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@Mecanik posted this question in the 3 Bags of Trash thread...
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Mecanik replied...
So, I started a new thread so we don't clutter up the 3 bags thread.
When can we join you for a clean up, Mecanik? Is this on State Forest land?
Is there any activity in Clark county with clean up activities. I know of some spots that need help......
Cogs responded with...
The only activity is those we make on our own. I did one last weekend in the Yacolt Burn. So much trash up there I barely made a little dent but hoping some others will go up and put another dent or two in it. Best if we can get 3-5 people together to go do it and share the cost of disposal.
If you go out and clean up an area, let me know where it was and post pics! I'll send an email to the forest agency to let them know of your efforts. They really appreciate hearing that shooters are being responsible!
Bill
Mecanik replied...
The spot I go is unfortunately a motorcycle riding area and a "party on weekends" spot. The problems are all three groups using it are trashing it. The worst is the party people. They burn furniture and pallets and have huge bonfires right where a shooter would park a vehicle. The amount of nails is in the millions now. Impossible to clean up all of it. So now we park a ways away and walk over to out shooting position. The shooters leave hundreds of shotgun shells and boxes. I've raked up the shotgun shells a few times but it's like picking up garbage on a beach. It just floats in again later. This year was the worst for burning furniture. It seems everyone thinks after they burn their couch or tires it's all gone. Well it's not. There's springs and thousands of nails and a framework left over. Someone has been an angel and hauled off major items and helped clean it up a few times and I would like to thank whoever that is that's helping me. I've used a magnet on a stick to pick up nails once but after seeing what happened about a month ago it would take many hours or days to clean up that spot now. I'm afraid if we can't keep up with it the state will shut that spot down.
So, I started a new thread so we don't clutter up the 3 bags thread.
When can we join you for a clean up, Mecanik? Is this on State Forest land?