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You will gain 5-10 lbs as soon as you stop riding your bike just getting your normal body fat back. Source: cycled across the US.

Plants do not have a central nervous system and only react to the environment through serious of chemical reactions triggered by various receptors. There is no feeling or perceiving, only automated response.

This is a big issue in wilderness areas with bear boxes and I personally know all the rangers are frustrated by it. I am a long time employee of wilderness in sequoia kings canyon and Yosemite. I like your project and feel free to dm me If you want to talk wilderness trash and what employees have seen as issues!

I’d encourage you to check in at wilderness ranger stations or chat when you encounter rangers on trail. They do a ton of trash collecting and it might be nice to note areas they have recently cleaned that would affect what you find in your surveys. They likely will be pretty excited about your project as well.