REGISTER – TRASH BASH COMMUNITY CLEANUP
Clear Lakers are so great at pitching in for their community!
And we’re hoping to do that again this year, with a cleanup week of April 18-23.
Congratulations to our 2021 Green Jacket Winner – the Clear Lake Jaycees!!!
And another huge thank you to all of the teams who participated in 2021: Association for the Preservation of Clear Lake; City of Ventura; Clear Lake Bank and Trust; Clear Lake Evening Lions Club; Clear Lake High School Girls Tennis and Golf; Clear Lake Jaycees; Clear Lake Rotary; CL Tel; Evelsizers and Friends; First Congregational Church; Friends of Trolley Trail; Hope Kids: Lutheran Church of Hope – Clear Lake; Iowa Regular Baptist Camp; Lahner Family; Little Lions; Masonite; MBT Bank; North 35th Street Neighborhood; North Iowa Touring Club; Plagge Family; Simply Nourished; Swarty’s LLC; Trash Busters; VFW; YohnCo.
You can register now for your favorite cleanup site(s).
Thank you for making a positive difference!!!!
Register now!(To view locations, click the blue icon to enhance the map and then click the green icons to register.)
Teams Participating This Year in 2022
- Association for the Preservation of Clear Lake
- CL Tel
- CLEAR LAKE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
- City of Ventura
- Clear Creek Elementary School Students
- Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce First Mates
- Clear Lake Girls Golf Team
- Clear Lake Jaycees
- Clear Lake Pickleball
- Clear Lake Rotary Club
- Evelsizer Family
- Four Winds Neighbors
- Garbers Get Garbage
- Glen\'s Tire Service
- Hall Realty
- Hope Kids - Lutheran Church of Hope -Clear Lake
- Iowa Geocachers
- MBT Bank
- McKesson
- North 35th Street Neighborhood
- One Vision
- One Vision - Community Integration
- Open Bible Church
- Prairie Ridge Integrated Behavioral Health
- Pritchard Family Auto Stores
- Team VFW
- Wild + Free of North Iowa (Clear Lake)
- YohnCo
Green Jacket Challenge
Augusta isn’t the only place to win the coveted “Green Jacket” in April. We have our own competition.
The winner is based on the following factors: number of years helping with the community cleanup; difficulty of cleanup site; number of volunteers. (Plus complex algorithm, shrouded in the tradition and mystery of the Masters,)
Winning teams have their name embroidered on the Green Jacket. Master’s Challenge Title Holders include:
- 2021 – Clear Lake Jaycees
- 2020 – Clear Lake Evening Lions
- 2019 – North Iowa touring Club, North Iowa Spin, Spin and Devo, and Wayne’s Ski and Cycle.
- 2017 – MBT Bank
- 2016 – CL Tel
- 2015 – Team VFW 4868
- 2014 – North 35th Street Neighborhood
- 2013 – Clear Lake Evening Lions
- 2012 – Clear Lake Church of Christ
- 2011 – Association for the Preservation of Clear Lake
- 2010 – Clear Lake Bank and Trust
Trash Bash Registration
Central
- Main Avenue N 20th to N 35th St
- Hwy 18 – South Side from I-35 to North 20th St
- Boat Ramp/Yacht Club
- 4th Ave S from S. 15th St to S. 8th Street
- Clear Creek School
- Clear Creek Outdoor Classroom
- Baseball and Softball Fields at Lion’s Field
- Triangle Park
- Public Access 8th Ave S
- Senior Citizen Center Building (Business Area) and the parking lot
- Outdoor Recreation Complex
- High School Tennis Courts
- Buddy Holly/N Shore Dr to Highway 18
- Public Access 10th Avenue South
- Public Access 7th Avenue South
- Public Access 6th Avenue South
- Public Access 5th Avenue South
- Public Access 5th Avenue North
- N Lakeview Dr to 1st Ave N
North
- Hwy 18 – North Side from I-35 to North 20th Street
- Fieldstone park
- High School
- Hwy 18, North Side from N. 20th Street to N. 8th Street
- North 8th Street from Hwy 18 to Main Avenue
- Lion’s Field
- Hwy 18, North Side of road, from N. 8th Street to Buddy Holly
- Hwy 18, South side of road, from N. 8th Street to Buddy Holly
- MacGowan Park
- Hwy 18, North Side, from Buddy Holly to N. 9th Street W.
- D.A.R. Park
- Sunset View School
- Hwy 18 from North 8th Street W. to North 9th Street W. (North Side)
- Hwy 18, North Side, N. 9th Street W. to Four Winds Dr.
- Hwy 18 from North 16th Street West to Fareway ( South Side)
- Hwy 18 (South Side) North 9th Street W. to Four Winds Drive
- Country Club Heights Park
- North Shore Drive 2300,2400, 2500 (Lake Side)
- North Shore Drive (Harbourage) to Venetian Village on Lakeside
- Armour Pugh Park
- Hwy 18, North Side, Orchard Court to Clark Road
- Public Access Orchard Ct
- Dogwood Ave from 260th Street to Hwy 18
- Clark Road from Hwy 18 to North Shore Drive
- Hwy 18, Clark Rd to Mcintosh Rd
- North Shore Drive from Venetian Canal to McIntosh Entrance
- Venetian Drive Neighborhood
- Four Winds Neighborhood
- Public Access 813 N Shore Dr
- Public Access Beach Drive
- Public Access Mars Hill Dr
Northeast
- N. 35th Street Neighborhood
- N. 40th from #122 to Main
- Main Avenue 35th – 40th
- 40th from Main to Highway 106
South
- Bike Trail from Main Ave to 4th Avenue South
- Bike Trail from Killdeer Avenue to Mallard Avenue
- Bike Trail Indigo to Killdeer Avenue
- 4th Avenue S. from S. 24th Street to S. 14th street (both sides)
- Hwy 18, South Side from N. 20th Street to N. 8th Street
- 235th Street from Cardinal to Balsam Avenue
- Hwy 18, South Side, from Buddy Holly to N. 9th Street W.
- South 8th Street from Main Avenue to 6th Avenue South
- Public Access 20th Ave S
- From Outlet to South Lake View
- Woodford Island
- Tourist Park
- Public Access 17th Ave S
- Clear Lake State Park and Beach Area
- South Shore Drive -State Park Entrance to Lekwa Marsh
- Sisters’ Prairie Bike Trail
- Farmer’s Beach Road/Cedar Ave
- Nature Conservancy/ Clausen Cove
- 12th Ave South from 24th Street to 27th Ave South
- Pine Tree Park
- Public Access 18th Avenue South
- Public Access 16th Avenue South & South Shore Drive
- Public Access Behind 1513 South Shore Drive
- Public Access 15th Avenue South
- Public Access 14th Avenue South
- Public Access 13th Avenue South
- Boat Launch Bayside Near PM Park
Ventura Sites
- Hwy 18, North Side, from McIntosh Road to Main Street Ventura/S-14
- Hwy 18, South Side from McIntosh Road to Main Street Ventura/ S-14
- McIntosh State Park
- Lynn Lorenzen Boat Ramp Access Park
- Ventura Grade (Between lake and marsh)
- West Lake Park
- E Lake St, McIntosh to Lynne Lorenzen
- Ventura Cove Bike Trail
- North Shore Drive from Venetian Canal to McIntosh Entrance
- McIntosh Road from Hwy 18 to North Shore Drive
- 242nd St Ventura Heights
- Boat Launch Mcintosh Woods State Park
- 235th Street Ventura, IA