Guardian reports on park's damage concerns and cleanup response
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Coverage emphasized that foreign material can damage or permanently alter hydrothermal features through clogging, blocking runoff, or chemical pollution. The park cited Morning Glory Pool's 20th-century color change from visitor trash as a cautionary example, and noted staff will wash and donate recovered hats at season's end.
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“No matter the type of debris, it needs to be removed. Foreign material of any kind can damage or permanently alter a hydrothermal feature, whether from clogging its water supply, blocking or diverting its runoff channel, or polluting it with chemicals and sediment.”
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Apparently hot springs eat hats The Guardian: Hats, pencils and baby pacifiers: Yellowstone staffers retrieve record amount of trash from hot springs https://www. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s ep/22/yellowstone-trash-record # trash # geysers # hotsprings # yellowstone