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MJR members participated in the second annual Stoddard Valley Cleanup on Saturday, January 28, 2006. Stoddard Valley is in the Mojave Desert about 90 miles northeast of Los Angeles.
The event was organized by JP Magazine and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The organizers reported that over 200 people had pre-registered for the event, and judging from the crowd at the registration table, it appeared that an equal number of people were signing up on-site. We were given a t-shirt, gloves, and trash bags. At the driver’s meeting, we were briefed on the areas that needed the most cleanup, and reminded to be careful when picking up trash because native “critters” have been known to make their homes in or under the trash. Each bag of trash would earn us a ticket in the raffle to be held at the end of the day.
We headed out of the main camp and began to pick up the trash. I got separated from the group, so I drove to the top of a hill to get a better view of the area so I could find them.
When I finally caught up with them, they were cleaning up an area about a mile north of the main camp. Deamer dragged this mess of barbed wire and chicken wire fencing material back to the main camp, and then winched it into the bin:
Hot dogs were served for lunch. During lunch there were a few built up rigs on display:
By early afternoon, the bins were full of trash:
At the end of the day, the prize raffle was held, and the Second Annual Stoddard Valley Cleanup event came to an end.
The event was organized by JP Magazine and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The organizers reported that over 200 people had pre-registered for the event, and judging from the crowd at the registration table, it appeared that an equal number of people were signing up on-site. We were given a t-shirt, gloves, and trash bags. At the driver’s meeting, we were briefed on the areas that needed the most cleanup, and reminded to be careful when picking up trash because native “critters” have been known to make their homes in or under the trash. Each bag of trash would earn us a ticket in the raffle to be held at the end of the day.
We headed out of the main camp and began to pick up the trash. I got separated from the group, so I drove to the top of a hill to get a better view of the area so I could find them.
When I finally caught up with them, they were cleaning up an area about a mile north of the main camp. Deamer dragged this mess of barbed wire and chicken wire fencing material back to the main camp, and then winched it into the bin:
Hot dogs were served for lunch. During lunch there were a few built up rigs on display:
By early afternoon, the bins were full of trash:
At the end of the day, the prize raffle was held, and the Second Annual Stoddard Valley Cleanup event came to an end.
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