Camping in the Crosby Mines

[Milt]

  Milt, I do not know which shops were camping in the pits but that's a pretty bold assumption you have that the dive shop events are responsible for trashing the pits.  If you do not have facts then don't make accusations. 
  Also, from what I have heard from several sources, the state cannot enforce no camping rules on the entire cluster of pits because they do not hold land rights to the entire area. 
  For more information I'd recommend contacting MSD and talking to Bill or Todd.  No one is more in tune with the real deal regarding regulations up there than they are.
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That was not a bold assumption. I found Aqualung and Zeagle labels mixed in with beer bottles and cans left in a pile for someone else to clean up. It may not have been from your shop, but it definitely was from divers. When hikers and campers enjoy the wilderness areas of our country they carry garbage bags with them and whatever they carry in, they also carry out. Perhaps, divers need to adapt that same policy. As a diver, I should not have to clean up someone else's garbage before I can go diving. I should not have to clean up someone else's garbage for any reason. I know for a fact that the police can patrol the Louise area because I personally witnessed two patrol vehicles enter the area last year and arrest several teens for drinking and littering. Unless the laws or jurisdictions have changed in the last year the police are still a viable option for support.