It’s time to mark your calendar for the 13th annual Patoka Lake Clean Up, which is on Saturday, Aug. 24. The event is a chance to clean up a natural area and get food and prizes for your efforts.

The event begins at 8 a.m. at the U.S. Army Corps Engineers office at Patoka Lake Dam, where participants can sign up and get assigned an area to pick up trash. Each year more than 2,000 pounds of trash and recycling is picked up at this event.

At 11 a.m. the party begins with a fish fry, music, door prizes, goody bags, and a free event T-shirt. All supplies are provided.

Service and youth groups are asked to register in advance.

The event is hosted by the Patoka Lake Watershed Steering Committee.

The dam is located at 4512 N. Cuzco Road, Dubois. For information or to register a group in advance, call the Patoka Lake Nature Center at 812-685-2447 or check the Patoka Lake Watershed Steering Committee Facebook page for updates.

Patoka Lake (on.in.gov/patokalake) is at 3084 N. Dillard Road, Birdseye, IN 47513.

Media contact: Carla Striegel-Winner, Chair, Patoka Lake Watershed Committee, 812-482-7865,duboiscoswmd@psci.net.