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Politics: Liberalism: Nature: Piles of poop, litter on trails, trampled wildflowers. In the social-media era, Washington’s public lands are being destroyed. What can be done? | The Seattle Times

by spiritualwrestlings • June 30, 2019 • 0 Comments

Here’s a “wow” statistic from the U.S. Forest Service: In 2018, wilderness rangers buried more than 400 piles of human waste found scattered throughout the Enchantments near Leavenworth, which, minus the poo, is one of the loveliest wilderness destinations in all of Washington.A bonus “wow”: The Enchantments camping zone, because of its immense popularity, is…