Camping 
Wildland Ethics – Avoid Places Where Impact Is Just Beginning(0)
Most campsites can recover completely from a certain level of use. However, a threshold is eventually reached where the regenerative power of the vegetation cannot keep pace with the amount of trampling. Once this threshold is reached the site will deteriorate more rapidly with continued use. This will result in the development of an established [...]
Wildland Ethics – Pack It In, Pack It Out
Pick up and pack out all of your litter. Trash and litter have no place in the backcountry. On the way out-when your pack is light try to pick up litter left by others. Reduce litter at the source. When preparing for your trip, repackage food into reusable containers or remove any excess packaging. This [...]
Wildland Ethics – Properly Dispose of What You Can’t Pack Out
As visitors to the backcountry, we create certain types of waste which usually cannot be packed out. These include human waste and waste water from cooking and washing. Human waste. Proper disposal of human waste is important to avoid pollution of water sources, the spread of disease and the aesthetic consequences to those who might [...]
Wildland Ethics – Leave What You Find
Allow others a sense of discovery by leaving rocks, plants, archaeological artifacts and other objects of interest as you find them. Minimize site alterations. On all sites, leave the area as you found it. Do not dig trenches for tents or construct lean-tos, tables, chairs or other rudimentary improvements. If you clear the area of [...]
More in this category:
- Wildland Ethics – Use Fire Responsibly
- Wildland Ethics – Plan Ahead and Prepare
- Concentrate Impacts in High-Use Areas
- Wildland Ethics – Spread Use and Impact in Pristine Areas
- Camp organization and cleanliness
- Minimize Use and Impact of Fires Part 2
- Minimize Use and Impact of Fires
- Reduce your impact on other visitors
- Leave natural and cultural artifacts
- Leave What You Find
- Avoid Places Where Impact is Just Beginning
- Avoid fragile areas
- In Remote Areas, Spread Use
- Camp and Travel:In Popular Areas part 2
- Camp and Travel:In Popular Areas
- Leave What You Find
- The Adirondack Council
- The Adirondack Park
- American Forests
- Weekend Trip: Women In The Woods at Great Camp Sagamore