And you thought shuffling was bad

[MoCarp]

Sharing this from a FB post

The most important message the River Rangers*  try to spread: DON'T MOVE THE ROCKS. Rocks in and around rivers are important habitats for salamanders, macroinvertebrates, fish and more! In addition, when you move these rocks, you can change the flow of a stream an increase sedimentation, which may change what can survive there. This summer, we took apart more than 300 rock structures! Please refrain from moving the rocks and leave the cairns for designated trail markers.

EDIT- These are pictures of us disassembling rock structures, not building them!

Learn more in "The Last Dragon" by Freshwaters Illustrated.
https://www.freshwatersillustrated.org/the-last-dragons

 

* Pisgah River Rangers is an education and outreach program based in Pisgah National Forest. They are sponsored by The Pisgah Conservancy, US Forest Service, Trout Unlimited, Clemson University and Public Land Corps. This year have  a American Fisheries Society Hutton Scholar working with them.

 

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[MoCarp]

Way more goes on than people realize in conservation departments….it’s not all about busting poachers, and sitting around in trucks writing on a tablet…lots of good work gets done no one ever sees or will get to see…and it’s not a job people take for the money ether…

#laboroflove #respect #keepupthe goodworks

[Mitch f]

Either kids stacking them or wannabe artist hippies channeling their inner douche. 

[ollie]

I never understood the whole rock stacking thing. Anytime I see them on the shoreline I go and kick them over! Although normally most of them get washed away from the floods.

[Al Agnew]

It drives me nuts, and I always kick them over as well unless it's a place that is already "civilized", like in a campground or access point.  On Facebook people get all indignant when they see complaints about rock stacking..."it doesn't hurt anything".  Well, what part of "leave no trace" do you not understand?  Why do you think other people want to see your lame attempt to shout, "look at me, I was here"?  But I've been called rude and selfish for calling them selfish and self-centered.  As if I shouldn't expect for wild places to be wild.

As you can tell, the whole thing ticks me off.