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Leave No Trace

Why Leave No Trace?
If you want to feel awestruck, step outside on a clear, cold winter’s night in the Northern Wilds and look up. Behold a glorious multitude of stars set in a sky that’s as black as the one somebody had in mind when the phrase "black as night" was first spoken. It’s enough to make anyone think deep thoughts: maybe about ones’ place in the universe. Maybe about how much it means to you to be breathing crystal clear air in a place free of light pollution. Maybe you’ll ask yourself whether your children will have the same experience.
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How Would You Leave No Trace?
Leave No Trace is about using your best judgment to apply these seven principles in a way that’s good for the land and makes sense for the situation at hand.
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How Do You Leave No Trace?
Question: You’re settling into a nice lunch spot away from the trail when you notice a tiny bird flitting around, close, and chirping like crazy. What do you do?
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Ban lead bullets? Gimme a break!
Lead fragments turn up in tests of venison donated to food shelves and immediately we are cautioned not to feed venison to children and pregnant women. Wildlife officials say centerfire bullets are prone to “fragmentation,” apparently exploding into toxic lead shrapnel when they enter a deer. Wow. It’s a wonder hunters and their progeny weren’t lead poisoned into extinction long ago. more...
Why Leave No Trace?
If you want to feel awestruck, step outside on a clear, cold winter’s night in the Northern Wilds and look up. Behold a glorious multitude of stars set in a sky that’s as black as the one somebody had in mind when the phrase "black as night" was first spoken. It’s enough to make anyone think deep thoughts: maybe about ones’ place in the universe. Maybe about how much it means to you to be breathing crystal clear air in a place free of light pollution. Maybe you’ll ask yourself whether your children will have the same experience.
How Would You Leave No Trace?
Leave No Trace is about using your best judgment to apply these seven principles in a way that’s good for the land and makes sense for the situation at hand.