OSJ is having an Earth Day Cleanup at Big River in Coventry RI.
with the Mt. bikers and hikers.
their post.
Call for Volunteers!

The BigRiver Earthday Clean Up!

April 26th
8:30 with 9:00AM rollout
meet at the Park and Ride off of Exit 6a on 95 Hopkins Hill Rd.

For anyone who doesn't know - Big River is a large parcel of land managed by the Water Resources Board and DEM in the middle of RI adjacent to 95 in Coventry and West Greenwich. There is no mechanical access - but the mountain bikers have worked very hard to gain access. for the last 6 years OSJ has participated in the clean up by helping to get the larger items like whole cars and trucks as well as mountains of old tires. there is always more stuff out there and we have a couple tasks we were asked to accomplish this year.

1. There are some downed powerlines that have been stripped of there copper. We will have to go in and cut up the casings and haul them to the dumpsters. The casings are along 2 access roads, one being New London Trnpk and the other at the end of Burnt Sawmill Rd.

2. There is a boat on the side of the road off New London Trnpk and a bunch of tractor trailer tires in the woods. We will need to pull the boat out and possibly cut it up to fit into a dumpster. the tractor trailer tires will probably need to be winched out.

3. There is an old Pinto in the woods off New London Trnpk. if we can get to it without having to cut down a bunch of trees we will drag that out.


So we will need 3 teams and maybe 4 depending on how much of a pain cutting the casings will be. Lastly the main location the others (non-OSJ) will be focusing efforts is a residence. They have a bunch of stuff out there and the Mnt. Bikers are going to check if there is metal to scrap. the funds from scraping any metal will go back to the West Greenwich Conservation Commission to help fund next years Clean Up.

If anybody wants to lead a group please speak up. You will be responsible for organizing the needed tools and man power and guiding your group from the park and ride to your project site.

The clean-up runs from early morning till lunch time. A hot lunch is provided. After lunch, the NEMBA guys go out Mountain Biking. If anyone is into the Mountain Biking thing, there will be lots of people biking.

Map
https://docs.google.com/file/d/1VLWycBN ... edit?pli=1
Attending:
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Mall crawling TJ on 33's
Project YJ

never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you

I've helped out at this one a couple times before. There's always a big turn out, and they feed you well after the cleanup. I'm not sure yet if I can make it this year, but it's definitely for a good cause!

I have already committed to a clean up on that day with ENH.

Charles and I will be there to represent Nexterra.
always a good time.
I'll see if East Greenwich PD. pulls us over again.

Don't leave us hanging!

Ok, I thought I told this one.
we were at the cleanup going around picking up trash and scrap on the sides of the road.
stuff to big for the bikers cars.
We were stopping and going along the road.
E greenwich pd saw us and passed us he went to the end of the road turned around he blocked the road and hit the blues.
I pulled up said hey whats up?...
He goes... are you with the cleanup?
Yep.
I though you were trying to get into the trails.
I go...look at this thing, Does it look like I have to try and get into the trails.
he laughed and said..Have a good day.

You can't make this stuff up.

Ha ha! Nice!

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Had fun playing in the rain with 70 fellow wheelers and bikers
we filled 4 dumpsters with everything you could imagine
I was in a team that moved three fiberglass boats out of the woods
we loaded them on our trailers and took them to the dumpsters
Charles and I winched them up into the dumpers and stacked them up.
quite the operation
another 2 teams pulled 200 tires!! out of the woods.

worked from 8:30 till 12:00 then had a free lunch at the mishnock barn

4X4 Clubs in attendance
OSJ Ocean State Jeepsters
Nexterra
SSW South Shore Wheelers

other clubs
Nemba new england mountain bikers ass.
lil rhodie hikers and bikers
and
the West Greenwich conservation commission

Thanks for doing that!

Nice! Good job Ernie.

Great job, Ernie & Charles. Thank you.


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Thanks Guys
It was a wet but fun day
and
Where else could I tow boats through the woods with a mountain biker
standing on the stern surfing

We called it Mountain Boating

Nice work, Ernie and Charles! Any pics?