
One of the Five Lake Keowee islands adopted by The Reserve.
In honor of the 40
th Anniversary of Earth Day and in line with the 10
th Anniversary of
The Reserve at Lake Keowee, The Reserve and its members have outlined a series of environmental stewardship efforts and activities in and around Lake Keowee. These include various small acts of care, kindness and protection of the land, water and wildlife.
Adopting five islands in Lake Keowee through the “Adopt-an-Island” program created by Friends of Lake Keowee Society (FOLKS) and Duke Energy Island Keeper. Islands 17, 17A, 17B, 17C, and 17D have been adopted by The Reserve and its members. The property owners and staff from The Reserve have been cleaning the lake and islands this week, in conjunction with the bi-annual “Lake Sweep,” a lake-wide clean-up effort organized by FOLKS. The Adopt-an-Island will culminate this Saturday, as Boy Scouts and leaders from Pickens Troop 51 join The Reserve in helping clean islands 17 and 17A and hear from FOLKS volunteer, Jack Lewis, about their impact on the lake.

A crew of "Lake Sweepers and Island Keepers" from The Reserve at Lake Keowee.
Adopting a four-mile stretch of Highway 133, just off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway (Highway 11) in Sunset, S.C. Four “Adopt-A-Highway” clean-up weekends are planned for 2010: February, May, July and October. At the clean-up event in February, members of The Reserve picked up 93 bags of litter, including a car bumper and old tires.
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