Preservation
Keep the Canyon Clean!
Every Monday morning a group of volunteers arrives in the Canyon
to pick up litter left behind by weekend visitors and picnickers.
The volunteers' activities include cleaning of the picnic, parking,
and roadside areas. In addition, trail cards (that provide feedback
from visitors about their Canyon experiences) are collected
at the trail heads; the input from these cards is tabulated
for Forest Service personnel. Brochure boxes are also filled
at all the trail head locations.
Members
of the FOMC (and the Green Valley Hiking Club) periodically
hike the trails to assist in keeping them in good condition.
Weeds and brush are cut and litter is removed. The handicap-accessible
trail is swept before its use by the assisted living groups.
One of the other labor
intensive activities of FOMC and the USFS has been and continues
to be the removal of graffiti from several areas – usually
along the stream on rock surfaces, on the stone walls in
parking or picnic areas and on picnic tables and benches.
It is a federal offense and those doing it are subject to fines,
etc.; however, the worst effect of leaving graffiti is that
more will follow.
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