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n2doc

(47,953 posts)
Tue May 24, 2016, 07:07 AM May 2016

University of Oregon investigating 'disgraceful' trashing of Lake Shasta campsite

By Andrew Theen |

on May 23, 2016


Park rangers on a routine patrol Sunday discovered an "incredible amount of trash" left at a popular Lake Shasta island campsite that included a number of University of Oregon-related items.

Photos of the trash left on Slaughterhouse Island at the popular Northern California lake went viral Monday — and work crews are still cleaning up the remnants.

Phyllis Swanson, a spokeswoman for the Shasta-Trinity National Forest said about 60 houseboats were docked at the popular site this weekend. It's an annual, and unsanctioned trip for fraternity and sorority members along the West Coast. It's not out of the norm to have upwards of 1,000 college students on the lake, she said.

"What was different about this one," Swanson said, "is they left behind an incredible amount of trash."

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http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2016/05/university_of_oregon_investiga.html

Looks like they were copying the Bundy clan

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University of Oregon investigating 'disgraceful' trashing of Lake Shasta campsite (Original Post) n2doc May 2016 OP
That's pretty disgusting. Arkansas Granny May 2016 #1
They were there to par-TAY... JHB May 2016 #2
goodness. they left their tents, piles of clothes etc. I have been to that riversedge May 2016 #3
Muffy and Biff's Excellent Weekend Adventure! hatrack May 2016 #4

Arkansas Granny

(31,483 posts)
1. That's pretty disgusting.
Tue May 24, 2016, 07:19 AM
May 2016

I've done a lot of camping over the years with friends and family. It's pretty disheartening to get to an area, even remotevareas, to find that you have to clean up other peoples garbage before you can set up camp.

You would think that people who enjoy that type of environment would treat it with a little respect, but that's not always the case.

riversedge

(69,727 posts)
3. goodness. they left their tents, piles of clothes etc. I have been to that
Tue May 24, 2016, 07:24 AM
May 2016

area a few times. Beautiful. I would put these students on trash detail for a year!

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