The LaFarge Cleanup Project Trash Bash II on 12/8/07: checkout the work Trash Bash III on Saturday 5/31 and Sunday 6/1 Final Cleanup and press conference on June 7

FINAL Trash Bash June 7 Saturday

The LaFarge property : 150 acres of NY-NJ Trail Conference Land in Summitville, NY (Sullivan County) that must be cleared of trash, tires, shingles, RR ties, partial foundations, a couple pick-up trucks and even a boat so it can be turned over to the NYS DEC and added to the Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest. Before it became a trash magnet, the LaFarge property housed a cement factory (this is where the partial foundations come in) and even a 19th century train depot. More recently it has become a haven for unwanted trash--it has easy road access and lacks regular stewards. The DEC Rangers and the local police help to deter unlawful dumpers, but the property needs regular supervision, which will happen when it becomes part of the Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest.

A lovely old stone wall toward the southern edge of
the LaFarge property (photo by Brenda Holzinger)

Trash Bash I a Smashing Success: 15 brave volunteers spent Sunday 11/12 consolidating trash. The group collected 379 tires (about 3 3/4 tons) and at least twice the equivalent in trash. Check out pictures and consider joining us for Trash Bash II in a few weeks.

Snow day at LaFarge--Saturday, November 10, 2007
(photo by Andy Garrison)

LaFarge location : Along the east side of Rt. 209 in Summitville, NY and off Ferguson Road (which turns into Summitville-Roosa Gap Road and heads up over Wurtsboro Ridge). It is north of the Wurstboro airport and just north of the canal crossing, and about halfway between Wurstsboro and Spring Glen.

• detailed driving instructions (updated Friday 11/9 with actual details!)
• LaFarge project map
• Email to volunteers about Sunday's cleanup project (11/7/07, PDF)
  

The Cleanup: The Trail Conference will hire a professional team that has worked successfully on DEC cleanup projects, but can save $1000s if volunteers can begin consolidating the trash.

Please support the Trail Conference at the TRASH BASH in early December.

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HOW YOU CAN HELP: A list of specific tasks will be available here shortly

• Come to Summitville in early December and help consolidate trash. Even if you are not up to moving trash around, you can help with posting signs, coordinating trash piles, snacks, or a bunch of other things.
• Bring your gloves, shovels, buckets, wheelbarrow, pickup truck, front end loader...........
• Let us know asap if you have any special talents or contacts of assistance for the cleanup
• Wear warm clothes that can get dirty and your hiking boots
• Bring your family and friends
• Spread the word!

FOR MORE INFORMATION

• Contact Brenda Holzinger, Assistant Director of Advocacy and Conservation (holzinger@nynjtc.org; 201-512-9348 x25)
• Please remember that the Trash Bash will be tough and dirty work, and you will need to exercise extra caution. Also, please dress appropriately for both the weather and the activity.

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