Author: jme2t
Sierra Club – The Outdoor Women
SHARE THE LEGACY OF JOHN MUIR:Over a century ago, naturalist John Muir founded the Sierra Club to help preserve the pristine beauty of the...
Wildland Ethics – Spread Use and Impact in Pristine Areas – The Outdoor Women
Pristine areas are typically remote, seldom visited and have few obvious impacts. Visit pristine areas only if you are committed to and knowledgeable in...
Minimize Use and Impact of Fires – The Outdoor Women
Campfire impacts are among the most common and obvious recreational impacts in wildlands. In backcountry areas of the Northeast, campfires are generally discouraged, and...
Leave What You Find – The Outdoor Women
People come to wildlands to enjoy them in their natural state. Allow others the same sense of discovery by leaving plants, rocks, historic, cultural...
Camp and Travel:In Popular Areas – The Outdoor Women
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...
Principles of Leave No Trace – The Outdoor Women
Prologue As growing numbers of people seek the beauty and exhilaration of outdoor recreation, our collective mark on the environment and natural ecosystems becomes...
An Outdoor Ethic – The Outdoor Women
More and more people are taking to trails, rivers and byways to discover America. On foot or horseback, on mountain bikes or by boat,...
Plan Ahead and Prepare – The Outdoor Women
Planning ahead will help make your outing safer and more fun. Consider the size of your group, the type of place you want to...
American Forests – The Outdoor Women
At AMERICAN FORESTS we focus on finding solutions to the problems facing our forests, not on ideological rhetoric. Our goal is to ensure a...