remote site clean-up
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The wilderness of the Northwest Territories offers unlimited opportunities for outdoor recreation and adventure including camping, hiking, paddling and float flying. Unfortunately, areas which receive significant use often tend to accumulate litter and debris over time. In the interest of preserving and protecting the land for enjoyment by all, NWTFA has identified remote site clean-up as a means by which our organization can make a positive impact.
NWTFA has identified various sites in need of garbage removal and general tidying. Group fly-outs serve as combined work parties and social gatherings where many hands make for quick work. |
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LOWER PENSIVE LAKE - REMOTE SITE CLEAN-UP COMPLETED
July 20, 2022 NWTFA hosted a fly-out work party at Lower Pensive Lake on Saturday, July 16, 2022 to conduct a general site clean-up. Seven volunteers, being members of NWFTA and/or CASARA, travelled to the site in member floatplanes to participate in the clean-up. We spent approximately 5 hours collecting a total of 1200 kg of debris, hauling it all down the esker to the beach, and loading it onto a Twin Otter for removal to the Yellowknife solid waste facility. With a bit of extra time, we also used a few salvaged timbers and donated logs to reconstruct benches around an existing firepit. NWTFA extends its thanks to Unsmoke Canada, The Great Outdoors Fund and Air Tindi for their support of this project. As a result of their assistance and the collective effort of our volunteers and the Air Tindi pilots, this site is once again a lovely wilderness destination with a pristine beach and scenic esker. View our photo gallery for more before, after and during pictures! Check out Cabin Radio's story "NWT aviators airlift more than a ton of garbage from lake" for more information about this project. |
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LOWER PENSIVE LAKE CHOSEN FOR SITE CLEAN-UP
June 29, 2022 NWTFA members visited Lower Pensive Lake by floatplane on June 29, 2022 to assess its need and potential for a remote site clean-up. The site proved to be a very pretty location with a sandy beach suitable for parking of several floatplanes. An abandoned shelter left on the site has resulted in a plethora of damaged building materials, broken glass, and general trash requiring removal. A fly-out work party for clean-up of this site has been scheduled for July 16, 2022. This site is on the Pensive Lakes wilderness paddling route which consists of upstream creeks, lakes, rapids and portaging suitable for experienced resident and visiting paddlers. Once the site has been cleaned up, the beach and surrounding esker will once again be a lovely destination for day trips and camping. |
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UNSMOKE CANADA / THE GREAT OUTDOORS FUND
June 15, 2022 NWTFA is partnering with Unsmoke Canada / The Great Outdoors Fund to conduct an Unsmoke Canada Clean-Up this summer! For more information on the Unsmoke Canada initiative to tackle the problem of trash in the wilderness, refer to its recent press release announcing organizations selected to receive support in 2022. NWTFA is proud to be the first and only such organization in the territories. Planning for the NWTFA clean-up will commence shortly with a preliminary scouting trip. Once potential sites have been assessed, a suitable site will be selected for clean-up in summer 2022 and fly-out work parties will be organized to collect and remove trash. |
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POTENTIAL CLEAN-UP SITES
March 15, 2022 NWTFA has identified sites at Lower Pensive Lake, Beniah Lake, Lauder Lake, River Lake and Jennejohn Lake as being in need of clean-up of accumulated litter and trash. NWTFA is consulting with Parks Canada and the GNWT Department of Lands to identify other potential clean-up sites. NWTFA plans to organize fly-out work parties to collect and remove trash from at least one site this summer. |
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FISHING LAKE - REMOTE SITE CLEAN-UP COMPLETED
July 22, 2019
Fishing Lake is a popular fishing and camping destination for many NWTFA members and is frequently visited by Yellowknife residents and tourists wishing to enjoy the pristine wilderness of the Northwest Territories. Unfortunately, a significant amount of junk and debris has accumulated on the northern beach over recent years. NWTFA members spent a sunny day at Fishing Lake on July 22, 2019 for a fly-out picnic and work party. Members cleaned up a considerable amount of garbage littering the beach and shack areas and removed it from the site in their floatplanes. Junk included beer cans, bits of food wrapping, cigarette butts, a broken toilet seat, shredded tarps, and beat up metal pipe. The site is now safer and more attractive for all visitors.
July 22, 2019
Fishing Lake is a popular fishing and camping destination for many NWTFA members and is frequently visited by Yellowknife residents and tourists wishing to enjoy the pristine wilderness of the Northwest Territories. Unfortunately, a significant amount of junk and debris has accumulated on the northern beach over recent years. NWTFA members spent a sunny day at Fishing Lake on July 22, 2019 for a fly-out picnic and work party. Members cleaned up a considerable amount of garbage littering the beach and shack areas and removed it from the site in their floatplanes. Junk included beer cans, bits of food wrapping, cigarette butts, a broken toilet seat, shredded tarps, and beat up metal pipe. The site is now safer and more attractive for all visitors.
