If you want to support our rivers and ecosystems- no not disturb the terrain!!
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Facebook post by page Pisgah River Rangers that reads:
"The most important message the River Rangers try to spread: DON'T MOVE THE ROCKS. Rocks in and around rivers are important habitats for salamanders, macroinvertebrates, fish and more! In addition, when you move these rocks, you can change the flow of a stream an increase sedimentation, which may change what can survive there. This summer, we took apart more than 300 rock structures! Please refrain from moving the rocks and leave the cairns for trail markers out west!"
The second image shows one of the rangers standing next to a pile of rocks assembled into a slender pyramid shape
The third image shows a hell bender ( a very large species of) salamander under the water with a large tower of rocks stacked up in the background of the image. End description. ]
Hellbender photograph by David Herasimtschuk