(Firewood included, bring your own table.)
Practice awareness, conservation, compliance, respect and gratitude.
North America today, We?re happiness exists in that country for the public noch.Landen That?s available for all, young and old, rich and arm, residents and visitors to Enjoy?for free!
We?re luck, the most beautiful areas of the continent are also the most rugged and that often Doesn?t land this is suitable for any other use but rest.This allows us access to the most amazing scenic camping
free of charge.
Are you afraid, like me, this Won?t remain the case?
Indians believed that just like the air, the Sun, wind and water, the Earth was one for all people and creatures that the white man came bewohnen.Dann and led the idea that someone has a claim on a piece of land the game and own it. The natives was this idea completely absurd.
Today rights and the waters are bought and sold not only land and mineral, by our rivers.We?re, expect drinking water come in bottles from the storage and I?m said there are even people who sell a piece of the moon.
The Today?s culture of the company stay in possession and greed public land free for all to Use?for now.
(Bring your own shadow and water.)
Free relaxation is a privilege we risk unless we practice the following principals: compliance with the rules on the use of public land.
The best place to get the rules is at regional level.Call you or visit the local Office of the forest or public land, you need to use beabsichtigen.finden out what the rules are and follow you.You can vary from one location to another. Questions about distributed camping, bonfire, to collect, collect plants, minerals, etc. dealing with human waste, off trail hiking, firewood.
If you Don?t a Rule?ask as why there typically is set it useful It?s easier you to respect.But even if it Doesn?t?remember that does not comply with often loss of privileges. would this area to available to you the next time be visit?
Respect for nature and other peopleEnjoy the flowers where you grow.Don?t get you.
Practice No Trace? ?leave camping.Take with you all garbage.If you find garbage left behind from other rooms it on and leave the campsite better than it think gefunden.Ich, this as one of "pay it forward" camping rules.
A lot of garbage we find nearby public land camping areas is displayed, for a long time been.Often there are most less than enough, to a garbage bag filling and spending 10 minutes pick it up, improves our camping experience for 2 or 3 days, we here to bleiben.sobald we pick it up, we find that even two years later, when we return the is still clean.All for the next visitor to the site, adjusted (it pays forward) soon we will be rewarded by arrival clean camping.
If you are paid employees on the other hand, public lands, to our mess clean must, it makes sense that we ultimately will be a fee to cover that pay costs.
Respect other campers.Don?t generators run or play loud music or radio within earshot.
Keep an eye for einander.Je more remote your location more dependent on you to others, and an emergency are one click Security and in the case.
The other problems that reported the more likely due to lack of respect, the rules will change free recreational use.
Conservation of resourcesConservation of forests.Don?t cutting or damaging of trees from any Grund.Verwenden downed wood for campfire.Don?t a campfire unattended lassen.Achten you sure it is from before you leave. Don?t have Campfire where and when you due to the high risk of forest fires are limited.
Water to erhalten.Trinken you plenty of water, but Don?t waste in the desert and other dry areas. Don?t verschmutzen.Verwenden you biologically friendly soaps and shampoos and wash dishes not less than 50 meters away from streams and rivers.
Conservation of the Earth. Don?t drive off-road, where prohibited, and even if allowed; minimal impact and damage to the area aware sein.vermeiden you walking or driving on wet muddy ground.
Save wildlife. Don?t hunt or fish out of season. Don?t to leave where you get your food or animal feed can remember that you the visitor to their homes.
Awareness of the surrounding areaAre those about local Hazards?natural like poison ivy, rattlesnakes, bears, etc made and people caused, such as abandoned mines or crumbling buildings.
Consciously discover the activities of other people sein.Bericht at the local office, any danger or damage that natural or artificial.
Gratitude for the use of the landStop by public land Office and say, the staff about your Erfahrungen.Danke will give you the es.Das guestbook to unterzeichnen.Ihre financing based often on will be able to show visitors.
Delete a map or a letter after your visit or send an e-Mail to the local Office your gratitude expressed bringen.Diese gestures are interpreted as votes and can carry weight if political decisions.
It?s my hope if enough people follow these principals compliance, respect, conservation, awareness and gratitude, our children and grandchildren continue to allow the free use of public land - our country enjoy!Back from public lands to frugal RV-travel main page
