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called for volunteers to clean up an illegal dumpsite at the top of the mountain, which had just been named one of the state’s "Dirty Dozen" under the state's Forest Lands Beautification Program. On April 6, twenty volunteers tackled the Burns Valley Overlook site, removing
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valley travel up the mountain every year to pursue game, most commonly deer and turkey.
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for recycling, and 402 tires, restoring the site so that the views can be enjoyed.
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and trash from the mountain with contractors removing trash for proper disposal and
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around the turn of the 20th century, and continues to be logged to this day.
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Blain, Blairs Mills, Doylesburg, McCoysville, and Spruce Hill
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are the most common species of tree. There are also several groves of
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is a long and narrow mountain located in the far western corner of
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Forest Lands Beautification Program. 2002-05-06. Archived from
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Conococheague Mountain is located in Pennsylvania
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40°14′41″N 77°40′58″W / 40.2448062°N 77.6827682°W / 40.2448062; -77.6827682
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