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Doing Our Part to Leave No Trace in a COVID World


are not able to obtain at your gym, re-connect with nature or uplift your spirits. You are not alone, in fact, our local and na- tional parks are still getting an overwhelming number of attend- ees and it doesn’t look like the pressure on our natural areas will let up any time soon. So, how can we not be the statistic of not knowing the impact we are having on wildlife, plants, and open spaces while we try to maintain some sanity during this global situation? The answer is to follow


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the Leave No Trace set of Outdoor Ethics. Over 25 years ago, the LNT organization was formed to “answer the call” of protecting our public lands so all humans and wildlife can enjoy them for many years to come. It’s not complicated but it is about awareness of how our actions impact those outdoor spaces that many of us love so much. Let’s make sure we are not loving them to death.


Leave No Trace 7 Principles:


1. Plan Ahead and Prepare: planning ahead accomplishes sev- eral things that include minimizing resources damage, having a more enjoyable experience, having a safer experience, and in- creasing self-confidence. Poor planning can make for at least a


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ine out of ten people are uninformed about their impact on the outdoors (www.lnt.org). Perhaps you have turned to the outdoors to relieve stress, get a work-out that you


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2. Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces: when there are trails already in place, please stay on these trails. Trampled vegetation equals erosion which leads to compromised waterways. It is better to have one scar (trail) on the wilderness areas then many haphazard scars (trails)


3. Dispose of Waste Properly: this has become a very big issue since Covid-19. More people are accessing parks and open spaces and un- fortunately, they are disre- specting the land and the people who are trying to keep it clean for the next visitor and safe for wildlife. Please pack


out whatever you pack in. Be careful not to drop candy


wrappers, cigarette butts, food stems etc. PACK IT OUT. If these spaces continue to get trashed,


we will lose access. For human waste, read up on how to prop- erly dispose in the wild. It involves digging a “cat hole” and is no big deal. It is for the protection of all


4. Leave What You Find: this is has also become a major issue, since folks’ thought process is “well it’s just one rock, or one flower etc.” The issue is that some of these rocks are homes to threatened species and if enough rocks are moved say in a streambed it can alter the course of that waterway and disrupt animal habitat. So called “rock art” is another major concern, it


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