Sled Dumping a Big Mess for Oregon National Forests

The hefty winter snowfall has inspired Oregonians to flock to sno-parks in local national forests, but the crowds have left rangers with a big mess to clean up behind them: dumped sleds.

The Oregonian reports more than 100 trashed sleds and 30 to 40 deflated inner tubes were left at the Wanoga Sno-Park the day after New Year's Day - a haul that took three truckloads to take to the park dumpster. From there, the U.S. Forest Service paid to have the sleds picked up and taken to a dump.

Sleds are not recyclable, and the dumping flies in the face of a well-revered commandment in Oregon parks – "leave no trace". So remember, pack it in, pack it out, and dispose of the broken sleds and inner tubes properly by putting them in the trash, not your recycling.

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Photo and article from the Oregonian.