I never gave these things a second thought, but yeah, they are pretty awesome actually.
There is this nature reserve I like to go to nearby. They have a whole row of these setup explaining stuff about the region, the plants, what they do to preserve it (which is a lot). There’s also some along the walking route with relevant explanations about some of the plants and animals present at that location.
Until one day some fucking asshole during Covid got a lot of shitty anti-vax stickers and plastered them all over the place. All over all of the info signs, the walking route markers, basically anywhere they could. It must have been hundreds of stickers.
Next time I came there I reported it, but they said they were aware. People had tried to remove the stickers, but they were those really shitty paper stickers that just fell apart instead of coming off. They also weren’t water proof, so withing two weeks they weren’t even readable any more.
Some time later the people managing the place attempted to remove the stickers but it didn’t work. In the end they used such a strong chemical it not only removed the sticker but also damaged the plastic underneath. Those things were constructed of a metal plate with the prints on them and sandwiched in between acrylic. The kind of thing that will hold up for years outside and is easy to clean. The acrylic was also treated with an anti-graffiti coating, but that didn’t help against those shitty stickers I guess.
The signs were all but destroyed at that point and a forest manager told me they didn’t have the funds to replace them all. Some of the sings have since been replaced, but there are still a lot left damaged.
It ruined my peaceful place and made me hate anti-vaxxers even more. I used to go there to escape from all the awful stuff in the world during Covid as it was one of the things one could still do to not be locked in place all the time. People suck.
Use goof off or goo gone. Adhesive removers. Gone real quick.
But yeah fuck those idiots.
IRL wiki about the shit around me?! Fuck yes!
My only problem with these are that the plastic on them is always somehow smudge/frosted enough that you cant read a thing.
Plastic? We have plenty of them here and none is out of plastic.
At least here the actual papers and stuff pinned to them are covered by a locked hinged window made of plastic.
A “noticeboard with a roof”?
I feel compelled to read what is on these wherever I see them. I love them.
Yes because they remind me of fantasy settings
Maps with hats.
They can also have pockets, sometimes. It’s peak something or other
Announcement
There will be a meeting
Additionally, Council Member <smudged> has <redacted>
Here is a map of the area not to scale
This thing means - “Beyond this point remains some collection of natural items that rednecks have yet to destroy, or that venture capitalism has failed to monetize, yet.”
National parks are kind of hard to monetize for VCs if private capital isn’t allowed to own them
It won’t be long till that is the case
I’ve only ever seen them at hiking trails, so yes. I’d rather be hiking than doing anything else
Had them in some small towns I lived in growing up that were used for a public board. Yard sales, missing stuff, other events or official notices.
Oh I’ve never seen that, maybe it’s regional
These are small towns. Like between 200-1000ish people. East Coast of Canada for me.
I am on an elementary school’s parent advisory committee and we had one built for school notices and fundraisers etc.
It took for ever to get built though, and cost an arm and a leg.
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Lmao a lot of em too
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Depends on the hike. Sometimes I hike to where my phone is charging because I feel it’s charged long enough and I don’t want to spoil it. It should be as tired as I am. 20 percent? You’re more charged than I am get your ass over here.
Reminds me of visiting the Adirondacks as a kid for some reason…
They’re common around designated nature trails in my country too. You’re just remembering simpler, happier times probably.
Nostalgia is both beautiful and incredibly sad at the same time.
The ones put up by my region’s park system usually have 4 sides and are even better.
Each side is typically like:
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Trail map
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Park/trail rules and contact info
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Local flora and fauna info
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Local ecology info and history
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As a trail maintenance volunteer, I am biased, but yeah, I like them too.
Take a bee, leave a bee?
This is actually a so-called “insect hotel”! 😁
I was mainly just beeing silly, but I had thought of making one of these, and it seems that there is a lot that actually goes into having a good one. Proper size holes and the correct materials and all that. I suppose local insects require a number of specific things. I think I may go pollinator garden instead, but even finding the right types of plants seems daunting.
My original joke of the take a bee, leave a bee seems to have some basis in reality though! I found this blog post as the result of a reddit post and some insects do come and take some of the nesting insects! In addition to some hibernating or laying eggs, parasitic insects also love them, as one would enjoy a nice new supermarket in town! Seems similar to hawks staking out unsheltered bird feeders.
For your pollinator garden, see if there’s a nursery that specializes in native plants of your region. They’ll be able to help you figure out what you need and where to plant them.
Good reminder! Many of my garden centers have shut down, but there are 2 on my drive from work I havent checked out.
For anyone in US/Canada, someone here gave me this Xerces guide to regional pollinator plants that has sooooo much info. I definitely want some milkweed. We had a resurgence of monarch butterflies last year and it was really nice to see.
Make sure you buy the right kind of milkweed for your latitude! The monarchs need different things during different stages. And don’t get the “tropical” or “Mexican” milkweed if you live above the Mexican border.
I did see there were quite a number of species! That’s what makes all this so daunting! I just want to throw out some scoops of seed and attract bees and butterflies…why must it be so complex?! 🤯
Ah yeah I wasn’t sure, did make me smile though :)
Thanks for sharing the extra posts, very interesting!
It’s always interesting to learn about the talents of underrated animals like insects! The world around us is so amazing when we give it a closer look.
100%
I literally just bought this as a gift to my dad 😅
You are here! I love it when they have a little local bird guid on there too.
Little lending libraries have that vibe and are also awesome.
