Marijuana Grow-site Cleanup Project in Mendocino National Forest, Upper Lake District - January 5th-9th, 2012.

Abandoned illegal marijuana grow-sites on public lands have caused major devastation to the environment. 
When a grow-site is discovered by law enforcement, they remove the marijuana and any weapons, 
but the sites are left primarily intact because of a lack of manpower to do a full clean-up. 
These sites often include miles of irrigation tubing, pesticides, piles of trash, water diversions, 
temporary living quarters, erosion, etc. 

These illegal grow-sites can be a major impediment in developing safe trails and the public’s unrestricted 
use of our natural resources and public lands. In order to fill this void and help restore public lands back
to their natural state, the Mendocino National Forest Grow-site Reclamation Project (MNFGRP), 
coordinated by Bruce Hilbach, has been organizing cleanups in Mendocino County. The MNFGRP 
recently announced planned operation dates for cleaning up marijuana grow-sites in the Upper Lake 
District of the Mendocino National Forest. Please note, all volunteer groups are escorted and assisted 
by at least one law enforcement official at all times. Volunteer safety is of the highest priority. Volunteers
will clean-up and bag trash and debris from the grow-sites and leave it on-site. The Mendocino National 
Forest Rangers will coordinate pick-up of the bags at a later time, often by helicopter.

Weather permitting, work will begin on Thursday, January 5 with most of the action taking place from 
Friday, January 6 through Sunday, January 8; if necessary, mop-up will take place on Monday, January 9. 
They are looking for willing volunteers. Some hiking off of main roads may be required, but volunteers of varied
physical strength and ability are encouraged. If you can spend some time, please contact coordinator 
Bruce Hilbach ASAP to indicate availability for any or all of those dates: call him at 983-6169, or send 
an email to behilbachb@yahoo.com, including your phone number so he can contact you with further details.

The Mendocino National Forest Grow-site Reclamation Project is supported, in part, by county funding 
granted at the recommendation of the Lake County Fish and Wildlife Advisory Committee and in 
cooperation with the High Sierra Volunteer Trail Crew.

Thanks!
Konocti Regional Trail Team
info@KonoctiTrails.com