Leave No Trace: Protect Nature

✨Leave No Trace Friday!✨ (Save this post for your next outdoor adventure and share it with everyone who goes outdoors!) Today’s principle of Leave No Trace that we are going to cover is principle 4: leave what you find! Leaving what you find includes minimizing site alterations, not damaging trees and plants, and leaving natural objects and cultural artifacts out in nature! 🏕 Minimizing site alterations means leaving areas as you found them. Don’t dig trenches or construct chairs or tables out of things around your campsite and if you moved something out of your way to set up camp (rocks, pine cones, or twigs) be sure to put them back when you leave. This also includes any additional fire rings that were made in high traffic sites and fire rings made in less trafficked areas. 🌲 Let’s not damage the trees and plants yall! Don’t hammer nails, carve anything, or wrap guide wires around trees! Picking wildflowers is another no no. Some of these flowers are slow growing and slow to reproduce and if we all said “I’ll just take one” then there would be no plants to enjoy! 🦌Leaving natural objects and cultural artifacts gives others the opportunity to have a sense of discovery when they stumble across them. And taking things like leaves and twigs robs certain animals of things they need to survive! Cultural artifacts are protected by the Archeological Protection Act making it illegal to take these items from public lands. To read in more detail about the principles of Leave No Trace visit @leavenotracecenter or LNT.org! What is the longest camping trip you’ve ever been on? • • • • • • #photooftheday❤️ #adventurephotographer #leavenotrace #advancedselfie #adventurephotography #selfportraits #optoutside🌲 #getoutsideandplay #portraitphotography📷 #keepitwild #photographeroftheday #mountainstories #wildernessculture #selfportraitphotography #sorelleamore #selfportraiture #portraitmoods #allaboutadventures #mothernaturerocks #adventureawaitsyou #getoutdoorsmore #adventuresession #dirtybootsandmessyhair #travelphotographers #travelphotography📷