(L N T)

•            Plan ahead and prepare
•            Concentrate use in resistant are
•            Avoid places where impact is just beginning
•            Pack it in, pack it out
•            Properly dispose of what you can't pack out
•            Leave what you find
•            Use fire responsible

                   Although travel in the backcountry is part of our national heritage, it is
                   not something we can afford to take for granted. We have to learn
                   and practice good stewardship or we risk losing the beauty and solitude 
                   we travel so far to experience. The Leave No Trace program
                   teaches practical conservation techniques designed to minimize the
                   "impact" of visitors on the wilderness environment. "Impact" refers to
                   changes visitors create in the backcountry, such as trampling of
                   fragile vegetation or pollution of water sources. The term may also
                   refer to social impacts - behavior that diminishes the wilderness
                   experience of other visitors. Effective minimum/mpact practices are
                   incorporated into the national Leave No Trace education program as
                   the Leave No Trace Principles listed above, and are described in
                   more detail in the Backcountry Horse Use Skills and Ethics Booklet
                   published by the Backcountry Horsemen of Washington.