Photo from Discovery news
Have you ever gone camping and arrived on your site to find it littered with cigarette butts?
The same applies to all plastics, fishing line,and worm containers etc.
This post is not about knocking people who smoke. Some people who smoke are very responsible with the butts.
We just wanted to bring some facts to those who are not so responsible.
New studies show that cigarette butts can kill fish.
New studies show that cigarette butts can kill fish.
Fact:
"[Cigarette butts] also present a threat to wildlife. Cigarette filters have been found in the stomachs of fish, birds, whales and other marine creatures who mistake them for food ... Composed of cellulose acetate, a form of plastic, cigarette butts can persist in the environment as long as other forms of plastic."
--Clean Virginia Waterways
--Clean Virginia Waterways
Our point is: Please dispose of trash properly!!!
The Camping Consultants
The Camping Consultants
Thats interesting!
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Eric
Camping in New Jersey
Five years ago my optometrist mentioned to me that it was normal for me to have no symptoms of stigmatism when I was in the backcountry because eyes see better in the outdoors, they are more relaxed.
ReplyDeleteHeidi Ahrens outdoorbaby.net
no fun at the beach either.
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