Well it was a beautiful weekend to help cleanup the forest! We had 45 volunteers help collect 1000 pounds of trash from along the road and river, and at both hoth hot springs, Austin & Bagby.
NFC used to collect over 3000 pounds per cleanup event. We now clean up an area 5 times bigger and collect 2/3 rds less trash. I think this builds a case that when an area is kept well taken care of, it shows. That creates less abuse. Just having a presence makes a big difference too.
Well, now NFC has helped reduce trash to a fraction of what it was and reduced reported crime at Bagby 90% in the last 3 years we need to take on some new challenges!
(see: http://www.blogger.com/www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2009/04/guardians_watch_over_bagby_hot.html)
I hope that you can help NFC keep up these positive changes and help take on our new project; the purchase and restoration of Austin Hot Springs! http://www.austinhotsprings.org/ / http://www.nwforests.org/
Mike
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
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