2026 Pearl River Clean Sweep RESULTS
TOTAL VOLUNTEERS: , TOTAL TRASH: POUNDS
Hwy 35 Bridge, Carthage, Ms.
Site Leader: Dax Fairchild
Site Leader: Dax Fairchild
Old Hwy 13 Bridge to Leake County Water Park
Site Leaders: Will McDearman and John McGowan
Leake County Water Park
Site Leaders: Amanda and Ben Mullen (Pearl River Kayaks), Vicki Ganaan
Low Head Dam
Site Leaders: Amanda and Ben Mullen, Vicki Ganaan
Coal Bluff
Site Leader: Amanda and Ben Mullen
VOLUNTEERS : 12 TRASH TOTAL: 500 POUNDS
Site Leaders: Will McDearman and John McGowan
Leake County Water Park
Site Leaders: Amanda and Ben Mullen (Pearl River Kayaks), Vicki Ganaan
Low Head Dam
Site Leaders: Amanda and Ben Mullen, Vicki Ganaan
Coal Bluff
Site Leader: Amanda and Ben Mullen
VOLUNTEERS : 12 TRASH TOTAL: 500 POUNDS
Ratliff Ferry (Flag Island/Eddie's Island/Survivor Island/Malibu/Beach Bluff/Coal Bluff Sandbar)
Site Leader: Brent Bailey
EDP Renewables, Pearl River Solar, Ratliff Ferry Trading Post
VOLUNTEERS : 40 TRASH TOTAL: 1,100 POUNDS
Site Leader: Brent Bailey
EDP Renewables, Pearl River Solar, Ratliff Ferry Trading Post
VOLUNTEERS : 40 TRASH TOTAL: 1,100 POUNDS
Pelahatchie Creek
Site Leader: Kelly McGinnis
**Mississippi Paddling Mafia, Capital City Beverage, Pearl River Valley Water Supply District, Rankin County Rotary Club, Capital City Beverage, MS Master Naturalist
VOLUNTEERS : 20 TRASH TOTAL: 400 POUNDS
Site Leader: Kelly McGinnis
**Mississippi Paddling Mafia, Capital City Beverage, Pearl River Valley Water Supply District, Rankin County Rotary Club, Capital City Beverage, MS Master Naturalist
VOLUNTEERS : 20 TRASH TOTAL: 400 POUNDS
Old Trace Park, Ross Barnett Reservoir
Site Leader: Jan Richardson, Keep Ridgeland Beautiful
VOLUNTEERS : 33 TRASH TOTAL: 75 POUNDS (plus 1 pound recycled water bottles)
Site Leader: Jan Richardson, Keep Ridgeland Beautiful
VOLUNTEERS : 33 TRASH TOTAL: 75 POUNDS (plus 1 pound recycled water bottles)
Pelahatchie Shore Park, Ross Barnett Reservoir
Site Leader: Jennifer Kimbrough, American Heritage Girls
VOLUNTEERS : 15 TRASH TOTAL: 200 POUNDS
Site Leader: Jennifer Kimbrough, American Heritage Girls
VOLUNTEERS : 15 TRASH TOTAL: 200 POUNDS
Spillway Dam and Rankin Landing
Site Leader: Jeannine May, Keep the Rez Beautiful
**Madison County Lions Club, Metro Leos
VOLUNTEERS : 40 TRASH TOTAL: 750 POUNDS
Site Leader: Jeannine May, Keep the Rez Beautiful
**Madison County Lions Club, Metro Leos
VOLUNTEERS : 40 TRASH TOTAL: 750 POUNDS
LeFleurs Bluff State Park
Site Leader: Cindy Karlson
**BSA Troop 2719 (Candace Riley), BSA Troop 30 (Jeff Paczak and Jessica Sullivan)
VOLUNTEERS : 42 TRASH TOTAL: 400 POUNDS
Site Leader: Cindy Karlson
**BSA Troop 2719 (Candace Riley), BSA Troop 30 (Jeff Paczak and Jessica Sullivan)
VOLUNTEERS : 42 TRASH TOTAL: 400 POUNDS
Belhaven Beach and Jackson Waterworks
Site Leaders: Claire Graves and Alex Melnick
**Mississippi College (Price Chadwick), City of Jackson, Millsaps College 1C1C (Alex Melnick), Jacobs Engineering
VOLUNTEERS : 20 TRASH TOTAL: 1,440 POUNDS
Site Leaders: Claire Graves and Alex Melnick
**Mississippi College (Price Chadwick), City of Jackson, Millsaps College 1C1C (Alex Melnick), Jacobs Engineering
VOLUNTEERS : 20 TRASH TOTAL: 1,440 POUNDS
Crystal Lake
Site Leader: Chris Lockhart (Capital City Kayak Adventures)
**Hinds Community College, Scout Troop 299, Hinds Honors Institute
VOLUNTEERS : 15 TRASH TOTAL: 300 POUNDS
Site Leader: Chris Lockhart (Capital City Kayak Adventures)
**Hinds Community College, Scout Troop 299, Hinds Honors Institute
VOLUNTEERS : 15 TRASH TOTAL: 300 POUNDS
Strong River: D'Lo Water Park
Site Leader: Patricia Smith, D'Lo Water Park
**BSA Troop 88, Clinton, MS
VOLUNTEERS : 7 TRASH TOTAL: 300 POUNDS
Site Leader: Patricia Smith, D'Lo Water Park
**BSA Troop 88, Clinton, MS
VOLUNTEERS : 7 TRASH TOTAL: 300 POUNDS
Gatesville Bridge to Hopewell Bridge
Site Leaders: George Malvaney, Wesley Byrd, and Justin Plant (E3 Environmental)
VOLUNTEERS : 6 TRASH TOTAL: 600 POUNDS
Site Leaders: George Malvaney, Wesley Byrd, and Justin Plant (E3 Environmental)
VOLUNTEERS : 6 TRASH TOTAL: 600 POUNDS
Red Bluff
Site Leader: Shawn Harris (Piney Woods Conservation Group)
**MS Hiking Group, MS Roguesters, Underdogs MS, Blended by Bridget, CGLee Studio, BSA Troop 93, Seven Rivers Canoe Club, USM Golden Eagles Conservation Society, Southern Miss Geology, Golden Eagle Fitness, Keep Columbia and Marion County Beautiful, Keep MS Beautiful
VOLUNTEERS : 70 TRASH TOTAL: 607 POUNDS (300 pounds of recyclables)
Site Leader: Shawn Harris (Piney Woods Conservation Group)
**MS Hiking Group, MS Roguesters, Underdogs MS, Blended by Bridget, CGLee Studio, BSA Troop 93, Seven Rivers Canoe Club, USM Golden Eagles Conservation Society, Southern Miss Geology, Golden Eagle Fitness, Keep Columbia and Marion County Beautiful, Keep MS Beautiful
VOLUNTEERS : 70 TRASH TOTAL: 607 POUNDS (300 pounds of recyclables)
Atwood Water Park
Site Leader: Ford Wall (Atlas-SSI)
**Atlas-SSI, Georgia Pacific Monticello
VOLUNTEERS : 35 TRASH TOTAL: 1,250 POUNDS
Site Leader: Ford Wall (Atlas-SSI)
**Atlas-SSI, Georgia Pacific Monticello
VOLUNTEERS : 35 TRASH TOTAL: 1,250 POUNDS
Lower West Pearl, Pearl River, LA
Site Leader: Jessica Gauley, Honey Island Kayaks
**Town of Pearl River, St. Tammany Residential Waste LLC
VOLUNTEERS : 27 TRASH TOTAL: 1,500 POUNDS
Site Leader: Jessica Gauley, Honey Island Kayaks
**Town of Pearl River, St. Tammany Residential Waste LLC
VOLUNTEERS : 27 TRASH TOTAL: 1,500 POUNDS
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