Yamaha Pro Ish Monroe Joins Forces with Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful, Volunteers and Yamaha Rightwaters™ to Clean Up Guntersville Lake
07 Mayo 2024 - 11:02AM
Business Wire
Yamaha Pro Angler Ish Monroe teamed up with Keep the Tennessee
River Beautiful (KTNRB) and a group of volunteers on May 5 to clean
up Guntersville Lake. Led by KTNRB Executive Director Kathleen
Gibi, the group pulled over 1600 pounds of trash near Guntersville,
Ala.
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Yamaha Pro Angler Ish Monroe teamed up
with Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful (KTNRB) and a group of
volunteers on May 5 to clean up Guntersville Lake. Led by KTNRB
Executive Director Kathleen Gibi, the group pulled over 1600 pounds
of trash near Guntersville, Ala. (Photo: Business Wire)
“We’re all responsible for keeping these bodies of water clean,
and it’s amazing to see what we can accomplish when we all work
together,” said Monroe. “Guntersville is an important lake for bass
fishing, but it also provides a beautiful place for everyone to
just enjoy the outdoors. As a board member of KTNRB, I’m proud to
be a part of an organization that encourages and teaches the next
generation about the importance of environmental stewardship.”
The volunteers, ranging in age from 5 to 50, rode in KTNRB’s two
26-foot aluminum work boats, which Yamaha Rightwaters and Anderson
Marine helped re-power V MAX SHO® 90-horsepower outboards.
In 2019, Yamaha Rightwaters donated $5,000 to Keep the Tennessee
River Beautiful during Bassmaster Classic® in
Knoxville, Tenn. At the time, KTNRB volunteers removed roughly
60,000 lbs. of trash from the Tennessee River without the use of a
boat.
Four years later, KTNRB now uses two boats powered by Yamaha
outboards motors donated through Yamaha Rightwaters. Over the
years, KTNRB volunteers have removed more 722,000 pounds of trash
from the Tennessee River watershed, setting a record last year by
removing more than 218,000 pounds of trash in 2023 alone.
“The Tennessee River watershed is said to be the most biodiverse
river system in North America and Guntersville Lake gives instant
insight to that as soon as you’re on the water,” said Kathleen
Gibi, KTNRB Executive Director. “This group of volunteers worked
through afternoon heat with smiles on their faces and the energy
they brought made a big impact for the area. We cleaned along the
shores of an island where we saw nests both ospreys and geese. The
volunteers that work with us truly make a difference for
inhabitants around the waterways – both human and animal alike.
We’re grateful for support from Ish and Yamaha Rightwaters as we
continue in our mission to educate and inspire people to take
action to create a clean, healthy, beautiful Tennessee River for
generations to come.”
Yamaha Rightwaters also sponsors KTNRB’s Ripple Effect
Awards.
For more information about Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful or
to volunteer, please visit keeptnriverbeautiful.org.
Yamaha Rightwaters™ is a national sustainability program that
encompasses all of Yamaha Marine’s conservation and water quality
efforts. Program initiatives include habitat restoration, support
for scientific research, mitigation of invasive species, the
reduction of marine debris and environmental stewardship education.
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natural resource conservation, support of sustainable recreational
fishing and water resources and Angler Code of Ethics, which
requires pro anglers to adhere to principles of stewardship for all
marine resources.
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