Large Scale Clean-ups

Leclused

Leclused

Active member
Hi all,

Because there is so much going on in this forum I thought it would be nice to show you some examples of large-scale clean-ups here in Belgium. For such scale of actions an organisation on a federation level is required. The clubs in Belgium are too small to do this on their own. So the clubs  joined forces and organised these action under the wings of the UBS (Union Belge de Speleologie) and other organisations.

The clean-up of the "gouffre the Belvaux"

http://www.crlesse.be/realisations/realisations-2013/57-nettoyage-du-gouffre-de-belvaux-11-12-et-13-octobre-2013

http://www.crlesse.be/images/contenu/realisations/2013/gouffre_belvaux/ppt_nettoyage_gouffre_oct_2013.pdf

The only thing what I wouldn't have done is the fire so close. But that was a trade off. If they would have to haul everething up then it wasn't impossible within the timeframe of 3 days to complete the clean-up.

You can also find other examples on the site by year.

The clean-up of "Grotte Sainte-Anne"  (2012-2015)

https://sites.google.com/site/speleovig/Environnement/operation-mr-propre-a-ste-anne

Some write ups about this clean-up
http://scavalon.blogspot.be/search/label/Grotbescherming

Hope this encourge other cavers/organisations to start with clean-up and conservations. Never let the scale be a problem :)

BR

 
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Amy

New member
Check out the SKTF (SERA Karst Task Force, SERA is southeast region area, Whcih is Kentucky, TAG, Florida, mainly). They do HUGE clean ups. Dumpsters full of trash, trucks full of tires, etc etc. there are usually two major clean ups a year or so, and smaller ones spread throughout. They'll deal with graffiti and vandalism too.

They keep track of volunteer hours because local govt can turn it in for grant money for further clean ups. Which helps keeps the SKTF going (recycling rubber, dump trucks to haul trash away, etc is all $$$ and most small cities and towns can't pay for that). In addition, the locals have used the grant funds generated by turning in the work to put up no dumping signs, and to manage it themselves sometimes to keep it from going bad again. It's a terrific system. Maureen Handler is the lady in charge. She's the most amazing badass woman I know.

Here's a video with a semi recent major cleanup. It is karst task force, this entire region is karst so even if there isn't a cave right there, this trash is hurting caves, groundwater, etc etc as we all know.

http://youtu.be/1wS-PshL72g
 
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