Adopt the Shoreline

The Adopt-the-Shoreline program enables interested groups and residents to help our environment by "adopting" portions of the Lake of the Ozarks shoreline for litter control. Since 1991, groups have provided more than 13,000 volunteers who have removed more than five million pounds of trash from the Lake's shoreline.

Supporting Members

Supporting members provide equipment and resources, including barges, boats, forklifts, and other specialized equipment, to make the annual shoreline cleanup a success.

Advisory Board Members

Board members review the Adopt-the-Shoreline program and make recommendations to Ameren Missouri on policy issues and/or additions or improvements to the program.

Zone Coordinators

Zone Coordinators (PDF) oversee volunteers and equipment and serve as liaisons to the Adopt-the-Shoreline groups that are within a particular zone.

Get Involved

Each adopting group is responsible for safely cleaning a minimum of five (5) shoreline miles and participating in at least two (2) shoreline cleanup events.
Once a section of shoreline is adopted, the adopting group is responsible for organizing its volunteers, obtaining the necessary boats or equipment to complete the cleanup, and delivering the trash collected to the assigned dumpster location. We have found that with careful consideration of a dumpster site and a little planning, most cleanups are completed in about 4 hours.

Once you locate an area on the zone map below, complete the Membership Agreement (PDF) and mail it to the Shoreline Management address below. We can then begin the process of preparing you for your first shoreline cleanup. Contact us or call 573.365.9206 with questions or to become a volunteer.

Membership Responsibilities (PDF)

Membership Agreement (PDF)

Zone Map

The first place to start if you are interested in adopting a section of the shoreline is the Zone Map. After viewing the map, click on a particular zone to see if that area of shoreline is available for adoption.