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April 20th was a welcome gorgeous day after the spring rains. The volunteers who gathered at the ODOT Sandshed were energized by the sun and that energy made the Forest Grove District’s 2019 SOLVE Day Clean-up held on Saturday, April 20th a resounding success.
Thank-you to everyone who participated. It's obvious, Tillamook State Forest Volunteers ROCK!
At the end of the day 3 ODF staff members working with a
group of 80 volunteers from a bunch of different clubs and organizations
removed over 8,000 pounds of garbage (about 40 cubic yards) and 162 tires from
the Tillamook State Forest in just under 4 hours! Additionally, the
spring spruce up of Stagecoach horse camp was completed including the removal
of brush and installation of 6 bollard posts.
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Clubs and Organizations Represented were:
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Oregon Equestrian Trails
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Trash No Lands
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Gitout.com (4x4 club)
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Ride Revival
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Cascade Cruisers (4x4 club)
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Jolly Jeepers (4x4 club)
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Tillamook State Forest Trail Patrol
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Flat Broke and Four Wheeling
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Cascade Cruisers
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Oregon Team Trophy Challenge
Site partners included:
- SOLVE
- SWATCO Sanitary, Inc of Banks who donated the dumpsters and the hauling services. (This business has been supporting our SOLVE project since 1996.)
- ODOT who provided the staging area for the dumpsters and volunteer registration.
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Some of what was pulled out of the brush included:
Tires, tires and more tires
Several small appliances
3 vehicle dash boards
A bunkbed frame
10 bags of shotgun shells from the Beaver Dam
Rock Pit
Tons of items that had been used for targets
Thanks again for a great day in the woods!