Potato Salad Hill Cleanup

Rocky Mountain Extreme, Utah's Rock crawling and off-road forum, has been helping to keep Moab's Potato Salad Hill open for a while now by organizing clean-ups of that area. This year, they're doing it again.  Here's a message from them:

Hi everyone,

Once again, the Potato Salad Hill is going to be a major attraction for many during the Easter Jeep week. Unfortunately, the area is small, gathers large crowds and has no facilities to accommodate those numbers. It also becomes an headache and eye sore for the Sheriffs office and the BLM who is responsible for the land. They are both watching and a little effort from us can save them a big headache and many complaints. Our focused efforts in that area really can go a long way with showing the locals and concerned groups that the 4x4 users take land clean up seriously.

In the past, Jeff Knolls from Pirate4x4 has headed up and organized the fund raising and cleanup of the PSH area. A few years ago, he was not able to help, so the members of RME stepped up and did their part. Again, this is on our shoulders, and gives us a chance to give a little back to the Moab area, and help keep this area open for all of us. Last year (2008) RME members quickly raised over $2,250 to pay for the dumpsters and port-a-potties for the entire week, with over over $450 of that money funded directly to the Moab MUD Fund!

We had several organized clean-ups from members who were able to walk the area to pick up litter and have it disposed of properly. We also coordinated with the recycling center to get recycling bins in place, then emptied daily. Our efforts were noticed and appreciated. One positive example is the good comments we received from "The Solutions of Moab" a recycling center adjacent to the PSH area who takes a personal interest in the PSH area and works closely with the BLM and city council on the condition of PSH. Nearly a year later and they are still saying good things about RME and our efforts to be responsible. Those few hours spent went a long way for our cause!

This year we can only hope for the same. We would like to challenge you to help raise $2000 to fund this project. So far, we are half way to our $2000 goal and we need your help to make this a successful cleanup again! Please donate what you can.

The official Potato Salad Hill cleanups will be happening in the morning, each day of the Jeep Safari. The dumpster and garbage bags will be provided. Please come out and spend a few minutes of your time giving back to the area that we all love. A little effort goes a long way.

For more information and to see how the fundraiser is progressing, go here- http://www.rockymountainextreme.com/PSHcleanup2009.php

To discuss the cleanup and fundraiser on the forum, go here-
http://www.rockymountainextreme.com/...ad.php?t=62179

Thank you for your time and we will see you on the trail!