Imperial Valley Press

ISDRA Sand Dunes Cleanup celebrates 25th Anniversar­y

- STAFF REPORT

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and their partner L.A.N.D.S invite desert enthusiast­s to come help keep our dunes clean and open for all to enjoy on Saturday, January 14, 2023.

This is a free pass weekend at the ISDRA, Friday, January 13 to Monday, January 16, 2023.

Registrati­on is from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., volunteers will scour the desert for litter and trade their bags of collected

trash in for drawing tickets. Lunch will be served at the main staging areas from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The prize drawing will be held immediatel­y after lunch.

Registrati­on begins at 8:00 a.m. at any of our 11 registrati­on sites. North Registrati­on sites include Glamis Flats (north end main staging area, event area of the Glamis Beach Store, near vendor row), Wash Road (Wash 1), Gecko Road (across from the BLM ranger station), Oldsmobile Hill, the swing

set and at the flagpole. South dune registrati­on areas include Gordon’s Well (at the south end main staging area, near the public restrooms), Buttercup (vendor row), Ogilby Camp and Midway Campground.

Organizers of the 25th Annual Dunes Cleanup would like to thank our many generous sponsors and supporters including Yamaha, POLARIS Industries, Monster Energy Drink, Equinox Gold, the American Sand Associatio­n, San Diego Off-Road Coalition, Gla

mis Veterans, Ridenow Powersport­s and Sand Tires Unlimited.

L.A.N.D.S. is a nonprofit public benefit corporatio­n and work in partnershi­p with BLM, California Desert District (BLM) and other partners to enhance the recreation­al experience at the ISDRA and other BLM managed lands in the area.

For any questions about this year’s cleanup, please call L.A.N.D.S Program Manager Charla Teeters-Stewart at (760) 791-1856.

 ?? KRISTA DALY PHOTO ?? Bob Jones and a small group of people ride together at the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation­al Area, picking up trash on a Sunday morning in Glamis, December 8, 2013.
KRISTA DALY PHOTO Bob Jones and a small group of people ride together at the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation­al Area, picking up trash on a Sunday morning in Glamis, December 8, 2013.

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