Mud season rule: walk through it, not around it. Stepping off-trail to dodge mud widens the path and kills vegetation. Your boots will dry β the damage won't heal.
If a trail is too muddy to pass, come back later. π₯Ύπ±
Please remember, dog people, when it's breeding season (Spring/Summer), there are nesting birds and other wildlife hidden away in the grass, under rocks, behind trees etc.
Letting your dog run off-lead through meadows etc is highly disruptive to breeding animals and can kill them. You might not see or realise.
Please leash/lead your dog in open and wild spaces. Run with them, stay on trails and pathways as much as possible
Please.
Sad to see our park signs treated like this. Public lands deserve respect and we should take care of what belongs to all of us. From a Scenic Overlook in Southern #Appalachia π²πͺ§
I think I am able to read enough to find a forest ranger's name that I can research and add to #WikiTree for #genealogy.
"Our custom #bikes and gear reflect our dirt intentions and we #LeaveNoTrace to keep it all sustainable. Our #bikepacking #commons weaves us together and forms the grounds of this community. We all help maintain our commons first and foremost by riding."
Important piece by Josh Meissner about how #Komoot betrayed the commons and what the bikepacking community must learn from it.
Picked up #litter that I spotted while walking to get my tea thermos refilled. I always carry some gloves & a bag to pickup litter because there's always some litter to pickup - almost everywhere. Humans aren't as respectful or as responsible as they need to be - with nature/the environment.
2023. Using my #cane to pull out a toy that was dropped by someone into #SwanLake.
#CaneFishing #LitterRemoval #PeopleWithDisabilities #Saanich #NatureSanctuary #LeaveNoTrace #NatureSteward #NatureGuardian #PickUpLitter #VictoriaBC #BirdEstuary #YYJ #NaturePark #ParksInSaanich #Wsanec #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW