For immediate release: 4/22/08

Lend a Hand for Lady Grand...
Lake Hudson's first shoreline clean-up scheduled for April 26

Lake area residents are being urged to “Lend a Hand for Lady Grand” by participating in the first annual Spring Clean-Up Day for Lake Hudson to be held on Saturday, April 26, 2008. The project, sponsored by the Lake Hudson Area Association and the Grand River Dam Authority, seeks to make the shoreline safe and more beautiful.
“We are very pleased we can have a part in working with the Lake Hudson Area Association on this cleanup effort,” said GRDA Chief Executive Officer Kevin Easley. “GRDA’s goal for lake management is to be good stewards of the resources under our control, and keeping the lake shore clean is an important part of that. We encourage all lake residents to take part.”
To help make the cleanup effort easier, trash dumpsters will be placed at the Mudflat Boat Ramp (south of Salina), Lake Hudson Inn and the public boat ramp at Kerr Dam, free of charge. Lake area residents can use these dumpsters to dispose of shoreline trash (please no brush or household trash) from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
According to GRDA Director of Ecosystems Management Dr. Darrell Townsend, cleaning up shoreline trash will provide benefits for all Hudson Lake residents.
“Shoreline trash can be harmful to the lake’s ecosystem and wildlife,” said Townsend. “Wildlife and waterfowl can be killed or injured when they are entangled in debris like discarded fishing line or plastic “six-pack” holders. Sometimes, they may also swallow small pieces of plastic bags or other materials they mistake for food. Anything we can do to help clean up trash will benefit the wildlife habitat and make the area look better for all of us. We all want the lake shore to be a safe, clean place."
For more information, go to www.grda.com.

Lend a Hand for Lady Grand. The first annual spring clean-up day for Lake Hudson will be held on Saturday, April 26.