In the frame of volunteer program, clean up event had been held. Vice chairman Dimitri Beridze together with Free University and Agrarian University students and the rangers cleared the area from plastic bottles, bags and other household waste. In the frame of the program, first year students of Free University and Agrarian University are at five following protected areas: Okatse, Lagodekhi, Borjomi, Mtirala and Tusheti. They learn specifics of protected areas, clean up recreation zones, take part in infrastructure rehabilitation, and help locals. The participants of the event were informed about how much damage the plastic does to the environment and what preventive measures need to be taken. The purpose of the cleanup event was to raise the environmental awareness of the youth and to facilitate the preservation of natural heritage.