The state road between the towns of Orviston and Monument is now free of tons of trash dumped there over the years. Contractors worked for four days in May to remove trash from a steep embankment along Orviston-Monument Road, properly disposing of over 11 tons of trash and tires. (To view a before/after photo, roll your mouse cursor over the image below.)

The scenic railroad bed, which runs parallel to Beech Creek, also benefited from the actions of 18 volunteers from PA Cleanways of Clinton County, Centre County Solid Waste Authority, local residents of Monument and Orviston, Curtin Township Officials, and DCNR District #10 forestry personnel. On May 10th, they hand-picked loose items and helped to load roll-off containers in the staging area.

The equipment cleanup was contracted to Environmental Restoration, Inc. of Courtdale, staging and parking areas were compliments of Fink and Stackhouse, Centre County Solid Waste Authority donated roll-off containers and provided disposal at a reduced rate, Love Disposal of Lock Haven provided hauling at reduced rates, Clinton County Solid Waste Authority-Wayne Township Landfill provided disposal at reduced rates, and lunch was provided by Brothers Pizza of Beech Creek.

Sproul State Forest Cleanup Team Brothers Pizza of Beech Creek Centre County Solid Waste Authority Curtin Township Fink and Stackhouse Local Volunteers Love Disposal of Lock Haven PA CleanWays of Clinton County Sproul State Forest Employees Clinton Co. Solid Waste Authority -Wayne Township Landfill

DCNR encourages Centre County residents with questions about proper disposal and recycling to contact the Centre County Recycling Coordinator at (814) 238-6649.

Sproul State Forest is located in western Clinton and northern Centre counties, containing 293,000 acres of forestland. The forest is named in honor of William C. Sproul, governor of Pennsylvania from 1919 to 1923.

Learn about other illegal dump sites in state forests and parks.

This page last updated June 12, 2003.

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