Quality Parks Adopts Road To Keep Pine Barrens Cleaner
Mindy & Ray (whose spirit continues to inspire) tagged Adopt-A-Highway, Dumping, Long Island Central Pine Barrens, Rocky Point Preserve, litter 
Photocredit: Raymond P. CorwinQuality Parks will continue to play a strong role in reducing litter in the Long Island Central Pine Barrens.
"Empowering the Public to Keep Public Spaces Clean," a story introduced to us by Raymond Corwin, and an inspirational video on "Spring Cleaning in Estonia," have been key to Quality Parks decision.
They have formally adopted a portion of Whiskey Road, near Parking Lot #18, under the Town of Brookhaven's Adopt-A-Highway Program.
Quality Parks will be regularly picking up roadside trash, but will be sorting out bottle caps for recycling elsewhere, as the Town of Brookhaven's Waste Management Division doesn't recycle hard plastic bottle caps. "Recycle Caps With Aveda" accepts used bottle caps by store location or by mail. Quality Parks will register with Aveda to cover shipping costs. Mailed recycled caps will be used to make new caps for Aveda's beauty and wellness products, and the Pine Barrens will be cleaner for it.
Quality Parks will also be working closely with local groups and organizations to encourage similar programs in other parts of the Pine Barrens. The following photographs illustrate some of the work being done this week. Trash is being bagged and piled up along the roadside edge near Parking Lot #18. It will be picked up by the Town of Brookhaven after a few more days of clean up. In coordination with the Pine Barrens Commission's Incident Reporting System, Quality Parks has also identified larger trash removal needs. (Parking Lot #18, and #16 respectively).
It isn't easy finding out who has adopted what section of road in the Pine Barrens. Quality Parks needs your help in identifying who else is picking up litter! Contact me with your information or questions.
A special thank you goes to the Town of Brookhaven Adopt-A-Highway Program for their great program and signage, and to the Pine Barrens Commision's Incident Reporting System.
Are you involved in an Adopt-A-Highway program? Where? What's your story?
Dec 1, 2009 Print Article 
Reader Comments (3)
"I have a trail near my house which is only about half a mile long, but my wife and I like it. Unfortunately, there is a lot of trash—cans, bottles bags, etc. The trail is particularly nice because it ends on a cliff overlooking the Long Island Sound. The cliff itself has quite a lot of debris. I think kids go there to...play chess...and smoke...Marlboros. Anyway, do you have any suggestions for how we might go about maintaining it? I guess I could just pick things up once every two weeks or so. The initial cleanup would require several bags, then probably not too bad. The trail is at the intersection of Caddy Place and Rocky Point Landing Road in Rocky Point.
BTW, I noticed the cleanup photos have a State Park sign that says Rocky Point. Where is this? Is it that little Parking area on 25A?
- Barry
The parking lot is on Whiskey Road east of Rocky Point-Yaphank Road. A DEC permit is required to park there. The LI Greenbelt Paumanok Path that begins on Route 25A passes through that parking lot on its way to Hampton Bays. Follow the white trail markers for 47 miles from Route 25A to the Shinnecock Canal.
Originally posted by Trailbug
If Barry ever checks back, I am looking into this. I hope he can get back to me.