Cheetos, Carlsbad Caverns National Park
'World-changing' impact: Carlsbad Caverns National Park scolds visitor who left Cheetos
The New Mexico park says that a discarded snack bag may seem trivial but the impact to the ecosystem can be huge, urging visitors to leave the world better than they found it.
A bag of Cheetos created a huge impact on a national park ecosystem
It’s pretty simple — leave no trace. But at least one person didn’t get the message and left behind a bag of Cheetos at Carlsbad Caverns National Park during a visit earlier this summer.
Bag of Cheetos Blamed for ‘Huge’ Disruption to Carlsbad National Park's Ecosystem
A simple bag of Cheetos is responsible for causing a major issue at a national park in New Mexico that has park officials calling out those who break the rules.
This Park Ranger Wrote About a Dropped Cheetos Bag in Carlsbad Caverns. It Hit a Nerve.
Park Service employee Erich B. Koenig discovered spilled junk food inside New Mexico’s Carlsbad Caverns in 2023. His post about human impact on delicate ecosystems sparked a glut of media coverage.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park Trying To School Visitors To Leave Only Footprints
A bag of corn chips dropped off a trail in Carlsbad Caverns National Park provided park staff with the perfect opportunity — albeit a disturbing one — to urge visitors to leave only footprints.
A bag of Cheetos created a huge impact on a national park ecosystem
Seems inconsequential, right? Hardly. Rangers at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in southern New Mexico describe it as a “world-changing” event for the tiny microbes and insects that call this ...
Bag of Cheetos dropped off-trail in national park cave is ‘world changing’
A full bag of Cheetos dropped in a fragile cave environment can have "world changing" effects for its life forms. Rangers at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico found this bag off-trail i in the Big Room.
Officials respond after tourist's dropped bag of Cheetos threatens national park ecosystem: 'A spilled snack bag may seem trivial, but to the life of the cave it can be world changing'
The park noted that the cave's humidity softened the processed corn, which became a host to microbial life and fungi. Officials respond after tourist's dropped bag of Cheetos threatens national park ecosystem: 'A spilled snack bag may seem trivial,
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How a bag of Cheetos disrupted the ecosystem at Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Rangers at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in southern New Mexico describe it as a “world-changing” event for the tiny ...
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Utah national park calls out 'world changing' impact of dropped Cheetos bag
Plain water is the only thing visitors are allowed to consume inside the huge cavern at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico. Cheetos are a no-go, and the recent park visitor who dropped a ...
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National Park Service blames bag of Cheetos for disrupting entire Carlsbad Caverns ecosystem
National Park Service officials got a little snarky with their serious message after crews rushed to stop the impact of a bag of Cheetos that was left inside Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico.
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How a bag of Cheetos disrupted the ecosystem at Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Rangers at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in southern New Mexico describe it as a “world-changing” event for the tiny microbes and insects that call this specialized subterranean environment home.