Adopt-a-Forest - Volunteers
Normenco Sportsmen's Club - Menominee County
Ten members of the Normenco Sportsmen's Club recently
cleaned up the Felch Grade ORV Trail from J Road to Schaffer.
They removed 7.25 tons of trash including 278 scrap tires.
Contact: Keith Murphy 906-786-2351
June 29, 2009
Responding to complaints regarding trash dumped along the Felch
Grade multi-use trail in the Upper Peninsula, Normenco Sportsmans
Club members joined Department of Natural Resources staff members
recently to clean up garbage, appliances, and tires littering the
trail.
Ten members of the Normenco Sportsmans Club worked for two days
on a five and a half-mile stretch of trail in the Schaffer area,
located west of Escanaba. Seven and a half tons of garbage,
including couches and TVs, were collected, along with 278 tires.
"I want to personally recognize Jim Moraska, Gary Hansen, Pat
Kleikamp, Bob Stein, Bob Mathias, Duane Nole, Dan Nole, Todd Nole,
Bob Meitz, and Mike Pach, for taking the time and effort to clean up
the Felch Grade," said DNR Fire Supervisor Keith Murphy, who
assisted with the clean up. "They were quick to respond once we
heard complaints about the garbage. Now, we hope everyone will
respect the hard work it took to get the trail looking good again
and make every effort to dispose of their trash responsibly in the
future."
In addition to the help from the Normenco Sportsmens Club, the
Felch Grade cleanup effort was also supported by Mr. Rental in
Escanaba. The business donated half the cost of the trailer rented
for the clean up.
The Felch Grade multi-use trail runs from Felch to Escanaba,
through Dickinson, Menominee, and Delta counties. It is used by
off-road vehicle enthusiasts, hikers, bikers and horseback riders in
the summer months, and snowmobilers, skiers and snowshoers in the
winter.
"We hope to continue the Felch Grade cleanup effort in the
future, as the trail is 38 miles long and even with two full days of
work, we could only cover five and a half miles," Murphy said. "This
is the best time of year to get the trail looking good again for all
of the users who enjoy the Felch Grade."
Any person or groups interested in helping with the cleanup
effort should contact Murphy at (906) 786-2351. For more information
on the Felch Grade trail, including trail maps, go online to
www.michigan.gov/dnr and click
on Recreation, Camping & Boating.
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