The Trash No Land Blog

Incredible cleanup in Tillamook State Forest on Sat, Aug 25, 2018! The Beaver Dam Pit, aka Brown's Camp Gravel Pit, was in real bad shape and quite disgusting. We gave it a scrub down. 35 good hearted volunteers worked their tails off to put this place back to what it...

We don’t like cleaning up other peoples trash.  We don’t like seeing our great outdoors littered like a big city street.  We don’t like the damage being done to our natural resources.  We don’t like seeing rules disregarded and disobeyed when we try so...

Trash No Land was invited to a meeting with Clackamas Stewardship Partnership (CSP) a Forest Collaborative in Clackamas County.  TNL President, Bill Cogley, and board member Craig Yon attended the event, held in the Mt Hood National Forest.  Amongst the...

We will be cleaning up the Browns Camp gravel pit, (Beaver Dam Rock Quarry in The Tillamook State Forest), where a lot of target shooting takes place and needs our stewardship attention. Win some awesome prizes in our free raffle!  We encourage you to support our...

 It's that time of year, once again, that we need to ask ourselves; should I go shooting or not?We know people are anxious to go recreational shooting in the forest on a weekend, but, consider the high risk of fire danger! Perhaps you could put it off until...

WA DNR FIRE CREW SNUFF OUT A SMOKING STUMP. On Saturday, July 14, 2018, a 90 degree day, a DNR Fire crew responded to a report from a target shooter of smoke rising from a stump in the Yacolt Burn State Forest. The stump was being used as a backstop for target...

Miller Rd, Welches, Google Maps:  https://goo.gl/maps/P8YmhX8mWMF2 GPS:  45.366495, -122.007198 Directions:  From Sandy, Oregon, Head East on US Hwy 26 E, 14 miles (16 mins) to Right on Miller Rd. Follow ‘Cleanup’ direction signs. Details:  Join...

Next class is Sat, May 26th, Sportsman's Warehouse Happy Valley!  "Target Shooting On Public Land".  It's all the things you need to know to shoot responsibly on public land.Four classes are schedule for this Spring/Summer:Training Classes: "Target Shooting...

Current Event Wolf Creek Lanes Spring Cleanup! North Fork Wolf Creek Rd in Tillamook State Forest Sat, May 12, 2018.  9 AM to 1 PM  Google Maps:  https://goo.gl/maps/o7iDNrcx9M92GPS:  45°46'59.5"N 123°21'54.6"WHwy 26 West, 35 miles from the Hwy 217...

Earth Day on The Hood! A Cleanup in Mt. Hood National Forest Sunday, April 22, 2018.  9 AM to 1 PMGoogle Maps:  https://goo.gl/maps/9KKgJA1mvE42GPS:  45° 9'58.13"N, 122° 9'19.39"W14 miles up river from Estacada on Hwy 224.  Look for the direction...

Johnny Gets A SafeThe cry for help can sometimes be unheard, overlooked or even disregarded and thought of as being unimportant.  But to the person who needs the help, it is a real and stressful situation.  Such is the case with Johnny.A concern arose at...

Upcoming Cleanup event on the Washington side!Please join us, Saturday April 14th (rescheduled due to high winds on the 7th) from 9 AM to 1 PM, as we invest a few short hours improving the quality of recreation in the Burn.  With your help, we will be cleaning up...

We are launching a new class this spring called "Target Shooting On Public Land".  It's all the things you need to know to shoot responsibly on public land.Four classes are schedule for this Spring/Summer: Training Classes: "Target Shooting on Public Land"March...

The Current State of Recreational Shooting on Public Lands: Trash accumulation at dispersed shooting sites on public lands.  (Lack of stewardship & dumping). Shooters unaware of rules and shooting unlawfully.  (Unsafe conditions & violations of law)....

Feb 18, 2017, 1-5 PM, we will celebrate our first year of operating as a non-profit organization.We are going to meet at the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Public Safety Training Center.  They have meeting facilities and an indoor pistol range.  This is a...

I don't want to count chickens before they hatch, so, I'll try not to do so in this informational note. If for nothing else, this information means a lot to us at the Trash No Land organization.  It could mean big things coming, or, it could simply mean some...

The volume of trashed shooting sites, on our public lands nearest to the major metropolitan areas, is a big problem.  Illegal dumping, shooting of trash, unsafe conditions, leaving behind spent targets and casings and a general lack of awareness of rules, is...

It's on, folks!  Our Facebook Like & Comment "Stewardship keeps it open" contest. We're growing our organization to help improve Public Land shooting for our great Northwest by raising awareness of our organization and the message we deliver. Your help is...

COMMIT RANDOM ACTS OF CLEANUPS!The Trash No Land 'Stew Award' goes out to Craig & Tracy, of Albany, Oregon, for their dedication to Stewardship in Recreational Shooting.Craig and Tracy recently donated 5 hours of their recreation time to help keep recreational...

Put those firearms back in the safe, folks! Target shooting is now prohibited in Mt. Hood National Forest, until we get past this extreme/unusual fire potential situation.Of course, we're not surprised, right?!!!. I'm sure most of us have chosen not to shoot in this...

Using Suppressors in Public Land ShootingWe support the use of suppressors in public land shooting, as it helps reduce noise and enhances the recreational experience for all who visit our great outdoors.We will have a special presentation of several suppressor options...

Thoughts for consideration when developing improved shooting lanes on public land.Here are a few thoughts, on last years project, that were designed into the improved shooting lanes in Tillamook State Forest on North Fork Wolf Creek Rd (overseen by Randy Peterson of...

Our next event is coming up real soon!  Plan to join us on this one!  We'll do a lot of good for recreational shooting and we'll have a lot of fun target shooting after it's done!We are making a statement that says this is a place for our kind of...

Here's what's on the slate for Spring so far.  We recently finished the first one for 2017 in Tillamook State Forest off Hwy 26 (Photos are on the Events page under Past Events) and are moving on to several more soon.March 18th: Mt Hood National Forest.  36...

Who Loves a Cleanup?    Who Hates it? The Hate part:No one should have to do cleanups on pubic land outside of cleaning up just what you took in.  I find it infuriating that some people show no respect for the value of our public land, no respect...

Hey all,I have been getting my butt kicked at work lately and I apologize I have not posted much as of lately.Lots of stuff has happened since my last post.It is official. TNL is good to go for Washington State. Now we are waiting on our status with the Feds on the...

Feb 25, 2017,  9 AMTillamook State Forest at North Fork Wolf Creek Rd. developed shooting lanesGoogle Map Link:  https://goo.gl/maps/WUhTAwgzHrt36 miles West of Beaverton, Oregon off Hwy 26.BYOL and BYOGH! (Bring Your Own Lunch and Bring Your Own Good...

Finally some nice weekend weather in the Portland Metro area!  Sure felt like shooting weather to me!  Did you get out for a little target fun?I had an itchy trigger finger all weekend and a bummed attitude because I knew I couldn't go.  Too many items...

TNL followers,I know there are not a whole lot of you following our movement now. I believe this will change soon, in time.We have had a successful meeting, yes, TNL's first board meeting is on the books. That is a start. In combination with getting our filing...

You arrive at your favorite place to shoot and find it trashed.  Some ‘Jack-Wagon’ left his used up targets, milk jugs, beer cans and littered the ground with shotgun hulls (yet, they picked up their spent brass!).  Your blood boils and you’re down right...

Quiet, dark and in a deep peaceful sleep, describes the middle of a recent Thursday night.  But sure enough, as 'Murphy's Law' would have it, the dog starts to bark.  As with many nights before, my grumpy side got the best of me... "Someone must have left...