Volunteers sweep Lady Bird Lake for trash during annual cleanup

Volunteers sweep Lady Bird Lake for trash during annual cleanup

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Stormy clouds lurked over Lady Bird Lake Friday morning, laden with the potential to prematurely end a planned cleanup of Lady Bird Lake in Austin. But the rain held off. Rowing Dock President Kate Aoueille said that the cleanup, with 40 partner organizations and hundreds of volunteers, couldn't be easily rescheduled. "We are expecting a larger turnout from last year, and we're seeing a ton of people with a ton of trash coming ba…

Volunteers rally for Operation Clean Sweep

Organizers of Operation Clean Sweep marked the event that served as a clean up and training exercise as a success Saturday.