Never pick wildflowersThese amazing flowers support Timp's entire ecosystem - picking them puts it all at risk.Wildflowers are their food If you pick wildflowers, you're stealing the food the animals on Timp eat. This puts their lives at risk. Wildflowers are their home If you pick wildflowers, you're destroying their homes and making them vulnerable to predators. This puts their lives at risk. All wildlife depends on wildflowers Bees, butterflies, ants, pikas, marmots, birds, mountain goats, moose, & more - they all depend on wildflowers in some way. Protect them by leaving wildflowers untouched. 1 flower picked = hundreds of seeds gone Plants need their flowers to make seeds If you pick wildflowers, you take hundreds of seeds off Timpanogos This puts the beautiful fields of wildflowers at risk It adds up - 60,000 people visit Timp each year - even if everyone picks only one flower, that's a lot of seeds taken off the mountain Life on the mountain is hard The weather is rough, the growing season is short Every flower and plant has to fight for its life Don't cut their beautiful lives short by picking or stepping on them Wildflowers are Timpanogos' treasure Timp's wildflowers are a big part of its magic They aren't just pretty - they sustain the life of all the creatures who live there They're a gift to everyone who visits Leave them as you find them Educate others who may not know how important it is to never pick wildflowers Source: U.S. Forest Service Wildflower Ethics and Native Plants Learn More
