Mis-use of public lands

[220idahohunter]

This Boise-area public land could close to shooting, ATVs amid uptick in trash dumping By Nicole Blanchard September 27, 2022 12:33 PM A rattlesnake slithers through trash on Idaho Department of Lands-managed public land near Mountain Home. The agency is considering restricting target shooting and vehicle access in the area due to issues with trash. A rattlesnake slithers through trash on Idaho Department of Lands-managed public land near Mountain Home. The agency is considering restricting target shooting and vehicle access in the area due to issues with trash. Idaho Department of Lands The Idaho Department of Lands is considering closing a 20,000-acre parcel of public land to target shooting and motorized vehicle recreation due to an increase in trash dumping and vehicle damage, officials said in a news release Tuesday. The department, which manages 2.4 million acres of endowment lands that help fund public education, said the parcel west of Mountain Home has become a dumping ground for items like refrigerators, couches, mattresses, vacuum cleaners and other trash. “Due to the abuse of this land, IDL is considering restricting large vehicle access and target shooting,” the news release said. “Closing the land is an action of last resort and something IDL hopes to avoid.” Officials said drivers are also going off-road with ATVs and pickups, causing erosion and creating unauthorized routes that also damage the land. During a recent cleanup, the department removed two trailers and two pickup truck beds full of trash. Officials encouraged people to report dumping to the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office and include license plate numbers and photos if possible. The Idaho Way newsletter A weekly roundup of opinions, commentary and your views from around the region. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. The parcel is also open to be “adopted” by groups interested in helping clean up public land. Anyone interested can call the department’s Southwest office at 208-334-3488. TrashCleanup13-2022-09-14.jpeg The Idaho Department of Lands cleaned up two trailers and two pickup truck beds’ worth of garbage at a public land parcel near Mountain Home. Idaho Department of Lands undefined Profile Image of Nicole Blanchard Nicole Blanchard 208-377-6410 Nicole Blanchard is part of the Idaho Statesman’s investigative and watchdog reporting teams. She also covers Idaho Outdoors and frequents the trails around Idaho. Nicole grew up in Idaho, graduated from Idaho State University and Northwestern University with a master’s degree in journalism.

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[72camaro]

That would be very unfortunate as that area sounds like the area we shoot when we are down there. This must be something new as the past there always was a little trash dumped here and there but it sounds like it is an epidemic. Bad news.

The few mess it up for the rest of us.