News.bytes Extra, issue 488

DSES and ESYCC team up with BLM for Long Valley trash cleanup

Eight Eastern Sierra Youth Conservation Corps(ESYCC) crew members and thirteen Disabled Sports of Eastern Sierra (DESS) youth and staff spent two hours picking up trash around the heavily used sites "Wild Willy’s" and "Hill Top."

This the BLM Bishop Field Office's second year continuing trash clean ups at the hot tub sites. BLM’s partnership is in its second year with DSES and fourth year with the ESYCC.

“We hope to continue working with each group on all resource projects for several years to come," said Becky Hutto of the BLM. "The BLM’s goal is that after projects such as these, our youth will continue their resource stewardship well into their adult life.” Fifteen bags of trash were collected and taken to the local dump in Bishop.

Eastern Sierra Youth Conservation Corps: Evan Spoonhunter, Dalton Ryan, Sidney Piper, Crew Leader Lindsey Moss, Jeziel Machado, William Osborne and Marjie Patrykus
Not pictured is Bryan Peralta. Another trash clean up was the Poleta Pit OHV area and target shooting site along with the Volcanic Tablelands. This summer with the help of the ESYCC group BLM eradicated 20 campfire rings and 10 truckloads of debris/trash were taken to the local dump.

- Becky Hutto, BLM Bishop Field Office, 6/30/11

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