Stop Trashing the Parks

To anyone that attends public parks, state parks and national parks:

I am by no means an avid environmentalist.  However, I am disgusted by the amount of trash people feel okay with leaving in parks.  It's one thing to throw an apple core down (though you need to remember that leaving your food around makes the animals think that's a feeding zone).  I can cope with that because it's, at least, biodegradable and not directly harmful to the environment.  Want to spit out your sesame seed casings on the ground while you hike?  Fine.  Again, not directly harmful to the environment.

What I do NOT accept is trashing the parks.  While fishing the other day, I cleaned up an entire bag of trash left in one little space.  Did I plan to do that?  No.  When I saw the space, though, it killed me.  Not only did people leave their wrappers, cans and big gulp cups out there but there were also diapers and wipes.  Seriously.  If you need to change a diaper while you are at a park, walk your happy ass to a trash can and THROW IT AWAY.

The parks are NOT your personal trash can.  Stop trashing them!

If you don't have the sense of common decency to clean up after yourself, then stay out of the parks.  If you can't fish without leaving behind a full trash bag of crap, don't fish.  If you can't take your child to a park without leaving your diapers laying around, don't go.  If you can't hike without throwing your trash out as you go, don't hike.

Be respectful of the state in which you live and stop being a punk!

End of rant.