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  • BIG Adventures, with little feet

    October 11, 2020 Comments (0) Blog Posts

    During pregnancy, one thing we knew for certain was that we were having an ‘adventure baby’, whether he liked it or not. As parents, we were not intimidated by the idea of taking a baby into the hills, only pondering at what age, and what kind of adventures were appropriate? Turns out a good place …

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  • Confessions of a First Time Cathole Digger

    August 31, 2020 Comments (0) Blog Posts

    This is a great blog from a contributor at the Centre for Outdoor Ethics. Many people find their first experiences of peeing or pooing in the outdoors to be confusing and difficult, when in fact with a few tips and preparation before leaving home, it’s really no problem at all.

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  • COVID, isolation, well-being and nature

    March 19, 2020 Comments (0) Blog Posts

    There are a large number of us now going into self-isolation.  That means less hanging out with large numbers of friends and less social time going out. Self-isolation could prove to be well, quite isolating.  So how do we look after our well-being? Fortunately nature is pretty generous with its powerful

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  • Leave No Trace and the Kathmandu Coast to Coast multi-sport race

    February 7, 2020 Comments (0) Blog Posts

    Leave No Trace has a strong presence at the Kathmandu Coast to Coast race as part of the partnership. LNT has been working to give key messages about disposing of waste properly, respecting Kea and planning ahead and preparing to avoid introducing pests and diseases into new areas. Richard Wesley and Chris North set

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  • Mountain Biking and LNT

    October 25, 2019 Comments (0) Blog Posts

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  • How do you know if you are too close to a wild animal?

    September 10, 2019 Comments (0) Blog Posts

    At Leave No Trace we put a lot of work into helping people understand that animals need their space. Humans take up so much of the world that when we go into areas where wildlife is at home, we need to make sure we do it on their terms. That means giving them space. Maybe …

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  • Moa Bones, An Example of Leave What You Find

    September 1, 2019 Comments (1) Blog Posts

    An article on the news this morning drew attention to the selling of moa bones on sites such as TradeMe. I thought it was an excellent truly New Zealand example of the leave no trace principle of “Leave what you find”. “As soon as there’s a trade, there’s an incentive to start illegally

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  • Taking Your Deposit Back Home With You

    August 14, 2019 Comments (0) Blog Posts

    Visiting the mountain regions of New Zealand is one of my passions. The freedom and wild beauty of our hills, valley and rivers is a treasure to be protected and passed to the next generation. The spread of protected lands and habitats across Aoteroa New Zealand is second to none on this small fragile planet. …

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  • Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place

    February 17, 2019 Comments (0) Blog Posts

    When does spreading acts of kindness become a Leave No Trace issue? When the kindness comes in the form of painted rocks left in national parks. The painted rock project has taken the outdoor world of rocks by storm. The Kindness Rocks Project started the trend, encouraging people to find smooth rocks, paint them with

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  • Abel Tasman Kayaks and Leave No Trace

    March 22, 2018 Comments (0) Blog Posts

    Abel Tasman Kayaks has been working with Leave No Trace New Zealand for two years and has run two very successful Leave No Trace Trainer courses for its guides, and makes sure all our guides are Leave No Trace qualified! We have been spreading the Leave no Trace principles via our maps that we provide …

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THE SEVEN PRINCIPLES

  1. PLAN AHEAD AND PREPARE
  2. TRAVEL AND CAMP ON DURABLE SURFACES
  3. DISPOSE OF WASTE PROPERLY
  4. LEAVE WHAT YOU FIND
  5. MINIMISE THE EFFECTS OF FIRE
  6. RESPECT WILDLIFE AND FARM ANIMALS
  7. BE CONSIDERATE OF OTHERS

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