Ongoing
Projects For
Chapter 722
Trout Unlimited
Dump Site Cleanup
Little Red River assessment called "Project
31 Miles" was completed last year by Dr. Bill Layher of Layher BioLogics
RTEC. Some of the problems detected involved excess siltation from construction
sites and unpaved county roads, illegal dumping, bank erosion and abandoned
boat docks. The board has decided to hire Dr. Layher and crew to begin coordinating
the cleanup of all dumping sites. Board members Greg Seaton, Chris Butts
and Jeff Hawthorne recently toured the river by boat and prioritized the
cleanup sites. The site nearest Dripping Springs was determined to be the
worst one. We will begin with this site and work our way down the list.
The board decided to allocate $6,000.00 for this project. This project is
scheduled to begin the first week in March. We are now in the process of
coordinating this effort with Cleburne County and the Arkansas Game and
Fish. Any comments, contributions or offers of volunteer help can be made
to our chapter’s email address. Please address it to the President
of the chapter.
Update:
We have successfully completed cleanup of two sites and are in the process
of addressing the final dump site. Check out the absence of the old dump
at the entrance of Dripping Springs Access and the site along Highway 337
which is visible from the river above Libby Shoal. At this time we are getting
access to this site thru private property and when this is done we will
begin cleanup of the final site.
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