Comments on: Tragedy of The Commons https://pmags.com/tragedy-of-the-commons Practical advice and musings on the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, ski touring, packrafting, and camping. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:10:52 +0000 hourly 1 By: Nancy West https://pmags.com/tragedy-of-the-commons#comment-726029 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:10:52 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=45756#comment-726029 Thank you for trying to educate dog owners. They appear to have a lack of consideration.

]]> By: Paul Mags https://pmags.com/tragedy-of-the-commons#comment-725978 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 23:36:39 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=45756#comment-725978 In reply to David Menges.

Yeah in our local USFS lands, ebikes aren’t allowed but people are poaching trails more and more. Of course ebikes on the local bike paths, and mtb trails, operating as default scooters, poses a problem in many cases.

]]> By: Paul Mags https://pmags.com/tragedy-of-the-commons#comment-725977 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 23:34:33 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=45756#comment-725977 In reply to Sher Shico.

We were in a volunteer role at the time. Puts us in a gray area as we are semi-official but able to report only.

]]> By: Sher Shico https://pmags.com/tragedy-of-the-commons#comment-725976 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:26:40 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=45756#comment-725976 I’m with you, Paul on the dog issue. Must be a cultural change; birth rate down, dog rate up. Dog people take their dogs everywhere, it seems with the attitude of permissive parents. Ignorant parents leaning towards comfort & convenience when they leave full poop bags on the trail or hike with unleased dogs. Wild animals and plants have a hard enough time living in their worlds what with increasing lack of wild space, food and weather issues. I can only hope these unthinking people will learn through our continued positive example. Thank you, Joan & you for being educators when all you wanted to do was commune with Ma (nature).

]]> By: David Menges https://pmags.com/tragedy-of-the-commons#comment-725965 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:28:48 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=45756#comment-725965 Our version of this is emotorcycles on bike paths – clearly illegal but ignored and unenforced. The social contract of obeying rules no longer exists in the US.

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