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http://www.king5.com/topstories/NW_060803WABbasintrashed.9ceb58af.html

Illegal shooters leave toxic mess behind
06/08/2003

By ERIC WILKINSON / KING 5 News


SULTAN, Wash. - Vandals, especially target shooters, are trashing woodlands and waterways, commandeering camp sites and blasting apart countless trees, shooting up everything from paint cans to chemical-laden computers.

Hundreds of thousands of shell casings are left behind, along with a trail of environmental degradation.

 

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A woman illegally fires a gun across a creek in Sultan.  
“Every 30 feet there's a spur road that goes back into hell hole,” says Wade Holden, one of a dedicated few fighting to get these areas all across the state cleaned up.

"The sad part is, even if you do clean it up, two days later it's the same way again. It's out of control, I don't know how else to describe it,” says Holden.

Holden spends his days confronting people, including two who were firing their guns illegally across a creek in Sultan.

 

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Hundreds of thousands of shell casings are left behind.  
“It’s guys like you that are ruining it for everybody,” Holden told the men.

“I totally disagree,” replied one man.

Volunteers are working with Holden to clean up the sites, and they are disgusted by what they see.

In the meantime, those trying to enjoy the outdoors responsibly are left with fewer and fewer options. With camp sites and trails closed by the county.


 

“Two of our most favorite trails are just up the street, and they’ve already been taken from us because of the vandalism of the communication towers, and the garbage, people leaving their refrigerators and abandoning cars," said camper Shane Sailors.
Holden is hoping to get a one cent per shell tax put on a ballot sometime soon with money going to education and clean up campaigns.

Phil, lets get something together and help get that place cleaned up our way. What about an ARFCOM cleanup and we get some news coverage out there to see it.