last year, we will be utilizing an app called TrashBlitz created by the 5 Gyres Institute to create a log of all the trash that is collected. The app is free to download on Google Play or the App Store and can be found at https://www.5gyres.org/trashblitz

Because we want to make sure that we are documenting ALL the trash that is collected, there is also the option to drop off your collected trash at our office location. The drop-off address is 601 W. Wooden Ave. Bins will be placed outside of the office for you to leave your collected trash in, and an LCRI volunteer will be available at the office to help. You can also give your collected trash to your Beach Section Leader.

The main takeaway is that we want a complete record of all the trash collected from the lake!

Details...

The main group of high school students and volunteers will meet at the City Marina Parking Lot (between the drive-in and the go-carts across from Chelan Market). Meeting at the parking lot is optional, and you are more than welcome to go directly to your preferred cleanup site.

Please “bring your own bag or bucket”, preferably reusable, because we want to minimize our environmental impact while we restore the beach. A certain number of canvas bags and 5-gallon buckets will be provided for people to use, but we ask that you please return them to us at the end of the cleanup.

If you are cleaning up a section of shoreline that is not highlighted on the map, please let us know the general location of where you will be working by filling out the signup form here.

Each section of shoreline that is shown on the map will have at least one “Beach Section Leader”. These leaders will be wearing reflective vests and are there to assist volunteers. You can give your collected trash to your Beach Section Leader at the end of the cleanup for them to bring back to the LCRI office for logging.

Thank You Campbell's...

Campbell’s is our major sponsor again this year. They will be providing coffee, cocoa, tea, and pastries from 1:00-3:00 in their Park Room, which is located on Woodin Avenue in Downtown Chelan.

Keep Track of Your Success...

Please either log your trash in the TrashBlitz app, drop the trash off at our office location (601 W. Wooden Ave), or give your trash to your Beach Section Leader.

If you are choosing to log the trash yourself, please take pictures of your haul and email them to lakechelanresearchinstitute@gmail.com. We would also love to see any action shots of you and/or your group participating in Restore the Shore!