Comments on: September 7 is International Rock-Flipping Day

By: j ball

j ball — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:12:14 +0000

Just missed this, but I’ll do it next year for sure. Any excuse to flip rocks!

By: Marie

Marie — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:47:53 +0000

Thanks for the excuse to go wade in the Watauga River and flip out over rocks. What fun it is to be a complete geek!
I posted my rock flipping on my blog just now.

By: Beetles In The Bush

Beetles In The Bush — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:58:57 +0000

Thank you for reminding people to replace the rock. In a recent post, I showed some of the damage done to glade habitats south of St. Louis by those who flipped rocks and failed to return them to their original position. In some cases it may not be so important, but it could be critical in others.

When replacing rocks, keep in mind that the act of replacing the rock can still crush invertebrates and even small vertebrates such as lizards and salamanders and destroy previously constructed galleries and nests. Even a small shift in its position relative to the original position can expose previously hidden eggs and other quiescent life stages to predation.

Best regards — Ted

By: one more believer

one more believer — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:35:35 +0000

what an excellent idea.. happen to love rocks, there everywhere.. will try my best to participate.. oh, the wonders of live…above and beneath… “..anyone who appears to have a genuine epiphany as a result of flipping rocks..”.. this one excites me…

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:25:13 +0000

Heh. Every day is bird flipping day.

By: SvenWaring

SvenWaring — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:15:18 +0000

When is bird flipping day? I’ve been working on this recently.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:33:56 +0000

Great! Yeah, spiders are always a possibility – one good reason for wearing gloves.

By: christine

christine — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:22:13 +0000

This sounds like fun. I’ve never flipped a rock as part of a movement, although I’ve flipped my fair share of them just because. Once I found a huge hairy spider under a ledge-like rock that for some reason I felt compelled to lift. I set that sucker back down pretty quick.

I’m in!