is not art, it is vandalism much like offen- sive graffiti. Most do not want to see the “hand of man” in nature, they purpose- fully went into the wild to get away from the pressures of our current society. Please, leave things as you found them, take pho- tos, sketch it, but don’t move it or take it. In NC especially, moving rocks in stream- beds destroys the threatened ancient Hellbender salamander.
5. Minimize Campfire Impacts: You don’t have to have a fire to camp. We can survive using a small backpacking style stove. Overuse of fire spaces scars the landscape and the over collection of firewood nega- tively impacts the forest and wildlife habitat (removing grubs’ homes and other insects that help chew up the leaves and leaf scatter to create the soil composition needed for proper plant growth.) There are ways to get the “campfire” effect without actually scarring the land. My favorite way is to have a small, contained fire like a “Charmin Fire”. I use a metal can like an empty oversized vegetable or tomato can, put a roll of Charmin in it with the card- board taken out, slowly soak the toilet paper in 90% alcohol, and light it. It’s a
terrific alternative to a traditional campfire, it’s a lot less work on you too! Try it, you will love it! Of course in a survival situa- tion you would not hesitate to build a fire but that is usually not the situation. If you feel you must build a fire, try to build it in a spot that has already been altered by previous fires
6. Respect Wildlife: We’ve all heard about and seen videos of the tourist who gets too close to wildlife with very negative results. One guiding principle is to not get so close that they notice you or feel pressured by you. Bring binoculars and study wildlife from a distance. When we pressure predatory wildlife, the tragic result is that the animal may have to be put down (and the human may be injured or worse). NEVER feed wildlife. Their stomachs can- not handle our food and it may kill them. Just last month a wild pony was killed on the coast of NC when a park visitor fed it an apple. Please, do not feed wildlife, ever.
7. Be considerate of other visitors. This is also becoming a major issue during this pandemic. It is very important that we give
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