> In 2025, lag bolts were by far the biggest problem. They anchor tents, art pieces, and other infrastructure into the ground, and can easily disappear beneath the dust.

I thought of a few potential solutions but then clicked through to the journal entry for last year and it turns out they're way ahead, the journal article is very interesting with some ideas: https://journal.burningman.org/2026/03/black-rock-city/leavi...

My camp, while doing our moop sweep in 2023, found lag bolts from prior years!

2023 was a weird one, because of the heavy rain and so many people not being used to it.

But it also seriously churned the Playa, revealing what was hidden for a whiiile

Marking whiskers, as mentioned, seem like a good solution if you can keep them attached. They are designed to be easily visible on the ground.