Activity 1:

Explain the following Principles

1.Plan Ahead and Prepare
2. Travel and Camp on Durable services
3. Dispose of Waste Properly
4. Leave what you find
5. Minimize Campfire inpact
6. Respect Wildlife
7. Be considerate other visitors
 THE SEVEN
PRINCIPLE OF
LEAVE NO
TRACE
Principle 1
• Before going to a place, check if
your planned activity is
permitted. Make sure to know
the rules, guidelines and safety
procedures they have set. Some
places require certain permit or
clearance.
• Make sure you have the needed
equipment for activity and the
skills needed to undertake the
activity.
• Place how to cope in case of
emergency arises.
• Check the weather forecast and
be prepared for changing
weather condition.
• Learn when areas are most
crowed and try to avoid those
times.
• To minimize environmental
impact and for safety reason,
keep group numbers small.
• Repack food to minimize
waste.
•When hiking or trekking,
maps and compass must
be used to avoid
markings or leaving of
marks on the rocks and
the like.
Principle 2: Travel and Camp
on Durable Surface
• Walk, run, bike, or camp on
durable surface like establish
tracks, rocks, gravel, and dry
grasses.
• Avoid walking on soft surface like
soft plants. You might be
trampling on a young tree or
pasture and this will cause
vegetation damage.
• To avoid erosion, walk in single
file in the middle of the trail.
• When camping, keep the
campsite small and discreet.
• Camp at least 200 feet from
lakes and rivers to protect the
waters.
Principle 3: Dispose of
Waste Properly
• “Pack it in, pack it out “
means everything you
brought should be brought
back with you including
left-over food or fruit peel.
Nothing should be left.
• When camping, cat holes are dug
(6-8inches deep) for human
waste and covered just the same
with soil and weeds or leaves on
top.
• Dishes should be washed 200
feet away from lakes or rivers and
use biodegradable soap. Scatter
strained dishwater.
 Principle 4: Leave What you Find
• Examine archeological structure,
old walls, and other heritage
artifacts, but do not touch nor
leave mask on them.
• Leave nature as you find them.
Do not take any plant, rock, or
marine animal with you.
•Do not build
structures, furniture,
or dig trenches.
•Avoid introducing
non-native plants and
animals.
Principle 6:
• 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 animals or birds as
it is not their natural food. The
food may damage their health
or alter their natural behaviors
even expose them to
predators.
• Protect wildlife and protect your
food as well by storing and
securing the trash well.
• In case you decide to bring your
pets along, make sure it is
allowed and you can control
them. Otherwise, do not bring
them with you.
 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 trail.
• Camp away from trails and other visitors.
 Activity 2: Choosing an Outdoor
Recreational Activity
1. If you given a chance, what outdoor
activity would you like to try? Why?
Where? Who do you like to be with?
2. What benefits can you get from it?
3. Which among the seven principles is
usually not being observed in the
Philippines? Explain your answer