Helping hands... On June 7, members of the Moab Friends for Wheelin’ four-wheel drive club assisted the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in installing 11 to 12-foot sections of buck-and-rail fencing to protect the wilderness study area (WSA) on the north end of Steel Bender/Flat Pass Road. The club also removed paint from rocks and replaced missing or damaged signs in the same area. Earlier this month, MFFW members Brian Murdock and Jim Molter met to finalize an agreement with the Forest Service for MFFW to adopt the La Sal Pass road for volunteer service and maintenance. MFFW has agreed to assist the Forest Service with removal of decayed trees and boulders from the roadway, and removing litter and maintaining barriers along the road. The group has also agree to report conditions and any work requiring heavy equipment to the Forest Service. Group members said that this year’s maintenance will have to wait until the snow melts and volunteers can gain access to the La Sal Pass road. The club has also kept busy working on other projects, group members said. On June 14, MFFW volunteers headed out to the club’s “Adopt-a-Highway” section of U.S.191. Club volunteers removed trash from the roadside areas between mile-marker 131 and mile-marker 133. Photo courtesy MFFW