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Volunteer Andy Burnette, left, and organizer Dave Diehl load a large spool of discarded electric cable found in the area. The trash and other materials were sorted into piles and the city of Frederick Public Works will remove the debris.
Frederick resident Sally Fulmer speaks at Saturday’s trash collection day. Fulmer organized the first cleanup effort in 2008.
Mountain biker and volunteer Eban Kuchman, left, and Paul Kanowith load a piece of concrete construction material found dumped along Gambrill Park Road.
Volunteers load debris onto a truck Staurday. The trash and other materials were sorted into piles and the City of Frederick will dispose of it.
Roger Muller, an avid mountain biker from Ashburn, Va., often travels to the Frederick watershed to ride and made the trip Saturday to help with the cleanup. He and two other volunteers were walking a remote section of Gambrill Park Road.
Astrid Ellis and her daughter Annabelle, 7, left, and Mariela, 15 and family friend Jorge Revolorio enjoy hiking In Gambrill State Park and the watershed and wanted to give bask so for the second year they have helped with trash collecting. They spent the morning walking Hamburg Road looking for trash they bagged.
Astrid Ellis and her daughter Annabelle, 7, and their family a enjoy hiking in Gambrill State Park and the watershed and wanted to give back, so for the second year they have helped with trash collecting.
Astrid Ellis and her daughter Annabelle, 7, left, and Mariela, 15 and family friend Jorge Revolorio enjoy hiking In Gambrill State Park and the watershed and wanted to give back, so for the second year they have helped with trash collecting.
Volunteer Andy Burnette, left, and organizer Dave Diehl load a large spool of discarded electric cable found in the area. The trash and other materials were sorted into piles and the city of Frederick Public Works will remove the debris.
Volunteers load debris onto a truck Staurday. The trash and other materials were sorted into piles and the City of Frederick will dispose of it.
Astrid Ellis and her daughter Annabelle, 7, left, and Mariela, 15 and family friend Jorge Revolorio enjoy hiking In Gambrill State Park and the watershed and wanted to give bask so for the second year they have helped with trash collecting. They spent the morning walking Hamburg Road looking for trash they bagged.
Astrid Ellis and her daughter Annabelle, 7, and their family a enjoy hiking in Gambrill State Park and the watershed and wanted to give back, so for the second year they have helped with trash collecting.
Astrid Ellis and her daughter Annabelle, 7, left, and Mariela, 15 and family friend Jorge Revolorio enjoy hiking In Gambrill State Park and the watershed and wanted to give back, so for the second year they have helped with trash collecting.
There’s more than critters and outdoor enthusiasts in the woods.
Toilets, mattresses and tires are among the litter that’s been found during cleanups of the Frederick Municipal Forest and Watershed, and its surrounding area, according to the volunteers who help maintain it.
Roughly 90 people, many of them hikers and mountain bikers, picked up trash in the watershed and Gambrill State Park Saturday. Organizer Dave Diehl, of north Frederick, directed groups to Mountaindale, Gambrill Park and Hamburg roads to start. The watershed spans 7,000 acres and provides about 10% of the city’s water, according to Diehl.
“There’s a lot of good people in the world, and we have about 90 of them here today,” Diehl said.
Mountain biker and volunteer Eban Kuchman, left, and Paul Kanowith load a piece of concrete construction material found dumped along Gambrill Park Road.
Diehl, an avid mountain biker, found many cyclists want to improve the natural landscape they frequent. Mountain bikers and other locals clean up the watershed each spring through a partnership between the city of Frederick and nonprofit Mid-Atlantic Off-Road Enthusiasts, known as MORE. A $1,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Frederick County funded supplies including trash bags, water bottles and food for volunteers this year, Diehl said.
The event attracted nature lovers of all ages.
Mariela Silva, 15, picked up trash with her family along Hamburg Road.
“I really love animals,” Mariela said, donning a monkey backpack.
Her family hikes in the area, and Silva said she feels bad for the wildlife when she spots litter.
“So many people don’t think about the animals and how it affects them,” she said.
The annual watershed cleanup started small, back in 2008.
Frederick resident Sally Fulmer was horrified to find trash when she hiked and biked through the watershed. She and some of her coworkers from The Common Market banded together to clean up the area. About eight to 12 people came out the first time, Fulmer said.
Frederick resident Sally Fulmer speaks at Saturday’s trash collection day. Fulmer organized the first cleanup effort in 2008.
About two years later, they publicized the event and invited others to join. Fulmer said its grown from there with the support of the city and MORE.
“In one way it makes me feel really awesome because it’s still being done,” Fulmer said, but “I wish it wasn’t needed.”
Fulmer said they’ve found beer cans, motor oil, canoes, carpets and cabinets in past cleanups. Yard debris, while it might seem harmless, can actually cause the spread of invasive species, Fulmer said. She can’t even say they’ve found everything but the kitchen sink, because they did recover a sink one year.
Volunteer Roger Muller felt drawn to give back to the land he uses for biking. He came from Ashburn, Virginia, to lend a hand.
Roger Muller, an avid mountain biker from Ashburn, Va., often travels to the Frederick watershed to ride and made the trip Saturday to help with the cleanup. He and two other volunteers were walking a remote section of Gambrill Park Road.
“I drive up here to bike all the time, so I might as well clean up,” he said.
Volunteer George Connell, of Frederick, tried to break a large piece of what appeared to be concrete and haul it away. He helped organize one of the cleanups a few years ago. He’s a mountain biker, too.
“I like to give back,” he said. “It’s unfortunate there’s litter up here.”
The block of concrete proved stubborn, though. Connell and his friends had to leave it behind. He said when they find trash that is too heavy to safely remove, they notify the city to come get it.
The group as a whole accumulated a huge pile of trash by mid-afternoon. The official weight will be taken later at the dump, but Diehl said he was confident it weighed more than a ton.
“To see all these people come out here and do this work ... it’s heartwarming,” Diehl said.
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Those interested in joining future watershed clean-ups can contact Dave Diehl at davediehl@me.com.
During a Frederick watershed cleanup event Saturday, one of the volunteers discovered a firearm while collecting debris.
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Unfortunately, this area has been a dumping ground for decades. Not sure why can’t be policed better, but certain local police have higher priorities. There was a time when more emphasis was given to controlling dumping to include littering our roads and highways. Every time I travel on 340/15 section from between Jefferson & Frederick I can’t imagine the amount of trash & debris along the roads. I think a lot of it comes from open trash trucks and contractor trucks who deliberately allow trash & debris blow from vehicles. It is somewhat an irony the public focuses more on global environmental matters and less on trashing our parks, fields and highways. This was not the case several decades ago with government campaigns against littering.
I"ve seen piles of junk out that way before. I am puzzled why people feel they must dump mattresses and toilets anywhere like that, much less in where our water comes from. Seriously, a toilet can be easily smashed with a hammer and put in a black trash bag if it's that desperate to trash it. A mattress may cost a couple bucks to take to the dump or wait for bulk trash day or often given away on Craigslist. Stop being pigs already.
Thank you for your volunteerism people. Nice story FNP.
Sadly, there are several roads in the surrounding area that are also used as dumps.
Portions of some are not maintained by the county so the homeowners/landowners must do the clean-up or pay to have it done.
Looks like the kind of debris that Plumbum has admitted to dumping.
Can they do anything about the mtbikers crapping on the roadside?
Nope. Roadies don't ride on Fishing Creek Road.
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