Vandals have damaged a large area of Tembec land near Elkford with “mud bogging,” driving four-wheel drive vehicles through mud and ripping up the earth.
Around June 11, people accessed the Round Prairie area just north of Elkford, on Elk Lakes Road, and caused significant environmental damage to the area known locally as the “peat moss pit.”
Steve Temple, Tembec Lands Supervisor, said Tembec has a responsibility to protect the land from environmental damage, and closing the land to the public might be their only option.
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