I wrote the DNR at Clark State forestry about us INGO'ers helping clean up the range, this is the response I got
Now, to your offer. There are several issues involved – cleanup/maintenance being one of them. The other issues are unsafe shooting practices by individuals (as an example, the next time you’re out here, check out the pit toilet which has been repair and replaced 1 time each already), unacceptable “targets” being used (i.e. bottles, cans, skeet, televisions, recliners, propane tanks and the list goes on and on) and left at the range for our crews to deal with removing. This is totally unacceptable. There are a lot of good folk that use the range and, unfortunately, there are a few bad apples that are making it hard on everyone. One thought that we had was to set up a volunteer program that would have someone at the range to monitor and help streamline some problems and your offer fits right in with this train of thought on our part. We are collecting names and comments such as yours and I don’t anticipate that we will hold the public meeting until sometime in the spring. So, in the meantime, I will keep your contact information on hand and let you know what we come up with as the time gets closer. Let's all try to help out at the range, call them and give them your name, as I did...MrSmitty
Now, to your offer. There are several issues involved – cleanup/maintenance being one of them. The other issues are unsafe shooting practices by individuals (as an example, the next time you’re out here, check out the pit toilet which has been repair and replaced 1 time each already), unacceptable “targets” being used (i.e. bottles, cans, skeet, televisions, recliners, propane tanks and the list goes on and on) and left at the range for our crews to deal with removing. This is totally unacceptable. There are a lot of good folk that use the range and, unfortunately, there are a few bad apples that are making it hard on everyone. One thought that we had was to set up a volunteer program that would have someone at the range to monitor and help streamline some problems and your offer fits right in with this train of thought on our part. We are collecting names and comments such as yours and I don’t anticipate that we will hold the public meeting until sometime in the spring. So, in the meantime, I will keep your contact information on hand and let you know what we come up with as the time gets closer. Let's all try to help out at the range, call them and give them your name, as I did...MrSmitty
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