PolyParadise has always prided itself on its Cleanup & Recycle efforts. The 2023 MOOP MAP has been released. The hope would have been that we would have been ALL Green!! for our 350'x440' (3.53 acre) allocated space. Thanks to all that were part of the Volunteeratoldism job of LNT & to all that MOOPED all week and to anyone and everyone that stayed on into Tuesday afternoon and being the last off the Playa and for making sure that our LNT efforts would in fact be as GREEN as possible!!

The MOOP Map and provided images from Playa Restoration of our efforts was disappointing but in the end not surprising.  As you view the images provided and the entire BRC MOOP Map we were obviously not alone in the reported RED SPOTS as there are Lots & Lots of RED Spots across the entire Playa.  One of the images had (3) found Aluminum Spikes - we used ~1,000 of them so we missed THREE in the mud I call that a WIN! So it is all a matter of perspective. One of the other images showed some 'Pink' colored Playa we missed; which is disappointing cause of course we; I mean TREVOR dug up several hundred lbs of colored or stained Playa that we transported back to Phoenix.

With all the MUD and all of the items that were embedded in said MUD; I am very happy with our LNT efforts

Even with the RED Spots and images provided by Resto we have received a letter of In Good Standing with Placement.

                                   We WILL to strive for ALL GREEN in 2024!!!

We can ALWAYS be more MOOP vigilant; not just in our own camp space but Playa-Wide. Remember it is MOOP if it is not Playa -that is the definition of Leave No Trace. Overall we did an amazing job - thanks to all that assisted in Never Letting It Hit the Ground!!! Thank you to everybody that stayed for teardown and beyond...You guys ROCK for making those last sweeps through our space and making sure we would be MOOP FREE!

GLASS - Can't be avoided all together though we can try our best to limit the amount of glass we each bring to BRC and of course we can do better in attempting to coral that glass menace. Will be looking into other options as a container for all the glass in the garbage area to limit this issue as a MOOP issue going forward.

We did have several visits from the Earth Guardians & BLM concerning Fuel containment and the overall # of gallons of fuel within camp. In 2022 we purchased (4) 30G fuel containment containers.  These worked great in dispensing fuel; but also made transport to BRC a much easier.  Dispensing fuel to 5G containers as needed worked great.  The 30G fuel containment units were placed inside large kiddy pools as well as fenced in with plastic orange fencing.

MAJOR KUDOS to Trevor & a special callout to Monica for creating an awesome work space between the two rental trucks as a work area and and organized space that housed the generators and community tool area.

We did purchase additional kiddy pools for RV Gas/ personal generator containment and distributed them to all RV's & campers with 5G gas containers.  

This year we had several visits from the Earth Guardians/BLM concerning the total # of Gallons of fuel for the entire camp.  There is a 'Rule' that the total # of Gallons of fuel cannot exceed 110G. The fuel brought to power the camp was just about 110G - what I did not know until they continued to harp on it is that 110G INCLUDES ALL FUEL; that includes the fuel brought for personal generators and or RV's.  They also stated that fuel must be stored at least 10' away from any living space.  The camps fuel depot was enclosed and separated from any tent or RV to comply with that 10' standard.  Since we had 37 RV's with most of them bringing fuel; adhering to this 110G limit for a Village that is 350'x440' (3.53 acres) is just not possible. It is also not possible to have individual RV/generator fuel stored 10' away from said RV/camp space to comply with the BML/Earth Guardian standard. 

On their visits they did give us kudos to our main fuel depot and its setup, signage and fenced in area; they suggested that due to our overall size to mitigate the issue of RV/Generator Gas containers needing to be 10' away from said RV or living space we could construct a second fuel containment area behind the dividing line between the Twisted Swan and the back half of PolyParadise aka between the two 8:30 side service lanes and with that would be 'In Compliance' to fuel rules & standards.

Going forward; if you bring 5G gas containers for your RV or personal generator; these gas containers will need to be Labeled with YOUR NAME & STORED within these two fuel containment areas.  If you need to FILL your RV or personal generator you will need to go to the fuel containment area - transport that gas can to your RV/Generator & fill said engine and then  RETURN the gas can back to the fuel containment area; even EMPTY gas cans must be returned to the fuel containment area.  If a gas can is found left next to or near your RV or living space aka NOT RETURNED to the fuel containment area it will be confiscated and be used as camp gas for the camps generator consumption.  I am DONE being hassled by Earth Guardians/BLM on their visits about random gas containers not being 10' away from an RV or living space; aka moving those containers away from said RV/Living spaces when they visit - having those campers move them back to where they were being housed and then having another visit from Earth Guardians/BLM and being re-hassled for the same issue.

This new rule will be added to our Survival Guide; messaged to all those specifically bringing RV's and part of the reply upon registration to camp with PolyParadise.

PolyParadise 2023 MOOP Map	PolyParadise 2023 - RED SPOTS
PolyParadise 2022 MOOP Map	PolyParadise 2022 MOOP - RED Spot
PolyParadise 2019 MOOP Map	PolyParadise 2018 MOOP Map
PolyParadise 2017 MOOP Map	PolyParadise 2016 MOOP Map
PolyParadise 2015 MOOP Map	PolyParadise 2014 MOOP Map
PolyParadise 2013 MOOP Map	PolyParadise 2012 MOOP Map
BRC DPW	Playa Restoration