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Remote Kelly's Ford landing on Rappahannock in Fauquier County may be getting too much love Date published: 8/18/2010
By RUSTY DENNEN Lou Cordero, an avid hunter and fisherman, stops by the remote Kelly's Ford landing on the upper Rappahannock River practically every day. At one time, he says, the historic river crossing along State Route 651 was serene, peaceful and pristine, even on weekends. No more. Most any summer weekend, crowds gather--mainly on the Fauquier County side, within the C.F. Phelps Wildlife Management Area--to enjoy the cool water on a long expanse of sand. People fish, barbecue and party. That's across the river from a Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries boat ramp and parking lot in Culpeper County. The ford was part of a March 1863 Civil War battle. Cordero, a freelance photographer who lives a few miles away in Sumerduck, now sees cans, bottles, used flip-flops, clothes, tires and piles of toilet tissue covering excrement dotting the hillside on the Fauquier shore. "I'm retired, sort of a watchdog," says Cordero, 65, who has been following the problem at Kelly's Ford with growing concern. Each summer, he says, there are more people and the trash problem gets worse. "They're hacking up the woods to use for firewood, clearing areas to set up fire rings." TOO MUCH LOVE Cordero, of Puerto Rican descent, says many of those he sees using the landing are Hispanics, probably friends and family of migrant workers employed by nearby farms who--like the locals--found a great spot to enjoy the river. Problem is, he says, the river there is being loved too much. Cordero, who has worked as a photographer for The Free Lance-Star in the past, has been quietly documenting the scene with his camera. He has contacted local landowners, politicians, the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries--anyone who will listen. The game department says it is working on a solution to what it calls a "complex" problem. As a result of Cordero's efforts, the Remington Community Partnership agreed that the situation at Kelly's Ford warrants immediate attention. The group at its last meeting said it would join with neighbors to ask that rules governing use of the landing be enforced.
Date published: 8/18/2010
It is an ethnic group, not a race. They are members of the caucasian race. Same as the english, the french, the italians, the germans etc.
I visited Mr Cordero's home island last month. Puerto Rico is, for the most part, a beautiful island. But the people, in general, are litter bugs. I stayed by a beach that had trash cans every 10 yards (or so), but by the end of the day there was more trash on the beach than in the trash cans. It's a mind set that we must change to keep our recreational areas clean and undamaged.
you are right, was it really necessary to include the Hispanic facts in this story? no. but then it wouldnt be relevant to today's issues and/or wouldnt push an agenda. this is old news...its in the paper because of immigration issues nationwide and our FLS wanted to show its a local problem as well. i can see how you can call this article racist, but the fact that the majority of perpetrators are hispanic is undisputed.
I?m so sick of the racism call it?s unbelievable.See it for what it is, mostly Hispanics use the area and it?s trashed! No finger pointing, just a factual statement.
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