Poll: Tillamook State Forest Clean Up!

[Cogs]

Check back to this first post for any changes or updates prior to this event. I will edit as and when needed.

Sat March 14th, 2015​

Time to join up and have some fun in Tillamook State Forest! A great way to meet new people and help clean up our State Forest.

Thanks to bolus for his diligent efforts in putting this clean up event together!​

North Fork Wolf Creek Rd. (Click on to enlarge)

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Contact: Cogs, bolus or post here.

Who: Open to all NWFA members, General public, Family & friends.

What: We will be cleaning up outdoor target shooting sites from 9 am to 1 pm. Volunteers need to sign in to the State Forest and NWFA volunteer sign-in sheets which will include a liability waiver. At 1 pm, we'll meet up at base camp, do lunch (bring your own) and draw some prizes.

You'll be out in the woods and are welcome to stay and shoot after the event.

However, for liability reasons, shooting is in no way part of or associated with the Northwest Firearms clean-up event.

Be sure to bring ear and eye protection, appropriate targets and something with a trigger! See separate post about Rules for Target Shooting on State Lands.

Why: It's more than just picking up trash at a shooting site. It's about Stewardship, Responsibility, Respect, Teaching by example, Preserving our inherited right to shoot outdoors, being a 2nd Amendment representative, and because it's the right thing to do!

Where: Tillamook State Forest (36 Miles West of Beaverton, OR)
Map link; Google Maps
GPS Coordinates; 45°46'58.9"N 123°21'54.2"W

Directions to base camp meeting area; From Hwy 26 & Hwy 217 in Beaverton,
go West on Hwy 26 for 36 miles and turn Right on North Fork Wolf Creek Rd.
Follow North Fork Wolf Creek Rd, stay to the Right at the first Wye.
Follow to the end.

North side of 26 on North Fork Wolf Creek Rd. (South of the Browns Camp area).

When: Sat March 14, 2015. Arrive @ 9 am.

Need to bring: Your own Lunch, Water, Gloves, Boots, Jeans and a Rake is helpful.

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Benefits: (associated with this event)

• Several chances to win giveaways for Gift Cards from Sportsman's Warehouse of Tanasbourne
  
• A chance to win one of three giveaways for $10 Gift Cards from Southwest Washington Surplus!
• A chance to win one of one giveaway for a box of FREE AMMO. A 500ct box of 55gr .223 fmj, 9mm 115gr fmj or 250ct box of .308 150gr. fmj from Tactical Ammunition from St Helens!
  
• Official 2015 'Volunteer' status under your username on Northwest Firearms.
• A chance to win one of three drawings for a free NWFA T-shirt.
• A sense of Pride & Ownership in our public forest!

Please help us count attendance and VOTE in the VOTE BOX above!

Can you bring something from this list? (Please post if you can provide something on this list).

Coffee grounds
Sugar packets & Coffee creamer
Propane coffee pot w/filters
Propane cook stove
Donuts (expecting +/- 30 Volunteers. Need 2-3 people to bring a dozen each)
Cookies
Dining canopy
Folding table & chairs

We will also have Target Shooting information, NWFA business cards and paper targets available to hand out to visiting target shooters.

This event is sponsored by Northwest Firearms, and
Oregon Department of Forestry Tillamook State Forest.

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More information about our involvement with Tillamook State Forest can be found here at NWFA thread; Opportunity to work with the Dept of forestry in Oregon to develop shooting areas

Special thanks to our contributing businesses for this event!
We really appreciate your involvement!​

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I will update this main post as and when needed.

Thanks,

Bill

Edit 03/14/15 5:11 am: Weather Update; on Sat 03-14-15 @ 5:00 am for Banks, OR... Rain turning turning to Light Rain by 7-8 am through 4-5 pm. Per Weather Channel... Hourly Weather Forecast for Banks, OR - The Weather Channel | Weather.com

If you would like to join us, we are still going. Please bring rain gear.

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[Cogs]

Tillamook State Forest Target Shooting Rules

(9) Target Shooting.

(a) No person shall place targets on live trees or shoot live trees for any purpose.

(b) No person shall shoot across or along any road or trail.

(c) No person shall shoot carelessly, recklessly, or without regard for the safety of any person, or in a manner that endangers, or is likely to endanger, any person or property.

(d) Persons engaged in target shooting shall remove from State Forest land all shell casings, targets, and other debris resulting from their use.

(e) No person shall shoot targets other than those commercially manufactured for the specific purpose of target shooting, except for paper targets privately manufactured by the person or people engaging in target shooting.

(f) No person shall shoot glass of any kind as a target.

(g) No person shall shoot appliances, furniture or other debris determined to be garbage or refuse by an enforcing officer.

(h) Target shooting and other shooting related activity will be prohibited from one half hour after sunset to one half hour before sunrise.

 

[Cogs]

This is going to be a fun project! Thanks, bolus!

 

[billyinfinity]

I think I'm in for this one. Thanks Bolus, thanks Cogs!

 

[filsonhand]

Looking forward to this

 

[robertbernal1984]

Check back to this first post for any changes or updates prior to this event. I will edit as and when needed.

Sat March 14th, 2015​

Time to join up and have some fun in Tillamook State Forest! A great way to meet new people, do some target shooting and help clean up our State Forest.

Thanks to bolus for his diligent efforts in putting this clean up event together!​

North Fork Wolf Creek Rd. (Click on to enlarge)

View attachment 213190​

Contact: Cogs, bolus or post here.

Who: Open to all NWFA members, General public, Family & friends.

What: We will be cleaning up outdoor target shooting sites from 9 am to 1 pm. Volunteers need to sign in to the State Forest and NWFA volunteer sign-in sheets which will include a liability waiver. At 1 pm, we'll meet up at base camp, do lunch, draw some prizes, set up a few targets and "Fire at Will" (poor Will)! Be sure to bring ear and eye protection, appropriate targets and something with a trigger! (See separate post about Rules for Target Shooting on State Lands.)

Why: It's more than just picking up trash at a shooting site. It's about Stewardship, Responsibility, Respect, Teaching by examle, Preserving our inherited right to shoot outdoors, Being a 2nd Amendment representative and because it's the right thing to do!

Where: Tillamook State Forest (36 Miles West of Beaverton, OR.)
Map link; Google Maps
GPS Coordinance; 45°46'58.9"N 123°21'54.2"W

Directions to base camp meeting area; From Hwy 26 & Hwy 217 in Beaverton,
go West on Hwy 26 for 36 miles and turn Right on North Fork Wolf Creek Rd.
Follow North Fork Wolf Creek Rd, stay to the Right at the first Wye.
Follow to the end.

North side of 26 on North Fork Wolf Creek Rd. (South of the Browns Camp area).

When: Sat March 14, 2015. Arrive @ 9 am.

Need to bring: Your own Lunch, Water, Gloves, Boots, Jeans, Rake, Targets and something with a Trigger!

View attachment 213143​

Benefits: (associated with this event)

• Several chances to win drawings for Gift Cards from Sportsman's Warehouse of Tanasbourne
  
• A chance to win one of three drawings for $10 Gift Cards from Southwest Washington Surplus!
• A chance to win one of one drawing for a box of FREE AMMO. A 500ct box of 55gr .223 fmj, 9mm 115gr fmj or 250ct box of .308 150gr. fmj from Tactical Ammunition from St Helens!
  
• Official 'Volunteer' status under Your username on Northwest Firearms.
• A chance to win one of three drawings for a free NWFA T-shirt.
• Hours accumulated toward a free NWFA Cap. (after 24 hours of Official NWFA sponsored events).
• A sense of Pride & Ownership in our public forest!

Please help us count attendance and VOTE in the VOTE BOX above!

Can you bring something from this list? (Please post if you can provide something on this list).

View attachment 213146 Coffee grounds
View attachment 213146 Sugar packets & Coffee creamer
View attachment 213146 Propane coffee pot w/filters
View attachment 213146 Propane cook stove
View attachment 213146 Donuts (expecting +/- 30 Volunteers. Need 2-3 people to bring a dozen each)
View attachment 213146 Cookies
View attachment 213146 Dining canopy
View attachment 213146 Folding table & chairs

We will also have Target Shooting information, NWFA business cards and paper targets available to hand out to visiting target shooters.

This event is sponsored by Northwest Firearms, and
Oregon Department of Forestry Tillamook State Forest.

View attachment 213719 ..... View attachment 213205​

More information about our involvement with Tillamook State Forest can be found here at NWFA thread; Opportunity to work with the Dept of forestry in oregon to develop shooting areas

Special thanks to our contributing businesses for this event!
We really appreciate your involvement!​

View attachment 214478 .......... View attachment 213715 .......... AND .......... View attachment 213716​

I will update this main post as and when needed.

Thanks,

Bill

Im really disappointed i missed out on this. Any chance there is another westside cleanup event in the works?

 

[bolus]

Im really disappointed i missed out on this. Any chance there is another westside cleanup event in the works?

There are hundreds of places that need clean up out west. As the weather warms up Im sure we'll do several more.

 

[nwwoodsman]

Family will mak

Im really disappointed i missed out on this. Any chance there is another westside cleanup event in the works?

Didn't miss out yet. Still have a week and a half to go

 

[robertbernal1984]

Family will mak

Didn't miss out yet. Still have a week and a half to go

True, but im working that day. If I would have seen this post earlier, I would have used some PTO.

I guess I could unexpectedly come down with some 24 hour bug that day. A little fresh air may be the cure.

 

[Cogs]

Typically, we try to give a full 2 week notice. This one just started and is just under that two week mark. Usually they will be on a Saturday.

Thanks for your desire to be there, Robert! We'll get you in on one!

 

[bolus]

For those who are interested, Far West recycling http://www.farwestrecycling.com/our-locations will pay up to $1.40 a pound for shotgun shells (that amount may be lower, they gave me an estimate).

Metro metals NW also pays for shotgun shells. I dont know the price though
http://metrometalsnw.com/

For those out at the clean up, if you want to keep a separate garbage bag for shotgun shells, earn a little bit of spending money at the same time.

The shot gun shells are apparently ankle deep out at Browns Camp Quary. We should consider a clean up there next.

 

[i3izzy]

So I work on Saturdays. Is there anything I can do to assist?

 

[Cogs]

So I work on Saturdays. Is there anything I can do to assist?

I don't know, yet. But I like that Avatar pic you got going there! We'll need some of that!

 

[nwwoodsman]

Kids allowed? Thinking about bringing my oldest

 

[filsonhand]

Kids allowed? Thinking about bringing my oldest

Good question , I always bring my little man when I hit the woods. I definitely want him to learn good stewardship

 

[Cogs]

Family friendly! Happy to have kids!

 

[P7M13]

Would have loved to join in on this. Flying home that afternoon...

 

[bolus]

I met with Randy today. I got about 100 tough garbage bags for us. we designated a small turnoff back towards the highway as the place to dump the garbage bags for them to clean up. The bags are marked that it was a volunteer clean up so someone doesnt think we are just dumping trash on the side of the road



Randy wanted to make sure people (especially who are bringing kids) that there is typically broken glass and other sharp objects in the debris to clean up so heavy gloves are recommended.

we are also allowed to put up a sign that says volunteers did the clean up if we want.

 

[nwwoodsman]

How is the road going in? Truck is a little broke and may arrive by car

 

[filsonhand]

You will fine, the spur road is a little bumpy , but not to bad. As long as you don't have a lowrider you will be dialed