March 2011 – The Outdoor Women

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March 30, 2011

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

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Pristine areas are typically remote, seldom visited and have few obvious impacts. Visit pristine areas only if you are committed to and knowledgeable in the techniques required to Leave No…

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March 24, 2011

Minimize Use and Impact of Fires – The Outdoor Women

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Campfire impacts are among the most common and obvious recreational impacts in wildlands. In backcountry areas of the Northeast, campfires are generally discouraged, and in any of the region’s alpine…

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March 20, 2011

Leave What You Find – The Outdoor Women

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People come to wildlands to enjoy them in their natural state. Allow others the same sense of discovery by leaving plants, rocks, historic, cultural and archaeological artifacts as you find…

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March 9, 2011

Camp and Travel:In Popular Areas – The Outdoor Women

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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 been “hardened”-have already lost their vegetation…

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March 5, 2011

Principles of Leave No Trace – The Outdoor Women

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Prologue As growing numbers of people seek the beauty and exhilaration of outdoor recreation, our collective mark on the environment and natural ecosystems becomes more apparent-and more damaging. Water pollution,…