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profdant139
Explorer II
May 20, 2017

"Long boondockers" leave trash; forests restricted

This is upsetting -- trash from essentially homeless boondockers is causing the national forests to restrict camping: Link to article So I will once again float a very unpopular idea -- if we we...
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RGar974417
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Jun 10, 2017
It is a problem. Even in some state parks. We stayed at a Pa state park a few years ago where some vagrants were staying. The rangers had to get them to clean up their site and give them a citation for putting tires in the dumpster.I can imagine it is worse where there is no regular ranger patrols.

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