To the misguided folk who insist on entertaining small children with tales of faerie folk in the woods, please keep the trail decorations natural. Glitter is micro-plastic. It is ingested by birds, small animals and eventually fish. (Yes, water really does flow downhill and carries the stuff to the sound.)

Glitter always spreads, and you can’t get rid of it. Please refrain from spreading it in the parks.

— John Burke