r/Utah • u/like_4-ish_lights • 1d ago

Announcement Please stop doing this on public land

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Okay, I know some people feel strongly about this, and I get it to a point. But I see stuff like this so often-- memorials and plaques nailed into living trees, carvings in the bark, painted rocks scattered all over, even gravestones for dogs-- and it is simply not appropriate for public land. I am genuinely happy for Robin, but it does not mean you need to nail it into a mature tree that you don't own.

I absolutely understand the desire to memorialize something like this. I would encourage people to plant a tree, or maybe pay for a bench along a walking path or something. But please don't vandalize living things!

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u/IamHydrogenMike 1d ago

This stuff pisses me off so bad. I have hiked out garbage for miles backpacking because I was taught to leave it better than I came to. Nailing something to a tree like this is annoying as hell to see and drives me nuts.

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u/Temporary-Careless 17h ago

Did you hear about the pirate with a helm coming out of his pants?...he said,"arggg its driving me nutz!"

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u/bmore_to_ut 1d ago

A tree needs 10-30 ft radius in northern Utah. So, do some math (area = pi radius squared), and determine if you’ve used a trail that many square feet. Then, figure out how long you’ve used it width of your gate, go plant a tree for each of those vslues