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4B Daily News – Tuesday, July 3, 2012 al Forest, in cooperation with several organizations, cleaned up five illegal mari- juana cultivation sites on the Covelo Ranger District. About 20 people, repre- The Mendocino Nation- senting seven organizations, including the Mendocino National Forest, spent five days gathering trash, black plastic pipe, pesticides and other materials used for ille- gal marijuana cultivation. "It's great to see seven individual organizations come together to restore our shared National Forest sys- tem lands," said Forest Supervisor Sherry Tune. The Forest Service was joined by participants from California Department of Fish and Game, the High Sierra Volunteer Trail Crew, Conservation Corps North Bay, Willits Environmental Center, Mendocino County Sheriff and the Mendocino County Public Safety Foun- dation. Participants collected 45 bags of trash, as well as an equal amount of trash that didn't need to be bagged, including tarps and tents. More than five miles of irrigation tubing and 350 Five illegal marijuana cultivation sites reclaimed pounds of dry fertilizer were also gathered at the site, along with various pes- ticides. The area cleaned was 2.4 acres and appears to have been used by at least 10 individuals over the course of several years. There was evidence of at least 2,300 pounds of fertilizer being used at the site following the collection of remaining empty bags. As part of the cleanup, soil specimens were collect- ed and are awaiting analy- sis. This will help deter- mine damage to the water- shed from the marijuana cultivation at this site. Since 2010, the Mendo- cino National Forest has been making a directed effort to address the envi- ronmental impacts of illegal marijuana cultivation on the Forest. "It's really nice to see the Mendocino National Forest be so proactive in cleaning up grow sites," said High Sierra Volunteer Trail Crew Director Shane Krogen. "They are well on their way to being the sec- ond forest in California to have 100 percent reclama- Courtesy photo Trash collected recently as part of clean-up activ- ities on illegal marijuana cultivation sites. tion." The average cost to clean a site on the Mendocino can be more than $3,000 per acre. "The steep terrain, remote areas and seclusion of the Mendocino that are such a draw for Forest visi- tors can pose a challenge to cleaning up the sites used for illegal marijuana cultiva- tion," Tune said. "Through the efforts of our employ- ees, partner agencies and outside cooperators, we can work together to restore the fragile ecosystems and watersheds that are being impacted by pesticides, fer- tilizers, redirected water and trash." DONATE YOUR VACATION newspaper dollars to the Newspaper In Education Program Support our classrooms, keep kids reading. 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