Lake Chelan Research Institute

05/01/2026

THE RESULTS ARE IN!

After much deliberation by our judges, the winners of the Restore the Shore IV photo contest have been announced!

As a reminder, there were three photo categories:

1) 🗑️ “Trashiest” Photo - Trash as it was found before being collected

2) 🎬 Best “Collection in Action” Photo - Action shot of people engaging in Restore the Shore

3) 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Best Group Photo - Shot of a group that came out to show their support!

And the winners are…

🥇”TRASHIEST” ~ Melissa Collins ($20 Culinary Apple gift card)

🥇”ACTION SHOT” ~ Ian Blevins (2 adult tickets to the Ruby Theatre $20 value)

🥇”GROUP” ~ Anna Koenig Caddey ($20 gift card to the Vogue Coffee Bar)

Thank you to our amazing contest sponsors for generously providing the prizes for the different categories!

We have also shared a couple of our honorable mentions. Thank you to everyone who submitted their photos, and to everyone who came out for Restore the Shore IV! We hope to see you all again next year.

03/17/2026

It’s that time of the year again! Please join us for Restore the Shore IV this upcoming Saturday, March 21st, for another great shoreline trash cleanup in Lake Chelan!

More details about the event can be found at https://keepitbluelakechelan.org/restore-the-shore/

09/15/2025

06/26/2025

So proud of LCRI employee Anna Galipeau for her work on this project!

04/18/2025

Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble! While walking over the Woodin Avenue Bridge this morning, CHS science teacher April Slagle noticed something on the water that does not belong in our lake.

If you have any leads on what may have caused this phenomenon, where it came from, or have seen something similar, please let us know!

04/15/2025

Thanks for the great article KOZI Radio!

A successful clean-up of trash and debris from the waters of Lake Chelan and the shoreline this past weekend and now the continued effort to monitor the lake’s water quality.The Lake Chelan Research Institute is monitoring water run-off, in the Sawtooth wilderness, through the blackened remains of...

04/15/2025

Do you know a high schooler who needs more volunteer hours? Then please send them our way!

The Lake Chelan Research Institute is currently in the process of logging all of the trash that was collected during Restore the Shore. Any help we can get with this process would be greatly appreciated!

04/13/2025

Thank you KOZI Radio for sharing coverage of Restore the Shore III! Stay tuned in the next month or two for a report on the results from logging all of the collected trash in the 5 Gyres TrashBlitz app!

04/12/2025

The time has come! Restore the Shore III officially begins tomorrow morning at 9:30! You can either go directly to your preferred section of shoreline or meet the main group at the city marina parking lot between the drive in and the go-carts. For more detailed information and to sign up, please go to https://keepitbluelakechelan.org/restore-the-shore/

Restore the Shore is the Lake Chelan community shoreline cleanup and we would love to have you participate! We ask that people either log the trash themselves using the TrashBlitz app or drop the trash off at our office for us to log (601 W. Woodin Ave). This allows us to create a report of what trash is in the lake!

If you choose to drop off your trash, please use the bins provided.

High school students can get volunteer hours for participating in the cleanup and for helping to log trash in the days after the cleanup!

Pastries and refreshments will be available for participants in the Park Room at Campbell's Resort on Lake Chelan from 11:30-12:30. During this time, prizes will be awarded for:
- the most unique item
- the oldest item
- the most expensive item
- the largest item
You can either bring the item or take a picture of it to be eligible for the award.

https://keepitbluelakechelan.org/restore-the-shore/