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By: Burning Blog » Blog Archive » MOOP MAP LIVE, Day 6: A Day in the Life

Burning Blog » Blog Archive » MOOP MAP LIVE, Day 6: A Day in the Life — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:34:10 +0000

[...] team digs in on the biggest piles at the Man site and Temple site for instance. The “Special Forces” teams fan out on the site chasing cones that mark the larger problem areas such as moopy [...]

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By: Burning Blog » Blog Archive » MOOP MAP LIVE: 2011′s Top MOOP

Burning Blog » Blog Archive » MOOP MAP LIVE: 2011′s Top MOOP — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:33:08 +0000

[...] can do to prevent it next year!MOOP Menace #1: Wood Chips, Splinters and BarkPhoenix Firestarter, a Special Forces Manager, says that “2011 was brought to you by wood chips.” Wood chips and splinters [...]

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By: The Hun

The Hun — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:00:32 +0000

Xander – Yep, we’ll post a high-resolution copy of the MOOP Map when it’s all said and done. Sorry about the red spot, but don’t worry, that happens sometimes!

Kaily, Boog & Sunburn Sarah – It is great to feel appreciated! Not a thankless task at all. First of all, we consider ourselves lucky to be here. Second, we know that our work results in being able to come back next year. Third, people like you make a huge difference just by leaving comments! So thank you.

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By: Sunburn Sarah

Sunburn Sarah — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:04:15 +0000

I love hearing about your progress.. I look every day to see if something new is posted.. Wish I could be there!! Keep up the good work, you are very appreciated.. hugs

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By: Boog

Boog — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 07:49:22 +0000

Many Many thanks for this almost thankless task.

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By: Kailey

Kailey — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:51:39 +0000

Thanks MOOPERS!!!! Much love!

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By: Xander

Xander — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 07:54:17 +0000

Oh noes! It looks like there’s a little red blotch in our camp (near 9 & B) but it’s hard to be sure… and we were so careful!

Is there any way to get an even larger blow-up of the map so we can see the camp boundaries better?

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By: The Hun

The Hun — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:10:13 +0000

JDogg – Your appreciation means a lot. Thank YOU.

Homiesinheaven – I’m glad you approve! It’s good to get this information out there, and it’s fun too.

Fiver – Patience is a virtue! That’s the day we walked the blocks, but it takes a few days to compile the data and get it onto the map. I’m sure you can find it in yourself to hold on a few days while we do our job.

Crissa – We tend to document the red zones, but not so much the yellow. Yellow just means that people were walking slowly because there was a fair amount of MOOP, but it’s not the same as, say, an explosion of wood chips. That yellow line is strange, it’s true… I wish I could tell you what it was, but likely it was just a generally MOOPy zone.

TwoHott – Thank you for helping educate your neighbors!! That is awesome. I really appreciate it, and I appreciate the fact that they went back and cleaned it up themselves! Very cool. As for the crater, you did good. Whatever you can do to heal the playa with the resources you have available — and like Crazy Talk says, holes will turn into messy dunes. Well done. If you ever find yourself faced with a big crater, you can try to find someone with shovels and maybe even some water to help you fill it in.

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By: crazytalk

crazytalk — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 05:47:10 +0000

yes filling in the crater is helpful, during the restoration season white outs still occur and the playah fills in those holes. you can’t depend on the weather to help you out, it will turn into a dune unless you fill and stomp the playah down

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By: TwoHott

TwoHott — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:12:52 +0000

Restoration question: What to do about small craters?

So some dumb ass campers (I don’t normally name call, but… they earned it) near us decided to dump some black water on the playa from their rented RV. They were ‘encouraged’ to clean it up — yea, they dug it up and hauled it out. Then they left a small crater when they took off. Thinking that wasn’t too cool, I filled in the crater and stomped on it. I didn’t know what else to do. Is that the right thing to do?

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