24 Jul Tread Lightly Impact Report: BFGoodrich® Tires Outstanding Trails: New Jersey Bass River State Forest Trails Cleanup
Project: New Jersey Bass River State Forest Trails Cleanup
Location: New Jersey
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 conservation. 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 June 1, a small group of volunteers from Open Trails NJ joined forces with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to clean up trash and dump sites in the Bass River State Forest.
Open Trails NJ is comprised of hikers, hunters, enduro riders, geocachers, 4×4 enthusiasts, kayakers, horseback riders, photographers and environmentalists who want to help solve the problems facing the forest while keeping it open for responsible recreation.
Joining forces with Tread Lightly! and the BFGoodrich Tires Outstanding Trails grant program, funding was provided to outfit the volunteers with the necessary PPE materials for safety and dumpster for collection of the trash. In total, 2.3 tons of trash, tires, couches, mattresses, carpeting, TV’s and other household materials were collected improving five miles of trails.
Thank you to the partners that made this possible:
“This type of work is critically important in public spaces in New Jersey, and we are thankful for the opportunity to support Open Trails NJ’s work in the Pinelands. As a Tread Lightly! club, we look forward to collaborating with them in the future, and helping them in their mission of performing additional cleanups in spaces managed by the NJ Department of Environmental Protection, and showing the community just how much responsible motorized recreationists care about conservation of natural spaces within the state. Thanks to BFGoodrich Tires Outstanding Trails for the funding to complete this needed cleanup effort.”- John Druding, Open Trails NJ
“Thank you to BFGoodrich Tires for your many years of support of Tread Lightly! and for the Outstanding Trails Grant program that helps to fund trail remediation work across the country. Thank you Open Trails NJ for being the boots on the ground to help clean up the Bass River State Forest.”- Lowell Eckart, Southeast Program Manager, Tread Lightly!
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