| Another successful clean-up day on the Tillamook State Forest |
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| Annual SOLV IT! Event removes 12 tons of garbage |
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Partnerships. They allow us to achieve more together than we could alone. Each partner can bring their own strengths to the table – and the combination of forces working together – both in physics and among people – is a powerful thing.
The strength of those partnerships was demonstrated in action as the Oregon Department of Forestry again this year partnered with SOLV to host the Tillamook State Forest as one of 200 statewide project sites in SOLV’s annual Earth Day “SOLV IT!” Event.
This clean-up was held on Saturday, April 17 on the Forest Grove District. It was a tremendous success as 51 volunteers – more of those partners – worked with department staff in teams to remove 122 tires, one vehicle, and approximately 12 tons (or 60 cubic yards) of garbage and debris from the Tillamook State Forest.
Clubs and organizations that were represented included Dirt Church, Northwest Trail Alliance, Oregon Equestrian Trails, Cascade Cruisers, NAXJA, Oregon Bush Hackers, Our Gang Off-Road, Raven Off-Road, Ryan Godsey’s family and friends, the Tillamook State Forest Trail Patrol, the Tillamook Recreation Advisory Committee, and Urban Wheelers.
Business and agencies that donated services were SWATCO Sanitary Service, Inc., which provided three 30-yard dumpsters and free hauling services for the clean-up debris; Sweet’s Septic and Portable Service, which donated the use of two porta-potties for the event; Maggie’s Buns which donated snacks for the volunteers; and the Oregon Department of Transportation which permitted use of their sand shed on Highway 6 as the staging area.
Volunteers and partners are critical and needed participants in the department’s activities on the Tillamook State Forest. From this annual event to regularly-scheduled trail clean-ups and work parties and serving as camp hosts, our partners enrich and enhance our activities on the Tillamook State Forest – each year at this annual clean-up event and elsewhere every day. We couldn’t do it without them.
Thanks to everyone who participated in this event!
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A work party on the Tillamook State Forest
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If you would like to learn more about volunteering on the Tillamook State Forest or being a camp host on one of our three northwest Oregon State Forests, visit:
http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/TSF/volunteer.shtml.
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