Merrit Island National Wildlife Refuge - Partial Closings due to excess visitor LITTERING - How Sad!
Jan 12, 2020 08:29:06 #
olemikey
Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida
This really pisses me off - I don't know what else to say, people can be so trashy. Haulover Canal area of MINWR, North of Kennedy Space Center, SR3. The area in question is the canal bridge area, and associated area, Manatee feeding aresa, fishing spots, hiking and photo areas, etc.
Parts of the park will be closed whenever littering exceeds daily/weekly cleanup efforts. What is wrong with people? This area is frequented by many for fishing, canoe/kayak, photography, hiking, etc., it is northeast of the Blackpoint Drive area
Story here: https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2020/01/11/excess-litter-prompts-partial-closing-merritt-island-national-wildlife-refuge/4442153002/?utm_source=floridatoday-Daily%20Briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_briefing&utm_term=hero
To the guilty - Take your damn trash home and throw it in your own pristine yard!!!!!!!!!!!!
Arrrrrrrrghhhhhh!!!!
Parts of the park will be closed whenever littering exceeds daily/weekly cleanup efforts. What is wrong with people? This area is frequented by many for fishing, canoe/kayak, photography, hiking, etc., it is northeast of the Blackpoint Drive area
Story here: https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2020/01/11/excess-litter-prompts-partial-closing-merritt-island-national-wildlife-refuge/4442153002/?utm_source=floridatoday-Daily%20Briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_briefing&utm_term=hero
To the guilty - Take your damn trash home and throw it in your own pristine yard!!!!!!!!!!!!
Arrrrrrrrghhhhhh!!!!
Jan 12, 2020 08:32:53 #
How sad this is, it is a great place to go for photography. When we went we left only footprints and tire tracks, I wish others would do the same!
Jan 12, 2020 09:02:01 #
UNBELIEVABLE!!!
People are such as., idiots, to put it nicely.
People are such as., idiots, to put it nicely.
Jan 12, 2020 09:07:41 #
Way too sad. Back in 2003 my son graduated from Marine boot camp in San Diego. He and I were walking behind a family and the husband threw a cigarette butt on the parade deck. Big mistake. I had to restrain my son. The guy picked the butt up. There was a trash less than 3 feet away.
Jan 12, 2020 09:15:58 #
olemikey wrote:
This really pisses me off - I don't know what else... (show quote)
This is very disturbing, what's wrong with people?
Jan 12, 2020 09:21:51 #
Mac wrote:
This is very disturbing, what's wrong with people?
People are lazy and downright STUPID!!! You know the old saying. Ignorance can be cured, stupidity can't.
Jan 12, 2020 09:33:03 #
Bob Mevis wrote:
People are lazy and downright STUPID!!! You know the old saying. Ignorance can be cured, stupidity can't.
It's like people who leave their shopping carts strewed around the parking lot instead of putting it in the cart drop off. They figure someone will take care of it for them.
Jan 12, 2020 09:38:34 #
a6k
Loc: Detroit & Sanibel
A few surveillance cameras that could capture the license plates of the offenders would help.
Jan 12, 2020 10:29:02 #
Jan 12, 2020 10:50:14 #
Mac wrote:
It's like people who leave their shopping carts strewed around the parking lot instead of putting it in the cart drop off. They figure someone will take care of it for them.
Exactly. I worked at a grocery store for a short time several years ago. I cursed those people vehemently. Lazy b@$#&%d's.
Jan 12, 2020 10:53:06 #
Bob Mevis wrote:
Exactly. I worked at a grocery store for a short time several years ago. I cursed those people vehemently. Lazy b@$#&%d's.
Jan 12, 2020 11:34:19 #
It's just a reflection of American culture and society. Why so upset? (Tounge in cheek).
Jan 12, 2020 11:38:51 #
kpmac wrote:
It's just a reflection of American culture and society. Why so upset? (Tounge in cheek).
Sadly, yes.
Jan 14, 2020 07:42:20 #
Very sad, and maybe some of us who love the refuge will need to carry a small trash bag along with us and try to help out just a little.
Apr 11, 2022 07:56:23 #
olemikey wrote:
This really pisses me off - I don't know what else... (show quote)
That is awful ...it seem that some people just don't appreciate the beauty of our nature areas...same problem here...
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