Seven
ON DURABLE SURFACES
NO LEAVE
PRINCIPLES
PRINCIPLE 1: PLAN AHEAD
AND PREPARE
• Before going to place, check if your planned activity
is permitted. Make sure to know the rules,
guidelines, and safety procedures they have set.
• Make sure you have the needed equipment for your
activity and the skills needed to undertake the
activity.
• Plan how to cope in case of emergency arises.
• Check the weather forecast and be prepared for
changing weather conditions.
• Learn when areas are crowded and try to avoid
those times.
• To minimize environmental impact and for safety
reasons, keep group members small.
• Repack food to minimize waste.
• When trekking, maps and compass must be used to
avoid markings or leaving of marks on rocks and the
like.
PRINCIPLE 2: TRAVEL AND CAMP
• Use existing trails or campsites, no need to build a
new campsites that will alter the environment.
• To avoid erosion. Walk in single file in the middle of
the trail.
• Avoid places where impacts are just beginning to
show.
• When camping, keep the campsites small and
discreet.
• Camp at least 200 feet from lakes and rivers to
protect the waters.
• Walk, run, bike, or camp on durable surfaces like
established tracks, rocks, gravel, and dry grasses.
• Avoid walking on soft surfaces like soft plants.
PRINCIPLE 3: DISPOSE OF
WASTE PROPERLY
• "Pack it in, pack it out"
• When camping, cat holes are dug (6-8 inches deep)
for human waste and covered just ghe same soil and
leaves on top.
• Dishes should e washed 200 feet away from lakes or
rivers and use biodegradable soap.
PRINCIPLE 4: LEAVE WHAT
YOU FIND
• Examine archeological structures, old walls, and
other heritage artifacts but fo not touch nor leave
marks on them.
• Leave nature as you found them.
• Do not build structures, furniture, or dig trenches.
PRINCIPLE 5: MINIMIZE
CAMPFIRE IMPACTS
• If fires are permitted, use fire rings or mound fires
that are already set-up.
• Keep fires small and use only sticks from the
ground that can be broken by hand.
• No burning of plastics or other substances that
emit toxic fumes.
• Burn all wood to ash and make sure fires are
completely out. Scatter the cool ash.
PRINCIPLE 6: RESPECT WILDLIFE
• Observe wild animals from a distance and they
should be avoided during sensitive times such as
mating, nesting, or raising the young.
• Do not feed wild animals or birds as it is not
their natural food.
• Protect wildlife and protect your food as well by
storing and securing the trash well.
PRINCIPLE 7: BE CONSIDERATE
OF OTHER VISITORS
• Respect people who live and work in the
countryside.
• Respect other visitors and let them have a
momentous experience as well.
• Allow the sound of nature to prevail, not your
noise or your radio.
• Be courteous; yield to others on a trail.
OUTDOOR Top 5 Benefits of
ACTIVITIES Outdoor Activity
Swimming
1. Good for the mind. Outdoor recreation has
psychological benefits, including the
prevention or reduction of stress; improved
self-esteem, confidence and creativity;
-an individual or team racing sport that requires
spiritual growth; and an increased sense of
the use of one's entire body to move through
exhilaration, adventure and challenge from
water
life.
2. Good for the body. Getting outside provides
physical benefits, such as aerobic,

Cycling
cardiovascular and muscular fitness, as well
as improved functioning of the immune
system.
-the sports or activity of riding bicycle 3. Even better for your social life. The great
outdoors afford social benefits like bonding
with like-minded people who enjoy outdoor
activities and feeling an increased pride in
your community and nation.

RUNNING
4. Good for the economy. Outdoor recreation
pays off with economic benefits too: People
who regularly participate in outdoor recreation
-activity of moving fast foot, especially as a tend to be more productive at work. Outdoor
sport. recreation creates job opportunities for
others, which leads to economic growth. And
the preservation of the natural areas needed
for outdoor recreation increases property

Hiking
values.
5. Great for the great outdoors. Outdoor
recreation provides environmental benefits,
-the activity of going long walks, especially in including increased environmental awareness.
the country or woods. Concern that results from outdoor recreation
can lead to increased involvement in
environmental issues.
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