What RAD People Can Accomplish in 4 Hours

It was a big ask to summon volunteers to pick up trash in the desert in the middle of the summer.  But it shouldn't come as a surprise to us anymore how incredibly giving and hard working the people who join Reno Area Dirtriders are. Today 25 devoted RAD volunteers and a few enthusiastic neighbors of the immediate area showed up and put in solid effort to tackle another troubled area in Golden Valley on BLM land which suffers from chronic illegal dumping.  

Thanks to Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful and Reno Salvage we had two dumpsters this time.  And it just so happened that nearby neighbors with tractors offered to pitch in and make our job easier. Motivated to knock this out before the heat got too serious, we had these two debris boxes filled by noon.  

Garrett (the only BLM field ranger responsible for patrolling the areas surrounding Reno) joined us today and talked about the struggles he has trying to catch illegal dumpers. Garrett made the arrangements to remove the abandoned cars from the area after we rounded them up. He's extremely cool and knowledgable dude to talk to, and a supporter of Reno Area Dirtriders and our recreation on these lands. We are happy to have him as our ally. Oh, and he gets to drive around in this thing all day:

Several locals stopped by our tent to thank us for our efforts. People walking their dogs, people riding their horses, and people riding their dirtbikes like us -- we all just want to have a nice playground.

4 hours later, Reno was a little bit cleaner.  

​Not a terrible way to spend just half of a day with other awesome human beings.

Special shout outs to United Site Services for the donation of restroom facilities, Tires Plus in Sparks for accepting the tires we pulled out for proper disposal, and Reno Motor Sports for some food money.

What another successful, feel-good RAD event filled with camaraderie and positivity.  Being good stewards of the land we ride on and giving back is what we are all about. All we ask the karma gods for in return is a little rain to water the trails.