I received a Email from one of our members stating that:  People are leaving huge bags of trash up against the port-a-potties at Soggy Dry Lake in Johnson Valley, the wind ripped the trash bags up, and there is now trash scattered all over the area, an area that used to be fairly clean despite the crowds. It is a shame to see the desert trashed with such disregard for the environment. The BLM (using Green Sticker funds) put in port-a-potties on the lake bed.

So I called Ray Pessa of Friends of Giant Rock (FoGR is a club member of CORVA).

Here is the report from Ray:

I received a call from CORVA on Tuesday after president’s day that some trash had been left at the restroom on soggy dry lake. Knowing what happens to trash when coyote’s and desert winds kick in I procured brother Bob and his rig to check it out early Wednesday morning. We managed to load up 212 lbs. of plastic, glass, paper plates, cans, and various camp trash including a discarded BBQ and jump ramp, but not before some varmint damage had been done.  Folks need to get the message HAUL IT IN – HAUL IT OUT! There is no trash service at our favorite dry lake camping on Johnson Valley OHV area. 

These activities only give the anti OHV activists more ammo to point fingers and cripple our sport.

 

Thank You,    Ray Pessa         President, Friends of Giant Rock

We need to educate fellow off-roaders about packing out their trash and to respect  private property.

Thanks Ray and Bob for taking this on.