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Sat May 2nd, 2015, 8 am to 2+ pm
13th Annual "Pick Up the Burn" Clean up Event!
Sat May 2nd, 2015, 8 am to 2+ pm
13th Annual "Pick Up the Burn" Clean up Event!
"Partnering to preserve our recreational target shooting rights"
Join us, along with +/- 100 other volunteers, as we team up in Yacolt Burn State Forest with Washington State Department of Natural Resources and a variety of other recreation groups including; hiking, biking, equestrian, and motorized; to help improve the Yacolt Burn State Forest! All in one action packed day!
Be there for the Coffee, Donuts, Safety Briefing, Music and Sign-in at 8 am!
NWFA members; please also sign-in at our NWFA Target Shooter Information Booth!
Map Link: Meeting place; Jones Creek Trail Head, Clark County, WA.
GPS: 45°39'59.9"N 122°18'39.2"W
Directions:
From northbound or southbound I-5, take I-205 exit toward Vancouver, WA. Use Highway 500 East (Exit 30-Orchards Exit). Go east on Highway 500 to Fourth Plain (1st light) and turn right continuing on Highway 500 East (Camas). Go 6.3 miles, then turn left on 53rd Street. Go 3.2 miles, and turn left on Ireland Road. Go 0.3 miles and turn left on Lessard Road. Continue on Lessard Road (turns into Boulder Rd.) for 4 miles. Veer left at the fork, and proceed toward the parking lot/staging area.
Volunteer activities: We will be;
GPS: 45°39'59.9"N 122°18'39.2"W
Directions:
From northbound or southbound I-5, take I-205 exit toward Vancouver, WA. Use Highway 500 East (Exit 30-Orchards Exit). Go east on Highway 500 to Fourth Plain (1st light) and turn right continuing on Highway 500 East (Camas). Go 6.3 miles, then turn left on 53rd Street. Go 3.2 miles, and turn left on Ireland Road. Go 0.3 miles and turn left on Lessard Road. Continue on Lessard Road (turns into Boulder Rd.) for 4 miles. Veer left at the fork, and proceed toward the parking lot/staging area.
Volunteer activities: We will be;
- Picking up litter
- Performing general maintenance
- Making campground improvements
- Being a 2nd Amendment Representative from Northwest Firearms
Who: Open to all NWFA members, General public, Family & friends. Work is available for all ages & skill levels. Children under age 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
LUNCH: Appreciation lunch & raffle begins at 2 p.m. at the Jones Creek Trailhead. Many of you donated towards helping with the Lunch Money fund. And we Thank you! Now, come enjoy the Barbeque!
Benefits: (associated with this event)
NWFA will hold our own private prize drawings at lunch time, at our Information Booth. Prizes include; A Do-All Targets target tree (includes 333 rounds of 22 ammo), Sphere Self Healing Targets, Gift Certificates for Free Meat, A big box of Ammo, and NWFA Tee Shirts. All NWFA volunteers receive official 2015 'Volunteer' status under your username on Northwest Firearms, and the best benefit; a sense of Pride & Ownership in our public forest!
WA DNR will also hold a public drawing for special prizes!
Special thanks to our NWFA contributing businesses for helping with this event!
We really appreciate your support for our efforts!
We really appreciate your support for our efforts!
We will also have our NWFA Target Shooter Information Program booth set up at this meeting location and in action! We'll be handing out rules from the Dept of Natural Resources, tips & ethics from NWFA, offer free ear plugs and free legal targets to shoot at. We are here to help, inform and enhance the target shooting experience.
Please help us count attendance and VOTE in the VOTE BOX above!
As with all clean up events; No open display of firearms while on Forestry Volunteer time.If you plan to stay and shoot after your volunteer time, be sure to bring ear and eye protection, appropriate legal targets, a tarp to catch your spent casings, a rope or caution tape to establish a shooting line and something with a trigger!
Contact: Cogs, post here or Jason Lenz, DNR Recreation Staff, 360-356-0535, [email protected]
I will update this main post as and when needed.
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