Are plant markers allowed?

Do you know those plant markers that say the name of the plant on hiking trails? Are they allowed?

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  • PkmnTrainerJ-INGPkmnTrainerJ-ING Posts: 5,139 Ambassador

    Can you explain how they’re a great place to be social, explore or exercise? If so, that makes them eligible but you have to sell it to reviewers as to why and explain it for it to be acceptable.

    There’s very few items with a blanket “yes/no”.

  • 29andCounting-PGO29andCounting-PGO Posts: 2,435 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Informative signs are considered places to explore. I tend to agree, identifying the species usually isn't enough, needs some facts or a QR code or something.

  • Hosette-INGHosette-ING Posts: 3,471 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I think that density might also be a consideration-- one special tree in a park with a marker is different than a botanical garden where there might be dozens of these signs placed two meters apart. That one special tree most likely has something on the sign other than the species name, but I would still consider one in a low-density area if it was clear that it was unique.

  • RandomExploit-INGRandomExploit-ING Posts: 948 ✭✭✭✭✭

    If it's just the name of the plant or tree, it's going to be rejected.

    In one park near me they had labelled trees with what type it was and in Latin. Just one tree out of each kind making it 5 trees with these markers in the whole park which I thought would make it good for exploring/trying to find all 5 but obviously rejected.

    Apart from my own experience, I don't think density or exploring or a sign with a name will get them through if I'm honest. Probably will get rejected as a natural feature.

  • HaramDingo-INGHaramDingo-ING Posts: 1,725 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I think they're great. Sometimes they have a little drawing/image of what the plant marker looks like and its scientific name. Or it'll say when it was planted or something about the species of the plant or its Indigenous uses. The Botanic Gardens in Sydney are chock full of them.

  • Mormegil71-INGMormegil71-ING Posts: 202 ✭✭✭

    I always ok them, as they commonly are part of a trail and akin to trail markers.

  • Ribky-PGORibky-PGO Posts: 16 ✭✭

    I approve them, it's an informative nature sign. Even if its just the tree name, that's a tree I can now identify. Memorial plaques on trees for some donor don't work with me though, unless there's an explanation on why this person was important to the community and some local history.

  • MargariteDVille-INGMargariteDVille-ING Posts: 2,862 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Note that having a person's name on the plaque only means they donated money to a fundraiser. That does not make a person noteable.

    Millions of people have lived, done their jobs, loved their families, and died. They can't all have wayspots, even if they or their family can afford to buy a plaque.

    Here's one such fundraiser, where they hope to get 10,000 dedication plaques on trees: https://sbbeautiful.org/programs/trees-santa-barbara-beautiful/

  • Ribky-PGORibky-PGO Posts: 16 ✭✭

    100% agree. Donated a bunch of money to the park before they died doesn't quite cut it for me. But say, "This oak tree was planted as a memorial for these 17 people who died in a historic local riot during the blizzard of 88' and here's the story of that" will get a little more swing out of that bat. Give me history or science or something interesting on that plaque, but a donor name and their favorite quote under a tree is about the same as submitting any old gravestone with an epitaph.

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