> I think it is a fine idea, but you will want to contact the Forest > Service. You won't believe this, but there have been a number of cases > where the Forest Service has cited people for "unauthorized cleanup" of > national forests. Apparently you need a permit to remove trash. I think it's a great idea... and I say that we just start cleaning with the hope that he get fined. If they are actually fineing people for cleaning up the forrest I was to get the fine in hand and go down to the local news services and have then run a story about how you aren'y allowed to clean up the forrest/desert. It's complete bull$#!t that they would even try and do that. > When the Forest Service was getting ready to impose a special use tax (fee > demonstration project) down here in the Coronado National Forest I did a > lot of research about how they do things and was shocked at some of the > things I came across. > I haven't read the story yet, but that is one of the ploys they used down > here to get the $5 per car per day. They claimed that the forest was a > mess and that they needed the money to clean it up, and at the same time > were not allowing volunteers to go in and clean up on their own. Sounds to me like it's a case of people cleaning up the forrest and the govt not being able to charge money anymore. LAME! Brian Cluff Team Snaptek