03 Jan Tread Lightly Impact Report: Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Cleanup

Project: Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Cleanup
Location: Wisconsin

Description: This project was funded by a BFGoodrich® Tires Outstanding Trails grant awarded by Tread Lightly! Each year the Outstanding Trails program provides opportunities for off-roading clubs across America to nominate trails to receive grants for education and preservation. Since 2006, BFGoodrich has awarded more than $200,000 in grants to support organizations dedicated to conserving off-road trails. Past grant recipients have installed educational signage, improved infrastructure, and repaired local off-roading trails. 

On November 2, 2024, 18 volunteers joined in for a cleanup of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest co-hosted by Northology Adventures and Wisconsin Overland.

Together they cleaned up a mound of metal, a pile of tires and filled a 30-yard dumpster with household trash and construction debris. In total, 10,500 pounds of trash were removed from the forest.

Thank you to the partners that made this possible:

• BFGoodrich Tires Outstanding Trails
• Northology Adventures
• Wisconsin Overland
• Laona Ranger District

“I am so happy with the turnout, but we all feel like we left a job undone because there is so much more we could have done today. I hope we can get back out soon to continue the work and get these dump sites cleaned up. We plan on additional cleanups in 2025 and until then we will keep spreading the word about the Tread Lightly! principles and doing our part to lead by example.”-Cindy Pope, Northology Adventures

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