MAYFLOWER, Ark. — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) is hosting three community-wide cleanups for Lake Conway's 6,700-acre shoreline in Faulkner County.
Cleanups are from April 18-21 and will run from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m.
AGFC Fisheries Supervisor Nick Feltz said the cleanups are the best way to help revitalize the lake during its planned renovation.
"We have had many people who asked at public meetings what they can do to help with the project," Feltz said. "These cleanups are just as important to our finished product as any other component of the renovation. With dozens of miles of shoreline being exposed during the drawdown, tons of litter that was left by previous generations and debris that found its way into the lake during storms and tornadoes is now accessible to remove."
According to Feltz, this is the best time for the cleanups because vegetation is anticipated to grow on the lakebed during the current stage of the renovation, and water levels are low.
"Right now, all that trash is visible and relatively easy to get to," Feltz said. "As the grass and brush grows on the lakebed and provides excellent habitat for the future fishery, it will make moving around and finding the trash much more difficult."
Feltz said there will be six locations to dispose of trash from the lakebed: Pierce Creek Access, the Highway 89 Bridge Access, the Paradise Road ArDOT Pull-off, Lawrence Landing, Adams Lake Access and Palarm Creek Access.