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Upcoming Events

  • Great Smoky Mountains Spring Clean 2023
    Apr 22, 8:00 AM EDT – Apr 23, 5:00 PM EDT
    United States
    After registration, teams will be assigned to areas all around GSMNP. After the cleanup, we will meet at Tremont Institute from 2-5pm for food, drink and live music. The celebrations are separate events, so ensure you also register for that to allow us an accurate head count for food.
  • North Carolina Post Clean Up Celebration at Deep Creek
    Sat, Apr 22
    Deep Creek, Bryson City NC
    Apr 22, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    Deep Creek, Bryson City NC, 2431 W Deep Creek Rd #2027, Bryson City, NC 28713, USA
    Come to one of two locations for a post clean up celebration. There will be an event at Tremont Institute AND an event at Deep Creek for our North Carolina volunteers.
  • Tennessee Post Clean Up Celebration at Tremont Institute
    Sat, Apr 22
    Tremont Institute Picnic Pavillion
    Apr 22, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    Tremont Institute Picnic Pavillion , Tremont Institute Parking #2, Tennessee 37882, USA
    Come to one of two locations for a post clean up celebration. There will be an event at Tremont Institute AND an event at Deep Creek for our North Carolina volunteers.

Impact in 2022:

Cleanups held:  17

Volunteers: 291

Pounds Removed: 6,402

Hours Volunteered: 1,489

Who We Are

Save Our Smokies, Inc is an all volunteer organization that removes litter and graffiti from public lands. We partner with USFS, Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) and local and state parks. Since our founding in 2020, we have been determined to make an impact. The core of our efforts is to bring volunteers together to reduce the negative impact human overuse and destruction has on public lands.

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What We Do

Making A Difference

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Litter Removal

Save Our Smokies is dedicated to stepping up our efforts in addressing this issue. Through donations from supporters, we provide all needed tools and supplies to our volunteer teams. We are always striving to make a difference, and invite you to learn more and lend your support. We collect, bag, weigh and properly dispose of litter in parking areas, overlooks and roadsides.

Graffiti Removal

We are excited to be adding specialized teams to perform removal of graffiti. We begin training with GSMNP in the spring of 2022 to learn how the National Park Service performs graffiti removal.  Through some generous donors, we have obtained a pressure washer trailer for this mission.

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