Alabama Power is sponsoring Renew Our Rivers volunteer cleanups at sites across the state in May. Here’s the list of May events:

May 1-3 – H. Neely Henry Lake (Coosa River)

Cleanup activities have been taking place at various locations during the cleanup. Contact: Lisa Dover at 256-549-0900

May 11 – Weeks Bay (Baldwin County)

Cleanup sites include the shoreline of Weeks Bay, Magnolia River, Fish River and bridge crossings along tributaries. Register at the Weeks Bay Resource Center. Event runs from 8 a.m. to noon and includes lunch. Contact: Michael Shelton at 251-928-9792

May 17 – Mulberry Fork (Plant Gorgas, Walker County)

Volunteers will meet at Plant Gorgas boat launch at Baker’s Creek at

7 a.m. Contact: Bruce Williams at 205-668-2324 or Justin Brown at

205-686-2306

May 20-21 – Smith Lake (Walker County)

Volunteers should meet at the Smith Dam boat launch area at 8 a.m. each day. The cleanup will target large blocks of white beaded foam previously utilized as pier flotation. Contact: John Kulbitskas at 205-384-5415 

May 24-25 – Smith Lake (Cullman County)

Sites to be determined. Contact: Eddie Hand at 256-287-1545

May 28-June 1– Bankhead Lake (Black Warrior River)

Large items will be targeted during the week by the Army Corps of Engineers and Alabama Power. The community cleanup is Saturday,

June 1 from 8 a.m. until noon at Quinn’s landing in Adger. A picnic lunch will follow the cleanup. Contact: Kellie Johnston at 205-623-0458

Volunteers for Renew Our Rivers, one of the Southeast’s largest river cleanups, have collected more than 10 million pounds of trash and debris since the program’s inception in 2000. This year, 30 cleanups are planned through November on the Alabama, Black Warrior, Cahaba, Chattahoochee, Coosa, Mobile and Tallapoosa rivers and various lakes throughout the state.

To learn more about Renew Our Rivers volunteer efforts, please visit www.renewourrivers.com.