Ocala National Forest Trail Cleanup: Reopening a Jeep Badge of Honor Trail

[RealTruck]

We got the chance to volunteer with onX and TreadLightly! out in the Ocala National Forest near Big Scrub Campground for a trail cleanup.

Quite a few people turned out for the work, including volunteers from our own team at RealTruck. We were split into groups with some of us working on clearing overgrowth, and some of us handled trash pickup. I was on the trash cleanup crew while Todd was cutting back trails.

The amount of stuff out there was honestly wild! Mattresses, tires, carpet, tile… a pile of baby clothes and toys that could be seen from satellite imagery!! By the end of the day we helped fill two dumpsters, around 13,000 lbs total.

Todd put together a full writeup on it, and there’s pictures and a short video with Steve (aka Muddy Taco) from the North Florida Trail Rats. Check it out here from our RealSource page: RealSource Ocala National Forest Cleanup

-Amber

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[CitrusBronco]

Good job guys. It’s amazing that people are so utterly ignorant. That was obviously being used as a dump site by some real trashy people
They do this here at Citrus all the time, it’s disgusting behavior, what’s worse here at citrus is the dump entrance is about 2 miles down the road from the forest entrance.

 

[SwampCactus]

Thanks for your work. Good stuff. I heard about that at the SAVE EXPO but had a camping trip in Citrus that weekend. Would like to be part of one sometime.

 

[RealTruck]

Thanks for your work. Good stuff. I heard about that at the SAVE EXPO but had a camping trip in Citrus that weekend. Would like to be part of one sometime.

You absolutely should its a great cause and an awesome time!

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