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> make it to coastal regions and hit the beach just don't. beaches are for turtle nests.
by justatdotin 6y ago
> make it to coastal regions and hit the beach
just don't.
beaches are for turtle nests.
- trabant00 6y agoYeah, turtles are on every beach on the planet /s
- TheSpiceIsLife 6y agoYour probably right, though we can argue the wider point still stands: Beaches are populated by all sorts of life, some of which probably needs protecting. Choose your recreation spots carefully.
- names_are_hard 6y agoEnlighten me if I'm mistaken, but are there recreation spots that are not harmful to some animal life or the ecosystem? I suppose there are forms of recreation that cause less harm than others, but if you enjoy offroad driving, you're going to hurt something. Pretty much all the things I enjoy are unsustainable and generally harmful for the environment(motorsports, winter sports, eating meat) and at some point it becomes hard to care. I fear that there is no way to keep my conscience clear if I do not live in denial. I wonder how common this is.
- jychang 6y agoSkydiving perhaps
- names_are_hard 6y agoIncludes airplanes, which I hear have a terrible carbon footprint. I guess if you optimize for avoiding a specific form of harm you can succeed. But if you want to avoid all harm it seems a very narrow tightrope.
- nathancahill 6y agoAh yes, the sport with the largest carbon footprint per minute of practice.
- mellavora 6y agoyes, but if enough people tried it without the parachute, ...
- TheSpiceIsLife 6y ago> Choose your recreation spots carefully. I probably meant something like: stick to the designated areas, and if you're going to trailblazer just be aware of what to avoid to at least try to minimise impact.
- names_are_hard 6y agoFair enough. It's possible to minimize harm by making good choices, and being good isn't an all or nothing game.
- FlyMoreRockets 6y agoBASE jumping for the win.
- rob74 6y agoYou'd be surprised: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_turtle#Distribution_and_habitat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_turtle#Distribution_and_ha... Also, many deserts are very fragile ecosystems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_soil_crust https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_soil_crust (of course there are deserts which are so inhospitable that there is virtually no life to be found, like the sand dunes in the Arabian deserts - there, offroad driving may be ok)
- DarthGhandi 6y agoThis doesn't feel like sarcasm for some reason.
- bb123 6y agoIn most developed countries driving on the beach is illegal, except for specific areas.
- joshocar 6y agoThis is true, but your statement makes it sound like it's unusual. In the USA there are a lot of beaches you can drive on. When there are endangered species they usually block it for certain location or certain times of year. For example, in New England you can't drive on the beach in the summer, but you can all other seasons. All other times they have it roped of to protect the piping plover nests. In Florida you can almost all year round.
- vaccinator 6y agothey mark a lot of the turtle nests in Florida.... also don't cut down trees on your new lot, they are for birds even if you would like to build a home... also don't boat, you might hurt the manatees.
- rvp-x 6y agoI'm about 5km inland and it's still hella sandy. No turtles for a while.