The Sawtooth National Recreation Area is home to more than 300 high-elevation mountain lakes, including this unnamed lake at the base of Thompson Peak. (Clark Corbin/Idaho Capital Sun)
Idaho environmental organizations are calling for volunteers to help conduct an upcoming annual cleanup at the Sawtooth National Recreation Area .
The U.S. Forest Service is teaming up with environmental groups including the Idaho Conservation League, Sawtooth Society, Idaho Trails Association, Sawtooth Interpretive and Historical Association, the Environmental Resource Center, Idaho Rivers United, and Wood River Trails Coalition to perform the cleanup.
The event will take place between Sept. 13 and Sept. 30. Volunteers can sign up to clean zones in the front or backcountry within the Sawtooths. This event is self-guided, and it allows volunteers to decide when and where they’d like to contribute. Suggested cleanup zones are provided, but volunteers are welcome to suggest and attend to a zone that is not listed.