Sheryl Hall is a Packwood resident and leader of the Gifford Pinchot Trash Force, a volunteer group that cleans up litter in the most spacious of public lands in Lewis County.
After a recent update on the High Rock lookout restoration in Randle included reports of vandalism, Hall was compelled to share a message on littering.
“I know anything we do doesn't really touch the ones we need but on recent litter clean-up events, the pattern is often the same,” she said.
Hall said whether folks are on Forest Service roads, on backroads, in the backcountry or just off the highway, the message is the same: littering or dumping of any kind of waste is illegal. Bottles or cans especially should never be thrown into fires. They will not burn and will instead be left behind to accumulate with other trash.
“Do not throw litter, garbage or solid waste over embankments thinking they are hidden. They are not and it is illegal, unsafe and a larger issue for those coming behind to clean as volunteers,” Hall said.
Learn more about the Gifford Pinchot Trash Force by visiting its page on Facebook.
