Calico Cleanup Feb17-18

[RokCrawlinToy]

Hey everyone,
Just wanted to let you guys know that the L.A. County T.L.C.A. is setting up a cleanup weekend for the Calico area in Feb. If your interested in helping out, post up.
Here is the info. copied from our forum in IH8MUD.

TLCA L.A. County is in the early and initial planning stages for a trip to Calico. Our goal is to assist and work in cooperation with BLM to do a clean up through Mule, Doran, and Odessa Canyon while enjoying some fun and challenging wheeling. There will be a variety of trails to tackle for stock rigs and for those modified rigs looking for some weekend enjoyment, while volunteering to clean up one of our favorite areas trashed by the undesirables.

Calico is a historic and incredible mining area that has a ton of scenic areas to explore. If you have never been to Calico, it's a must to experience the old time western era.

We would seriously like to make this a joint effort for success with all Land Cruiser chapters or clubs such as So Cal, Gold Coast, Tierra Del Sol, So Cal 80's, FJ Cruisers, and those individuals not affiliated with a club. There are a few Jeeper clubs that have also offered to help contribute to this cause and enjoyment from our trip a couple of weeks ago.

BLM's budget is stretched super thin and they could really use some help in this area. To off set some costs, Burrtech Waste Industries has offered to provide (2) roll off containers for the trash and debris that we gather. Maybe a raffle???

Mark

12/12 Update

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I met with Discovery Trails and BLM today to identify and determine the approved staging area, roll off dumpster location, specific trails and the areas that require our volunteer time and energy.

The attached map below identifies two of the three areas that need attention, including Doran, Odessa, and Mule Canyon. The third area which is not shown is Silver Bow Mine Road and it's west of Bismarck Canyon. Only the letters on the map mentioned below identify areas of concern for this clean up and the areas that have a completed enviromental impact report for our effort. This has been completed.

Staging Area
(A) on the west side of the trail

Roll off Dumpster
(A) Across from staging area at base of Mule Canyon

Area #1 Mule Canyon
(A-F) and (I-M)

Area #2 Odessa and Bismarck Canyon
(Q-U)

Area #3 Silver Bow Mine Road

Discovery Trails has offered to provide trash bags and operate their 14' dump truck to remove any filled trash bags or items recovered at the side of the accessible trails back to the roll off dumpster at staging. Areas requiring 4wd access, we will need to transport the bags and items to an accessible area for him to remove the trash. It's their belief that we will only need one roll off dumpster.

Discovery Trails will also arrange to have (2) uniformed San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies and a BLM ranger patrol our areas on quads and in a marked 4wd patrol vehicle in the shooting areas to ensure our safety. They are also E.M.T.'s and will be available in case we needs a band-aid.

This clean up effort so far has had great response from several land cruiser, TTORA, jeep, and SBNF adopt-a-trail members alike. I believe that the amount of participation mentioned will make a difference cleaning up an area that has been considered for closure because of the on-going abuse.

A raffle was considered to offset some of the costs and to give back to Discovery Trails. Is there any interest?

http://www.calicotown.com/ohv/images/topomap.jpg

I welcome any comments, questions, or concerns for this joint volunteer effort.

[RokCrawlinToy]

Update
Some great companies have stepped up with donations for our raffle. So far we have the following companies.

Some more vendors added to the list!!!

Vendors, Thank you for your donations. Profits from the raffle will be donated to Discovery trails who is donating supplies and a dump truck to remove trash & the Rubicon Trail Fund.

[RokCrawlinToy]

More vendors joining up!!!

Mark's Offroad

[AaronB]

Hopefully my rig will be running by then  . I know my neighbor is going with his fj40.

[RokCrawlinToy]

Hopefully my rig will be running by then  . I know my neighbor is going with his fj40.

Cool, see ya out there.

[RokCrawlinToy]

More vendors joining up!!!

Sidekick offroad Maps & Videos

[RokCrawlinToy]

  226 people registered this week!!!  www.CalicoCleanup.com

[AaronB]

Just signed up

[RokCrawlinToy]

Just signed up

Awesome, see ya out there!!!

[RokCrawlinToy]

Just talked to Brian of Swayaway and they are on board with the Cleanup!!!

We're up to over 290 people registered to help cleanup


Pat of Revtek has also confirmed a cool raffle prize!!!

[RokCrawlinToy]

David Zartman hooking us up with some free subscriptions for the raffle!!!

[RokCrawlinToy]

Steve of PowerTank is stepping up with some Great prizes for the raffle!!!

[ZukIzzy]

Cool of you all to do just don't let them pick up all the tin cans on tin can alley. They are a historic part of that old wagon road. the trash left buy the shooters is another story.

Wayne

[RokCrawlinToy]

Cool of you all to do just don't let them pick up all the tin cans on tin can alley. They are a historic part of that old wagon road. the trash left buy the shooters is another story.

Wayne

Good to know, been going there for over 10 years and no ones ever mentioned that "tin can alley" to me.

Update- We are almost to our 500 cap on event T-shirts & Meals, so signup soon if you're coming. People are still welcome to come if you happen to be 1 of the people over 500 but, you won't get a free event shirt or fed.
www.CalicoCleanup.com

[ZukIzzy]

Good to know, been going there for over 10 years and no ones ever mentioned that "tin can alley" to me.

Update- We are almost to our 500 cap on event T-shirts & Meals, so signup soon if you're coming. People are still welcome to come if you happen to be 1 of the people over 500 but, you won't get a free event shirt or fed.
www.CalicoCleanup.com

Yeah you would not wheel it it is an old wagon trail that comes off mule canyon right after the old train Trestle (sp) to the north. the teamsters used to throw thier bean tins away as they brought supplys in and Ore out. That is why they called it tin can alley there are still cans from the 1800s out there along the trail. somebody should have picked them up long ago but since they did not they are part of history. To me it would be a shame for some well meaning guy to go through and pick it all up not knowing what they were. Now the washers and tvs and beer cans that the shooters bring needs to stop. I will be there helping. see ya there.

Wayne

[KYOTA]

looks like a well organized and supported event. Wish I was closer. Any shirts or anything that can be bought to go toward the cause?

[RokCrawlinToy]

looks like a well organized and supported event. Wish I was closer. Any shirts or anything that can be bought to go toward the cause?

Thanks Kyota, originally we thought we would only get around a 100 people, and maybe 200 at the max. But, once the word got out. The SoCal 4x4 community really stepped up, and we also got people flying out to help from other areas of the country as well.
If you got shirts or donations, just send me a PM and I will add them to the list.

[KYOTA]

I meant I would buy a shirt or sticker or whatever

[RokCrawlinToy]

I meant I would buy a shirt or sticker or whatever

Ooohhh, we aren't selling shirts. Banks Power is donating the cash for printing up 500 shirts for the event, they also paid for 500 meals and donated parts & I think cash.
I didn't even think about stickers, with all the stuff we have been doing.

[RokCrawlinToy]

2 more weeks, almost 300 rigs & over 650 people registered!!!

www.CalicoCleanup.com

[AaronB]

If anybody from Marlins shop is going can you please PM me. ASAP.
   

Thank You

[Ruggedjeep]

Just signed up also... 2 jeeps 4 people.

[AaronB]

Bump for Calico

[RokCrawlinToy]

See ya guys out there!!! 323 Rigs & 716 people 

[RokCrawlinToy]

1 more week, If you're coming. Don't forget to bring some extra cash for raffle tickets.

[AaronB]

Well my truck isnt ready! But I will still be going with my neighbor in his FJ, See ya on Friday.

[RokCrawlinToy]

Well my truck isnt ready! But I will still be going with my neighbor in his FJ, See ya on Friday.

See ya out there

[RokCrawlinToy]

bump for this weekend.

Remember to buy raffle tickets. Profits go to Discovery Trails(Calico Area) & The Rubicon Trail Fund.

>$1-1 ticket
>$5-6 tickets
>$20-25 tickets
>$100-150 tickets