Two things come to mind. First of all Oregon rivers are cleaner than Washingtons. No flame but it's the truth! There are few if any trash cans in the public access areas in Washington and secondly there is no bottle bill! I'm not saying there isn't any trash along Oregon streams because there is! believe me there is plenty of trash but in the public access areas there are trash recepticles.
I have a question also for someone in Washington who may know. The yellow access stewardship stickers that are given out when buying a license is supposed to be strictly enforced isn't it? I was on the Washougal river last night and there were swimmers and sun bathers in every public access area. Not one had one of those stickers on their cars! I was the only one who did. So what is the deal with that? I was told that a $60 citation was given if you were caught without one. Just wanted to know. The state police or county sheriff could have written 75-100 tickets. It seems like the litter and vandalism problems in both states is getting worse