Standup paddleboarder Aaron Nasipayko has spent over a month paddling the circumference of Kalamalka Lake removing trash from the shoreline.

The mountain of garbage he’s removed from the 42-kilometre shoreline has been disappointing, but it’s also inspired the Vernon man to spearhead a new challenge.

Photo Credit: Aaron Nasipayko."Lake of many colors! Isn’t that what Kalamalka Lake means? Wrong colors folks," writes Nasipayko.

Photo Credit: Aaron Nasipayko.

“A local school picked up on my story and asked me to present to the kids on Earth Day,” explained Nasipayko.

“I made a commitment to those 370 kids that I would continue my endeavor into Okanagan Lake.”

In a recent post, Nasipayko announced he had completed the first 2.7 km of the Okanagan Lake's 270 km shoreline and is inviting others to do the same. 

"I think this is the most important 1% because it’s a start," said Nasipayko.

"This endeavour is not going to be a small undertaking and is not something that I intend on being able to accomplish on my own."

While the paddleboard allows Nasipayko's to access areas that can't be reached on foot, there is plenty of shoreline that can be easily cleaned by people who want to lend a hand. 

"Just think that if only 50 people completed 4 km of shoreline how feasible this actually is," said Nasipayko.

Those wanting to join the #okanaganpaddleproject are asked to document what they've collected and which section of the shoreline they completed by using a running app. 

Nasipayko will add the efforts of others to his master map and keep track of completed shoreline. 

Those looking for more information can keep up with the #okanaganpaddleproject on Instagram by clicking here.