Hot take: The new 'leave no rock' policy at our state park is misguided geology
Just got back from a field trip to Canyon Ridge, where they've plastered signs everywhere telling people not to touch or take any rocks. Everyone is nodding along, but I think this blanket rule IGNORES how interactive learning fosters real appreciation. I watched a kid get scolded for picking up a common shale sample, the kind that litters the floodplain. We should be teaching responsible identification and return, not killing curiosity. This cultural shift towards total preservation is actually distancing people from hands on science.