04/19/2026
The Wilkeson FS Rd 7710 Earth Day Clean Up was a huge success yesterday! 35 people volunteered 3-6 hours each, hauling out bags of garbage, hot tubs, tires, furniture, freezers, truck canopy.....you name it, it was picked up from FS Rd 7710 and brought down to the dumpster @ Coke Oven Park in Wilkeson.
We were signing people in & out, serving coffee, baked potatoes & homemade chili. The camaraderie was appreciated, supporting those cleaning up in the ditches, offering a hand and hauling off their loads is priceless. Great conversations were had around the fire pit. A good friend took photos from his drone giving us all a birds-eye view- thank you Roy.
There's a lot of abuse and misuse happening on FS Rd 7710/7720, especially now that the Carbon Canyon is closed off. Where there was once 1,000's of sq. miles to spread out in, many are now consolidated onto one Forest Service road with no where else to go and it shows.
On Clean-Up days, I experience camaraderie, satisfaction, pride and accomplishment that I don't get anywhere else. The glow usually lasts for about 24 hours and then it's time to move onto something else.
There's still a lot of work to be done, I heard it was pretty gross and overwhelming in places where no one wanted to clean up.
But for TODAY, together, we filled a dumpster. It's a win.
We can all help by taking care of the places we like to recreate in, it shows that we are appreciative & grateful for these places, showing them some respect goes a long way.
Thank you for your support!
