Article: Heaps of trouble in the woods.(General News)(BLM worker removes old wrecked vehicles from public land)

Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard

At least once a week, Norm Maxwell climbs into his government-issue Ford Expedition, flatbed trailer in tow, and heads for the woods to stalk his favorite prey: dead cars.

He might be stalking an old Datsun or a Ford Maverick or even a Volkswagen bus on rare occasions.

Maxwell knows what to expect, regardless of the make: a vehicle riddled with bullet holes, smashed windows, no license plates or vehicle identification number - and broken beer bottles scattered on the ground.

Maxwell, who works for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, calls it "recreational dumping," and he doesn't approve of what ...

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