Re: building a campfire - sometimes it's just not right
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While noble in gesture, scattering a used fire ring because you (or anyone else) might think it's ugly is a questionable act. The damage to the soil is already done. If you left it there, other people would most likely continue to use THAT fire ring. By removing it, you might be inviting others to build other fire rings near the site. People are remarkably predictable. If one person thought that was a good spot for a fire, chances are, others will think likewise and build another ring on the site. Now there is twice the destruction of organic soil.
As far as obliterating all evidence goes, replacing the sod on sterile soil does no good. It will not take root and what you have left is a circle of dead grass.
2 words to consider - Mound Fire.
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