muskratful1234 t1_j85bwpd wrote
Reply to comment by ankylosaurus_tail in California city closes canyon to visitors to avert "poppy apocalypse" by pika_pie
I'm assuming you've never tried to drive through the area when the blooms are going on. I have, many times. It makes a Southern CA freeway which is already bad on a normal day, an absolute nightmare. It is literally right next to a major freeway. It's not off in the backcountry somewhere where people who actually hike and care about nature are the only ones who bother going. It's a bunch of assholes who just want to get one for the 'gram. Leaving trash and dirty diapers on the side of the road when they leave. Trampling the flowers which are a food source for our pollinators. So yeah, as a local, I don't want these disrespectful fucks around.
ankylosaurus_tail t1_j87r5wq wrote
California poppies actually aren't a food source for pollinators--they make a lot of pollen, but almost no nectar. They take advantage of pollinators, but don't feed them.
Sorry people who want to experience nature are a hassle for you though.
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