A fading Rainbow: Hundreds clean up the mess of thousands after gathering
By Rylan Boggs for the Blue Mountain Eagle
Published on July 18, 2017
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"He said attendees who stayed after the gathering have been naturalizing the area by removing trails, fire pits and latrines, ensuring all holes are filled in and spreading duff over disturbed areas."
"One of the biggest priorities for those cleaning up is the removal of trash. Everything from cigarette butts to tents..., and volunteers are slowly moving it to the front gate, where it is then trucked to the transfer station outside John Day.
David, a volunteer working near the gate, said roughly 90 percent of the trash has been removed from the forest so far."
