Glass bottles, cans and an intact bicycle were just some of the items pulled out of Anchorage’s lakes and lagoons during a lake cleanup event today:
Shannan Krause maneuvers her kayak along the edge of Westchester Lagoon in Anchorage as she picks up litter from the lake during a lake cleanup day on Saturday.
The Flotilla event was organized by the Anchorage Waterways Council, Anchorage Park Foundation and the Municipality of Anchorage’s Parks and Recreation Department with a mission to create a day dedicated to cleaning lakes around the city.
“This is when I get to interact more with the cleanup teams,” Northon said. “They’re all just so jazzed about it.”
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