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Canadian A Recreation Area benefits from Public Lands Day cleanup

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Published Oct. 10, 2012
Rainy conditions did not stop volunteers from working to clear debris at the Canadian A Recreation Area at Canton Lake, Okla., Sept. 27. The camping area was destroyed by a tornado May 24, 2011. As part of the 2012 National Public Lands Day observance, volunteers and some lake office staff cleared 10 trailer loads of debris left after the tornado hit.
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Rainy conditions did not stop volunteers from working to clear debris at the Canadian A Recreation Area at Canton Lake, Okla., Sept. 27. The camping area was destroyed by a tornado May 24, 2011. As part of the 2012 National Public Lands Day observance, volunteers and some lake office staff cleared 10 trailer loads of debris left after the tornado hit.

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CANTON, Okla, — The Canton Lake staff and a group of volunteers observed National Public Lands Day Sept. 27 with a cleanup of the Canadian A Recreation Area at the lake.

A group totaling 25 spent the day working to remove debris left after a tornado destroyed the camping area May 24, 2011.

“We were able to remove smaller debris such as concrete and asphalt chunks, logs, and debris from smaller facilities and campers destroyed in the tornado,” said Canton Lake Park Ranger George Mayfield. “A total of 10 trailer loads of debris were removed from the area.”

National Public Lands Day is a program of the National Environmental Education Foundation. It is the largest single-day volunteer effort for public lands in the United States. This is the event’s 19th year. In 2011, the event contributed an estimated $17 million in volunteer services to public lands, which include planting trees, shrubs and other native plants, as well as building and maintaining approximately 1,500 miles of trails.