Club plans off-road site clean-up

Written by The News-Herald

Friday, December 11, 2009

As the off-roading season comes to an end at Brown Mountain Off Highway Vehicle trails, the Trail Jammers Club is taking initiative by cleaning up the 5 miles of trails available to four-wheel vehicles.

Starting at 9 a.m. Sunday, the club will pick up trash in the main parking lot, then will move onto the trail, club member Mike Burrell said. The club has invited the public to join the endeavor.

Burrell said the group got the idea from the online community forum www.nc4x4.com. Someone in Albemarle had organized a clean-up of the Uwharrie OHV.

Burrell said by cleaning the trail, the club hopes to ensure its use in years to come.

In October, the U.S. Forest Service announced the permanent closure of Upper Tellico OHV trail to correct erosion problems in the Upper Tellico River watershed.

"What we're trying to do is allow (the U.S. Forest Service) to have more budgeting and helping out where we can and doing our part to clean up," Burrell said. "We can't come in and maintain, but we will do what they will allow us to."

Source: http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/dec/10/club-plans--road-site-clean-/

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