Leave No Trace Blogs

Leave No Trace In Frontcountry Environments Aug 15, 2015 Boulder, CO: Parks offer a wonderful space for friends and families to get together and connect with nature. Frontcountry settings like this have unique social and physical impacts from their visitors. With more and more people getting outside,... Read More	Rock Climbing and Group Use Aug 13, 2015 Maple Canyon, UT: Climbing is a popular sport in the US with over 9 million people participating in it each year, according to Climbing Magazine. With millions of people getting out to climb on public and private land, rock climbers can... Read More
Trip Report - speed attempt on the John Muir Trail Aug 09, 2015 This is the personal trip report of our Director of Finance and Operations, Kurt Achtenhagen. In September of 2014, Kurt went after the fastest known time, "FKT", on the John Muir Trail. Read on to find out how it all went...... Read More	How to Leave No Trace on a 14er: What we learned from our Mount Bierstadt Hot Spot Jul 23, 2015 Georgetown, CO: Learn how to minimize your impact when you are out climbing a 14,000 foot peak from our latest video. Thanks for watching and remember to be like the Center’s mascot Bigfoot and Leave No Trace. Pat and TJ - Subaru/Leave No Trace... Read More
Top 5 Ways to Minimize your Impact on an Overnight Paddling Trip Jul 12, 2015 Cataract Canyon, UT: Overnight paddling on a river is one of the most relaxing and at the same time exciting trips one can take. Riding over rapids or through swift water is always an exhilarating challenge, yet the letting the current float you... Read More	How to minimize your impact at a festival Jul 01, 2015 Watch our latest video about how to minimize your impact when you are camping at a festival. Thanks for watching and remember to be like the Center’s mascot Bigfoot and Leave No Trace. Pat and TJ - Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Trainer West... Read More
Top Five Reasons Why You Should Run an Awareness Workshop Jun 17, 2015 Jackson, Wyoming: Wilderness Adventures has trips all over the country and world for pre-teens to college students. With over 80 instructors and 600 participants taking trips down rivers, up mountains, through canyons, and various forests... Read More	Tide Pools May 27, 2015 Redwood National Park, CA: Spending time outside can bring out the inner child in all of us; exploration, discovery, curiosity, and wonder are part of any outdoor experience, an area where the excitement of finding and observing something... Read More
Drone Use On Public Lands May 13, 2015 Smith Rock State Park, Oregon: Last summer the National Park Service banned the use of drones (unmanned aircraft) in all of their 84 million acres which include: parks, monuments, historic sites, and seashores Drone use has been banned due to safety... Read More	How to identify living biological crust (cryptobiological crust) Apr 28, 2015 Zion National Park, Utah: Wildflowers are blooming, cactus and other plants dot the hillsides and cliffs, and everything from bighorn sheep down to chipmunks find food and shelter in Zion. It is amazing how full of life the desert is when you think... Read More