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Harlan County
PRIDE Spring Cleanup, April 5-19

Volunteer to pick up litter around your community during the PRIDE Spring Cleanup. Cleanup events already scheduled in your area are listed below. To volunteer, call the contact person listed. If you want to clean an area that is not on this list, please call your local PRIDE Coordinator.

City of Harlan — Contact: Elizabeth Powell, 606.573.7698

  • 4/7— 6 pm - 8 pm — Pick Up Trash in Downtown — Organization: Boy Scout Troop 149
  • 4/8— 6 pm - 8 pm — Pick Up Trash in Downtown — Organization: Boy Scout Troop 149
  • 4/9— Pick Up Trash in Ivy Hill, Huff Addition, Downtown Harlan Area
  • 4/10— Pick Up Trash in Fairview, Bailey Hill
  • 4/11— 6 pm - 8 pm — Pick Up Trash in Sunshine (City Limits Only) Woodland Hills, Timbercrest, Sunny Acres — Organization: Neighborhood Cleanup
  • 4/14— Pick Up Trash in Fairview, Bailey Hill, Sunshine (City Limits only) Woodland Hills, Timbercrest, Sunny Acres
  • 4/15— Pick Up Trash in Ivy Hill, Huff Additionb, Downtown Harlan Area
  • 4/16— Pick Up Trash in Fairview, Bailey Hill
  • 4/17— Pick Up Trash in Sunshine (City Limits Only)
  • 4/18— 6 pm - 8 pm — Pick Up Trash in Sunshine (City Limits Only) Woodland Hills, Timbercrest, Sunny Acres — Organization: Neighborhood Cleanup

Tri Cities (Cumberland, Benham and Lynch) — Contact: Christi Lewis Yercine, 606.589.5151

  • 4/5-19 — Litter Cleanup at Kingdom Come State Park — Organization: Park Rangers/ Volunteers, Fish & Wildlife Volunteers
  • 4/5-19 — Litter Cleanup in Tri-Cities area — Organization: Tri Cities Little League Teams
  • 4/7-19 — Trash and Litter Pickup at Hwy 119 ramps in the three cities — Organization: Tri Cities Women’s Club
  • 4/7-11 — Litter Cleanup at City Cumberland/ Rotary Park — Organization: KCEBC Headstart Students and Parents
  • 4/7-11 — 8:30 am - 2:30 pm — Litter Pickup at Hwy 119 — Organization: Victory Road School
  • 4/7-14 — 12:30 pm - 2:30pm — Litter Pickup at Gold Course Road and Surrounding Area — Organization: Cumberland Elementary School
  • 4/7-11 and 4/14-18 — 7 am - 4 pm — Residential Litter Cleanups at Main Street Benham Areas — Organization: City Road Crews
  • 4/7-11 and 4/14-18 — 7 am - 3 pm — Litter Pickup in Lynch and surrounding areas — Organization: City Road Crews
  • 4/7-11 and 4/14-18 — 8 am - 4 pm — Residential Litter Cleanups in the Cumberland Area — Organization: City Road Crews
  • 4/7-11 and 4/14-18 — 8 am - 5 pm — Litter Cleanup in Cumberland — Organization: Radio WCPM Employees
  • 4/12 — 10 am - 2 pm — Litter Cleanup in Benham — Organization: Community Volunteers
  • 4/12 — 10 am - 2 pm — Litter Cleanup in Lynch and surrounding areas — Organization: Community Volunteers
  • 4/12 — 9:30 am - 1:30 pm — Litter Cleanup at Black Mountain / Lynch — Organization: Hands Across the Mountain
  • 4/12 — Trash and Litter Pickup at US 119 Godbey Appal. Center — Organization: SKCTC Upward Bound Students
  • Date TBD — Tri-Cities area — Organization: Boy Scouts Trop 533
Local PRIDE Coordinators
Contact your local PRIDE Coordinator to learn about volunteer opportunities in your community.
  • Lonnie Saylor, Harlan County PRIDE Coordinator, 606.573.3219 X15
  • Elizabeth Powell, City of Harlan PRIDE Coordinator, 606.573.2912
  • Christi Lewis-Yercine, Tri-Cities PRIDE Coordinator, 606.589.5151
County Solid Waste Coordinator

Contact your Solid Waste Coordinator to request a list of licensed garbage haulers in your county or to report illegal dumping.

  • Lakis Mavinidis, 606.573.2600
Local Watershed Watch Programs
For information about becoming a Watershed Watch volunteer, call 800.928.0045 and ask for extension 473, or visit the program’s Web site at www.kywater.org/watch.
  • Upper Cumberland River Watershed Watershed Watch
  • Kentucky River Watershed Watch
PRIDE Environmental Education Grant Recipients in the County (2007 Grant Cycle)
Grant recipients might need help with their environmental education projects from community members. Contact the grant recipient to inquire about volunteer opportunities.
  • Pine Mountain Settlement School: $2,831 to buy educational resources
PRIDE Homeowner Septic System Grant Program in the County since 1999

Amount Invested: $1,291,711
Septic Systems Installed: 445
 
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