The Triangle Gravel Pit, a popular spot for target shooting in Capitol State Forest, got the volunteer treatment this past weekend… as in people pitching in to pick up after others. The area west of Olympia has been the site of illegal dumping and unsafe target shooting. DNR regulates and enforces recreational target shooting target shooting rules on DNR-managed lands. On Saturday, 18 volunteers from Project Wilderness arranged with DNR’s Pacific Cascade Region office to clean up the site. DNR Law Enforcement was on hand to keep the area closed during the cleanup. It took about 7 hours to remove 11 pick-up truck loads of garbage – a lot of it riddled with bullet holes — including a refrigerator, a cut car roof, several televisions, countless computer monitors, dozens of propane tanks, a microwave and, as Project Wilderness noted in its blog, “…sadly, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Scooby Doo & Snoopy. Who executes our childhood cartoon favorites?”
By early next week when this “after” photo was taken (right) the site was starting again show some signs of dumping and irresponsible target shooting. Clifford, indeed!
