Wildland Ethics – Spread Use and Impact in Pristine Areas – The Outdoor Women

Pristine areas are typically remote, seldom visited and have few obvious impacts. Visit pristine areas only if you are committed to and knowledgeable in...

Minimize Use and Impact of Fires – The Outdoor Women

Campfire impacts are among the most common and obvious recreational impacts in wildlands. In backcountry areas of the Northeast, campfires are generally discouraged, and...

Leave What You Find – The Outdoor Women

People come to wildlands to enjoy them in their natural state. Allow others the same sense of discovery by leaving plants, rocks, historic, cultural...

Camp and Travel:In Popular Areas – The Outdoor Women

When in popular or high-use areas, concentrate your activity within established campsites and trails to prevent impact to the surrounding area. These areas have...

Principles of Leave No Trace – The Outdoor Women

Prologue As growing numbers of people seek the beauty and exhilaration of outdoor recreation, our collective mark on the environment and natural ecosystems becomes...