#recreateresponsibly
May 23, 2020 11:09 PM Subscribe
Wow, these are great—attractive and funny. The look reminds me of posters from the 1920s or 1930s!
posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 1:10 AM on May 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 1:10 AM on May 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
It's true, friends don't use friends as bear bait. They use enemies.
posted by axiom at 1:15 AM on May 24, 2020 [4 favorites]
posted by axiom at 1:15 AM on May 24, 2020 [4 favorites]
These images are terrific, vespabelle. Thanks for the post!
posted by Bella Donna at 1:19 AM on May 24, 2020
posted by Bella Donna at 1:19 AM on May 24, 2020
I like them- fun retro designs. The second one with the diagram of wildlife petting areas was my favorite. Thanks for sharing!
It is so weird that they have chosen to display them cut off until you click on them, at least in Safari on my iPhone. This led to me being a little confused upon initial scrolling about the one that appeared to encourage you, simply, to “TOUCH A BISON!”
posted by charmedimsure at 1:29 AM on May 24, 2020 [16 favorites]
It is so weird that they have chosen to display them cut off until you click on them, at least in Safari on my iPhone. This led to me being a little confused upon initial scrolling about the one that appeared to encourage you, simply, to “TOUCH A BISON!”
posted by charmedimsure at 1:29 AM on May 24, 2020 [16 favorites]
These are fine.
Social Distancing
Keep your social distance
Good luck!
posted by chavenet at 2:51 AM on May 24, 2020 [1 favorite]
Social Distancing
Keep your social distance
Good luck!
posted by chavenet at 2:51 AM on May 24, 2020 [1 favorite]
The first one was inspired by a delightful viral video.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 3:57 AM on May 24, 2020 [4 favorites]
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 3:57 AM on May 24, 2020 [4 favorites]
Health and safety in national parks? Where's the one that says Don't vote for Republican dickheads?
posted by Kirth Gerson at 6:18 AM on May 24, 2020 [5 favorites]
posted by Kirth Gerson at 6:18 AM on May 24, 2020 [5 favorites]
If you like these, but would prefer something a little more traditional for home decorRanger Doug sells silkscreen reproductions of originals. I purchased one 20 (! holy crap I'm old) years ago in Yellowstone and bought a few more from the website.
With proper matting and framing, they can really tie a room together. Heartily recommended.
posted by notsnot at 6:41 AM on May 24, 2020 [4 favorites]
With proper matting and framing, they can really tie a room together. Heartily recommended.
posted by notsnot at 6:41 AM on May 24, 2020 [4 favorites]
Rock, Paper, Scissors, Squirrel! is my favorite of the bunch.
I like the idea of social distancing as applying wildlife safety rules to people. However, given how much trouble people get into disregarding wildlife safety, I suppose the parallel will only go so far.
posted by the primroses were over at 6:53 AM on May 24, 2020
I like the idea of social distancing as applying wildlife safety rules to people. However, given how much trouble people get into disregarding wildlife safety, I suppose the parallel will only go so far.
posted by the primroses were over at 6:53 AM on May 24, 2020
It is so weird that they have chosen to display them cut off until you click on them, at least in Safari on my iPhone. This led to me being a little confused upon initial scrolling about the one that appeared to encourage you, simply, to “TOUCH A BISON!”
Same here. “Well, this one seems a bit... out of place.”
posted by ricochet biscuit at 6:58 AM on May 24, 2020
Same here. “Well, this one seems a bit... out of place.”
posted by ricochet biscuit at 6:58 AM on May 24, 2020
I visited Yellowstone back in the early 2000s and got one of these pamphlets about "don't pet the goddamn bison". I wonder how often the Park Service gets together to figure out how to revise their message to have it break through.
The visitor center at Mt Washington in NH, has a plaque commemorating all of the people who have died on the mountain and in the last ten years or so, there's a rising theme around "so-and-so went off trail to take a photo of themselves near {some feature}, slipped and fell to their death." Apparently there's a similar trend about people getting into wildlife encounters because of a need for a selfie with a moose or buffalo.
I also wonder how many park rangers would be happy if selfies just stopped being a thing.
posted by bl1nk at 7:00 AM on May 24, 2020 [6 favorites]
The visitor center at Mt Washington in NH, has a plaque commemorating all of the people who have died on the mountain and in the last ten years or so, there's a rising theme around "so-and-so went off trail to take a photo of themselves near {some feature}, slipped and fell to their death." Apparently there's a similar trend about people getting into wildlife encounters because of a need for a selfie with a moose or buffalo.
I also wonder how many park rangers would be happy if selfies just stopped being a thing.
posted by bl1nk at 7:00 AM on May 24, 2020 [6 favorites]
I also wonder how many park rangers would be happy if selfies just stopped being a thing.
Given the amount of content I see imploring people to stop geotagging photos because it gets every underprepared idiot on Insta out on the trail in flip flops with no water trying to get the same shot, all of them.
posted by bowtiesarecool at 7:39 AM on May 24, 2020 [4 favorites]
Given the amount of content I see imploring people to stop geotagging photos because it gets every underprepared idiot on Insta out on the trail in flip flops with no water trying to get the same shot, all of them.
posted by bowtiesarecool at 7:39 AM on May 24, 2020 [4 favorites]
One idea that's missing is the reminder that you shouldn't pick or trample plants in the parks as well.
posted by vespabelle at 7:53 AM on May 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by vespabelle at 7:53 AM on May 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
That first one (not messing with you) is a reference to the viral video of a reporter from a Montana TV station reacting to a bison getting to close, here is an interview with him. The park service said he reacted exactly like you are supposed to.
posted by 445supermag at 8:56 AM on May 24, 2020 [4 favorites]
posted by 445supermag at 8:56 AM on May 24, 2020 [4 favorites]
The NPS is a fucking treasure.
posted by kaelynski at 9:03 AM on May 24, 2020 [4 favorites]
posted by kaelynski at 9:03 AM on May 24, 2020 [4 favorites]
These are absolutely wonderful.
(Also, having seen a bison in person -- at the National Zoo in DC -- they are HUGE and TERRIFYING. They're also breathtaking and staring at one for whole minutes was the best part of the whole trip, but why. why would you get close to one. I am not a small person but I am absolutely confident a bison could accidentally kill me and never notice.
Sometimes I think growing up in/living in cities gave me...interesting...survival instincts in wild places, but other times I think my initial lizard-brain terror at anything larger than a sheep (plus turkeys) is actually rather useful.)
posted by kalimac at 9:18 AM on May 24, 2020
(Also, having seen a bison in person -- at the National Zoo in DC -- they are HUGE and TERRIFYING. They're also breathtaking and staring at one for whole minutes was the best part of the whole trip, but why. why would you get close to one. I am not a small person but I am absolutely confident a bison could accidentally kill me and never notice.
Sometimes I think growing up in/living in cities gave me...interesting...survival instincts in wild places, but other times I think my initial lizard-brain terror at anything larger than a sheep (plus turkeys) is actually rather useful.)
posted by kalimac at 9:18 AM on May 24, 2020
I also wonder how many park rangers would be happy if selfies just stopped being a thing.
When it comes to the National Parks, this was a thing before selfies were a thing.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 10:09 AM on May 24, 2020 [3 favorites]
When it comes to the National Parks, this was a thing before selfies were a thing.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 10:09 AM on May 24, 2020 [3 favorites]
On my yearly road trip last year, I went through Yellowstone. Traffic jam on the road. Young bison sauntering down the middle of the road. The day before, on my way to Yellowstone, wondered if the insurance on my rental car covered animal damage...
So, the one car stopped in front of me decides to make a run for it, around the bison, and makes it. I'm next, waiting for my opportunity. Bison stares at me, and starts strolling in my direction. At this point, it's too close for me to make the end run, and I don't want to spook him. In about a minute, I was able to make a run for it. He was clearly not an adult, as he wasn't big enough, but, he was still gigantic. Punk teen Bison, doing whatever he fucking wanted to do...
posted by Windopaene at 11:28 AM on May 24, 2020 [3 favorites]
So, the one car stopped in front of me decides to make a run for it, around the bison, and makes it. I'm next, waiting for my opportunity. Bison stares at me, and starts strolling in my direction. At this point, it's too close for me to make the end run, and I don't want to spook him. In about a minute, I was able to make a run for it. He was clearly not an adult, as he wasn't big enough, but, he was still gigantic. Punk teen Bison, doing whatever he fucking wanted to do...
posted by Windopaene at 11:28 AM on May 24, 2020 [3 favorites]
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