as advanced camping skills. If the seven principles are presented only as a set of rules, true understanding of their precepts may never be achieved. Realistically speaking, it is extremely


difficult to write a set of rules for every sit- uation. Thus, applying the seven principals in hands-on experiential learning, not just in talks or lectures, means campers will have a better chance of really taking them to heart, and potentially, applying them in situations you may have never anticipated. Leave No Trace skills can become sec-


ond nature, an unconscious part of every decision we make, subtly enhancing our enjoyment of the great gift witch is our nat- ural world. These skills can help can help us be more comfortable, both physically and mentally while outdoors. Ultimately, knowing our actions do not


detract from other people’s enjoyment of wild places can also be rewarding.


CC


Renée-Claude Bastien is the Canadian coordinator


for Leave No Trace


(www.leavenotrace.ca), an educational, non-profit organization dedicated to the responsible enjoyment and active steward- ship of the outdoors by all people, world- wide.


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