Disrespecting Glacier

[BigHornRam]

Turning a blind eye to the lack of respect in our cities carries over to our Parks and public lands as well.

Photographer captures graffiti, trash left behind in Glacier

A Facebook post about litter and graffiti in Glacier National Park captured the attention of outdoor lovers this week. In his post, Philip Granrud shared his frustration with Glacier National Park visitors who violate park rules and regulations, leave behind trash and food and vandalize the land...

nbcmontana.com

 

[rustneversleeps]

Boggles my mind in general...I am usually coming off the river or out of the woods with more shit than I went in with. I just can't even believe people remotely think it's cool to leave their trash and junk...especially graffiti...at Glacier? I feel like I'm waking up to an episode of twilight zone every morning before work...crazy times we are living in

 

[antlerradar]

I have ceased to be surprised at the places I find trash.

 

[Nameless Range]

I believe the world needs more heads on pikes, and the gates of GNP would be a fine place for a couple on either side of the road to warn those who enter.

Really, all public lands suffer from a massive enforcement deficiency.Stats like 1 LEO per million acres or more are common.

 

[Straight Arrow]

Really, all public lands suffer from a massive enforcement deficiency.Stats like 1 LEO per million acres or more are common.

... or more aptly expressed, public lands suffer from a massive preponderance of disrespectful, self-centered visitors.

 

[Clam]

one LEO per million acres should be more than enough.

“should”

 

[geetar]

It baffles me that they weren’t shot on site for all the vandalism and destruction of property. Maybe people will take their blinders off now that they see it carries further.

 

[Irrelevant]

Picking up litter in the woods feels like a part time job with the amount out there. I don't think this is a new thing, I still find 50 yr old beer cans in the woods. There's just something in some people that leads them to litter. I don't know what it is, but I'd like someone to beat it out of them.

 

[Northwoods Labs]

Yea, picked up a lot of Busch Light cans in the St Croix River the other day. Some people are idiots

 

[BlakeA]

Pathetic. Doesn't surprise me though.

 

[WyoDoug]

This is why we lose access to hunting, fishing and outdoor rec type access. People should leave absolutely no sign they were even there.

 

[shootbrownelk]

I stopped to explore an island on the English river system in Ontario some 50 years ago and found trash that was almost knee deep in places. Pretty plain to see that 99% of it was left there from "Visiting" fishermen from south of the border. It was disgusting. Lazy people who have the energy to transport in all the canned food and beer by boat, but too damned lazy to take it out with them. I find the same situation with litter here in Wyoming as well, but not to the degree that I found in Canada.

 

[shootbrownelk]

This is why we lose access to hunting, fishing and outdoor rec type access. People should leave absolutely no sign they were even there.

I carried out a bunch of beer cans and other assorted trash that I found in a Walk-in area here in Wyoming. That kind of thing loses us access PDQ.

 

[WyoDoug]

I stopped to explore an island on the English river system in Ontario some 50 years ago and found trash that was almost knee deep in places. Pretty plain to see that 99% of it was left there from "Visiting" fishermen from south of the border. It was disgusting. Lazy people who have the energy to transport in all the canned food and beer by boat, but too damned lazy to take it out with them. I find the same situation with litter here in Wyoming as well, but not to the degree that I found in Canada.

I pack my trash out and sometimes other peoples' too. More than once I tied a trash bag to my pack and had to carry another one in my hands.

 

[shootbrownelk]

I pack my trash out and sometimes other peoples' too. More than once I tried a trash bag to my pack and had to carry another one in my hands.

I would have had to bring in a crew with a barge to clean up that island. I wish I would have had a camera along with me. I had never seen anything like it. I always pack out other people's leavings, it gets old though. And unfortunately, it seems to be getting worse around the places I hunt & fish.

 

[hank4elk]

For 20 yrs I dealt with this shit. Glad I'm not a Ranger in this day & age.

 

[Straight Arrow]

Picking up litter in the woods feels like a part time job with the amount out there. ..

Full Time job!

 

[Bigjay73]

Yea, picked up a lot of Busch Light cans in the St Croix River the other day. Some people are idiots

Because they litter, or because they drink shitty beer?

 

[dirtclod Az.]

Just came in from outback, clearing brush around the house to abate fire danger.
Saw a guy across the desert picking up trash along the main road.
Took him a cold bottle of water and thanked him for being a good man.
Thanks again to the unknown "trash man".
There are still a few good folks left in this world!!

 

[dcopas78]

I routinely pick up trash people have left behind in the woods. Something my dad taught me. Grandma (his mom) always said "respect her and she will reward you" in reference to the outdoors. Her great grandmother was Cherokee. I suspect that is were my family's close connection to the wilds all started. Nothing ticks me off worse than seeing trash in the woods.