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BLM Earth Day Celebration - Hug
the Pass on April 20th
Who can doubt that one of Utah's favorite
OHV play areas, outside of the Little Sahara, is found just forty miles
south of Salt Lake City and ten miles west of Lehi at Five Mile Pass?
Appropriately, the BLM has chosen this area to focus their Earth Day celebration.
Britta Laub, the Recreation Specialist for
the BLM's Salt Lake Field Office is inviting participants from all recreational
disciplines to come to the Pass and join in a major clean up of the area.
The word is, there is a good possibility that some of the leaders of
the BLM on a National level may be out there to assist in the effort.
This will likely bring representatives of the press to document this activity
for the evening news. It will be a great opportunity to show that
your club, or family are real participants in the environmental movement
offered by OHV participation. The event will be held on April
20th and the festivities will begin at 10:00 AM at the main staging area
at Five Mile Pass. Obviously, there can be no guarantee of the participation
of these national dignitaries and the resulting press coverage, but the
effort will be well worth it with or without the national media coverage.
Bring your ATV/garden trailers and fill
them to the gills with the refuse from the thoughtless humanity who
have left their trash for others to pick up. Who will bring in the
most trash? Will it be the mountain bikers, the Boy Scouts, horsemen,
hikers, dirt riders, ATVers or the Jeepers? No matter, what really
counts is that the area is returned to a place of beauty amidst the trails.
A visit to the area this past weekend revealed hundreds of beer cans and
other refuse strewn far and wide. One of the camping areas was picked
up on that trip, but there are plenty of other unsightly messes out there.
The BLM will bring along several dumpsters
for refuse and garbage so you won't have to fill your own cans at home.
It would also be a nice touch to wear your
club/family "colors" and be recognized for your club's contribution to
the cause.
If you would like more information for your group,
family or organization, please feel free to contact Britta Laub at the
BLM Salt Lake Field Office 977-4300 ext 389 or you may also e-mail Britta
at "Britta_Laub@ut.blm.gov"
Please... Pass this invitation on to all your friends
who love to ATV. |