Grand Teton National Park
National park in north-west Wyoming, USA.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| How to poop in the backcountry | B. Derrick Taff | subject | Most backcountry visitors had never been told how to dispose of waste. |
How to poop in the backcountry — B. Derrick Taff (2025)
Source: Original · Readwise highlight
In our soon-to-be-published study of Grand Teton hikers, 66% of backcountry trail visitors reported that they had not received any information on how to dispose of human waste in the park.
- Role: subject
- In the article: The second study site: two-thirds of backcountry trail visitors said they had received no information on human-waste disposal in the park.
- Why it matters: Supports the argument that poor information, more than unwillingness, drives the problem.