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wood fires at Arapiles 13-May-2014 At 10:44:58 AM martym

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On 13/05/2014 IdratherbeclimbingM9 wrote:
>On 13/05/2014 johnpitcairn wrote:
>>We got a bootload of box and red gum firewood for $30 from the Horsham
>>seller, who was excellent to deal with.
>>(snip)
>>We saw more than one obviously guided school/adventure/uni group turn
>>up and start scavenging firewood from the surrounding area. If it was
>my
>>home turf I'd speak to them - but what good is a rule that offers no
>alternatives,
>>has zero enforcement and is ignored by organised groups?
>
>If you remember the organisations then maybe a polite email to them, noting
>the issue/s and suggesting they do what you did would help?
>☺

If School groups do the wrong thing - what hope is there?
That's the next generation of campers out there doing the wrong thing...

The other day I was with my little girl in the park, and a couple of young kids were picking all the bottle brushes off a tree. I told them that flowers are food for bees, and that they can't eat when it's been picked.
They seemed to understand and seemed to actually get it...

Maybe demonstrating to the kids doing the scavanging that there are insects & plants living on fallen branches will help them appreciate it - or at least freak them out of touching wood with spiders and ants inside...