Now that the light litter has been lifted and bagged, thanks to the coordinated efforts of the High Cliff staff and Friends of High Cliff volunteers, it’s time to do some heavy duty cleaning!

For decades, a number of old dump sites have languished at various locations along the lower edge of the Escarpment, rusting away on their own imperceptive slow timeline. These mangled mazes of metal are vary dangerous to those who venture here and have no place in this wonderful State Park, even if they are off the beaten path. It’s high time we got serious about addressing these debris depots and that’s just what we’re going to do!

Working in conjunction with the Park personal and volunteers, we will be conducting heavy metal extraction to remove these unsightly heaps and remedy the lower landscape once and for all.

Each participant will be required to wear PPE during the extraction, including steel-toed boots, heavy leather gloves and safety vests. A safety briefing will be given by park staff and waiver forms will be signed and collected. This is not going to be a walk in the park, and will require some heavy lifting and skilled extraction using chain, strapping and come-alongs, carefully coordinated and executed.

Specific information about gathering points and morning timeline will be added soon. Anticipated schedule will be 8am til Noon.